Western Wire Products Company has been a “family business” even before its 1914 incorporation in St. Louis, Missouri. Its origins
FASTENER HISTORY
By Dick Callahan May 1, 1982 FIN – “I am possibly more bullish than most about he long-term outlook for
By Dick Callahan February 15, 1991 FIN – Towne Robinson, Inc., a long time supplier of fasteners to the automotive
By Dick Callahan October 8, 1985 FIN – Wire Sales Co. of Chicago, Illinois, has been acquired by O&K Co.
June 4, 1999 FIN – “Talking about technology, we may say that the South American – mainly Brazilian – fastener
May 8, 1992 FIN – Missouri Threaded Products Inc. is celebrating its 25thanniversary in business this year. Located in St.
By Dick Callahan January 15, 1986 FIN – Nucor Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, despite some setbacks in its schedule due
By Dick Callahan January 27, 1982 FIN – Italy’s Fontana Luigi Spa is mounting a strong fastener marketing effort in
October 24, 1997 FIN – Jennifer Dropauergraduated with a degree in industrial engineering from State University of New York/Buffalo in
A Brief History of the Southwestern Fastener Association In its early stages the Southwestern Fastener Association was known as
By Dick Callahan August 16, 1988 FIN – Eskay Screw Products, located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and Lake
June 11, 1993 FIN – TransTechnology Corporation and TRW on June 7 announced that TransTechnology Corporation has agreed to acquire
June 28, 1986 FIN – A newly formed fastener group – The Exchange Network – held its first meeting in
October 10, 1979 FIN – Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. in its annual report for the fiscal year ended June
December 16, 1992 FIN – Beginning in 1993 Boeing Co. plans to use newly designed airplane fuse pins made from
By Dick Callahan March 28, 1984 FIN – The Fastener Network system is the long awaited solution to the
June 4, 1991 FIN – Bamal Fastener Corp., Farmington Hills, Michigan, has made some changes in its upper ranks. Mikel
By Dick Callahan August 31, 1988 FIN – The Fastener Mall, Inc. is the name of a new company
May 30, 1997 FIN – An 87% reduction in customer returns over the past three years earned Fastener Supply Corporation
By Dick Callahan March 15, 1980 FIN – There is increasingly strong emphasis in the U.S. on corrosion resistant coatings