November 12, 1996 FIN – It is not what you pay employees but what you pay them in relation to
FASTENER HISTORY
By Dick Callahan March 7, 1988 FIN – There was a time some years back, when large conglomerates were looking
2001 FIN Spirol Completes Ownership of Precise Products October 19, 2001 FIN – Spirol International president James Shaw announced the
By Dick Callahan February 17, 1983 FIN – The U.S. fastener manufacturing sector continues to contract. Latest companies to announce
May 24, 1993 FIN – TriMas Corp., Ann Arbor, Michigan, the parent company of Lake Erie Screw Co., Lakewood, Ohio,
October 15, 1980 FIN – If someone were to ask you to name the largest hardware store in the world
1999 FIN Fairchild Acquires Kaynar April 26, 1999 FIN – Fairchild Corporation completed its $261 million acquisition of Kaynar Technologies
January 31, 1990 FIN – Bisco Industries Inc. is seeking to expand through acquisition of Bell Industries. Bisco owner and
By Dick Callahan March 25, 1988 FIN – Taiwan’s Industrial Development & Investment Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
April 17, 1995 FIN – Former Air Force reconnaissance pilot Theodore E. Martin is the first black CEO of a
August 4, 1980 FIN – A special 18% countervailing duty was imposed July 21, 1980, on nine industrial fastener tariff
March 12, 1999 FIN – Fastener manufacturers and distributors have learned to live with the QS 9000 and ISO 9000
June 21, 1989 FIN – Bowman Distribution has begun construction of a major expansion of its distribution and service center
January 21, 1997 FIN – The Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute reported 1995 fastener production topped one million metric tons and
1986 FIN Bristow Purchases A.C. Furlong January 15, 1986 FIN – A.C. Furlong Company has been purchased by Ray. E.
FASTENER HISTORY 1990 FIN – Fastener Industry Connection Results in Family Reunion July 26, 1990 FIN – Larry Engelson of
January 8, 1999 FIN – What are the odds of a family business reaching its 50th anniversary? To mark
March 31, 1995 FIN – As automakers continue to reduce the number of suppliers, fastener firms have survived by
March 16, 1983 FIN – The Reagan Administration’s Commerce Department found that imported fasteners are not threatening to impair
October 10, 1979 FIN – AVC Corp. informed the Securities & Exchange Commission that it intends to increase its holdings