May 15, 1980 FIN – Albany, Pawtucket Fasteners Division is the new name for Albany Fasteners Inc. of South Norwalk,
FASTENER HISTORY
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May 26, 2009 FIN – The sales of fasteners may be down with the economy, but the number of fastener
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+ click to enlarge Fastenal founders Bob Kierlin, Jack Remick and Van McConnon stand outside the first Fastenal store. Courtesy
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It started with a phone call to the director of engineering technology at the Industrial Fasteners Institute. “I can find
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December 18, 1989 FIN – Following is a summary of the major ownership changes which took place in the fastener
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May 3, 2008 FIN – 2007 was the year of the $100 million + acquisitions in the fastener industry, Richard
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May 24, 2006 FIN – The $300 million acquisition of PennEngineering topped the list of fastener acquisition as 2005 yielded
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2002 FIN Perspective: McIlhon: Metrics Led to IIP/Bossard Relationship June 11, 2002 FIN – Ed McIlhon of Iowa Industrial Products
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May 10, 2005 FIN – The worldwide fastener industry experienced a significant pick-up in deal activity during 2004, “which is
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May 30, 2003 FIN – Fastener company mergers and acquisitions slowed to a crawl during 2002, Richard Hagan announced in
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May 19, 2004 FIN – The total number of fastener company acquisitions in 2003 was the lowest in the past
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January 21, 2014 FIN – The Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association named Nancy Rich as executive director. Rich now directs three
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June 28, 2002 FIN – The economic recession in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world slowed
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October 11, 2013 FIN – Brighton-Best International acquired the assets of Porteous Fastener Company. BBI CEO Robert Shieh pointed to “the opportunities
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August 26, 1980 FIN – The International Trade Commission just ruled that domestic steel wire nail producers have not been
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+ click to enlarge Delta Secondary’s “tough employees” pictured midweek in Bensenville, IL. + click to enlarge Southeastern Companies
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January 30, 2013 FIN – The European Fastener Distributors Association will be making major changes, including seeking a broader role
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March 31, 1998 FIN – Members of the Western Association of Fastener Distributors got the answer that they were looking
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November 28, 2006 FIN – MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Did “weak rivets” allow the Titanic hull to “unzip” when the famous
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September 5, 2000 FIN – The new U.S. Fastener Quality Act provides significant benefits for manufacturers to use a
