9/28/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Equity Firm Invests in Carlson/Mid-Atlantic Fasteners Industrial Opportunity Partners partnered with shareholders and senior management in Carlson Systems Holdings Inc., and its two subsidiaries, Carlson Systems LLC,...
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9/28/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Interfast Launches European Division David Proctor, General Manager of Interfast Europe Ltd. Howard Gerstein, Director of Sales & Marketing for Interfast Europe Ltd. Fastener distributor Interfast Inc....
9/28/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Würth Group Merges 2 UK Companies Winzer Würth Industrial Ltd and Würth UK Ltd are merging into a single company in a 12-month staged process. The two...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Grainger Acquires Majority Stake in Japan’s MonotaRO Grainger completed its tender offer bid in Japan for 380,000 shares of MonotaRO Co. Ltd., a Japanese company listed on...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Acme Mfg. Buys 3rd Threaded Rod Maker Denver-based Acme Manufacturing Co. acquired a third threaded rod manufacturer, Lancaster Threaded Products, adding to its recent purchase of Watson...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: New Fastener Distribution Show Announced for May 2010 in Missouri The first All American Fastener Show has been announced for May 6-7, 2010, in the southwestern...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: FIN Subscribers Save Money on NIFS/West The National Industrial Fastener Show/West reported 1,304 advance registrations for the November 16-18, 2009, trade show at Mandalay Bay Convention...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Decoating Inc., Elgin Fastener Group, Hill Fastener, Richco, Rivet & Eyelet, Screwcrew.com, Tungaloy America Inc., Westby Production Components Decoating Inc. is using a molten self casting cleaning...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES Classified: Inside Sales Representative EFC International – Master provider of the world’s most comprehensive line of cost-effective engineered, specialty component parts. Bloomingdale, Illinois location. To read full job...
9/3/2009 4:12:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Aztech Locknut, Edson Mfg., EFC Intl., FastenersClearingHouse.com, MisumiUSA, Pac Fas, R&R Engineering, Rivet & Eyelet, Spring Bolt & Nut, Wrought Washer, and Würth Canada Aztech...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: IFI Technical Service for Non-IFI Companies For as little as $1,000 you can have online access to all IFI standards and direct access to Joe Greenslade and...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES Imported Fasteners OK for Stimulus Projects The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waived of Buy American requirements for fasteners and other small-quantity imported parts in the $6 billion worth...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES Unlike ’94, Taiwan Fastener Makers Largely Untouched By Latest Typhoon In the wake of the worst typhoon to hit the island of Taiwan in nearly five decades, local...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES Fastener Jamher Taiwan’s New Plant Fastener Jamher Taiwan has moved to its new US$4.8 million facility, doubling its plant floor plan to 70,700 square feet, Fastener World reports....
9/2/2009 HEADLINES Anchor Bolt Closed After 57 Years The remaining machinery, equipment and inventory from Anchor Bolt & Screw Company were auctioned in August and the Illinois plant will be...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: EU Probes Stainless Fasteners from India and Malaysia The European Commission launched an anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy investigation on stainless steel fasteners imported from India and Malaysia...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES Bossard Group Sales Drop 31% Bossard reported group sales fell 31% to CHF 205.9 million (US$194.3 million) for the first six months of 2009. Bossard says it cut...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Cole, Dukes Head New Pac-West Association The new board members officially signed documents creating the Pacific-West Fastener Association. Pac-West was formed to unify the Los Angeles Fastener...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Tweraser Group Acquires Kingnut Kingnut International Inc. was acquired by the Tweraser Group of Companies. Terms were not disclosed. Kingnut was formed in the U.S. in 2001...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Go Best Industrial Acquires New Plant Taiwan’s Go Best Industrial Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of self-drilling screws, has moved to its new 40,900 sq ft facility, Fastener...