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...
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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...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES China Fastener Exports Continue Fall China exports of steel and copper fasteners fell 48% to 130,000 tons of steel and copper fasteners in June, valued at US$190.36 million,...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: New England Show Features 12 Sessions The New England Fastener Distributors Association announced 12 conference sessions for its 2nd Table Top show. NEFDA announced 71 exhibiting...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 600 + Companies Exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart Attendees walk the aisles at Fastener Fair Stuttgart in 2007 (photo courtesy of Fastener Fair). Fastener Fair Stuttgart...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Second China Show 70% Larger Than First The second Fastener Trade Show will be 70% larger in space than the first one held in 2008. The...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Joseph Taddie Joseph Francis Taddie died August 2, 2009, at age 80. He was a co-founder of Fastener House Inc. in Cleveland. After selling Fastener House he...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Sales Manager for Industrial Fasteners Based in the Midwest for Multinational Corporation. Salary commensurate with abilities. Fax resume to 305-669-9930....
9/2/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Beta Steel Beta Steel processes, warehouses and distributes cold heading quality rod & wire primarily used for manufacturing of automotive fasteners, screws, nuts, bolts, wire forms, rivets,...
9/2/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: We Write Your Company History Honor those at all levels who made your company the success it is. While you still have the paperwork, pictures and original...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES TriMas’ Lamons Opens in the Netherlands TriMas Corporation’s Lamons business unit opened a new sales and service center facility in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Lamons Nederland B.V. recently began...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: New Jet Cuts Fasteners 90% Heralded as “a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance,” the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed an initial test...
8/4/2009 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...
8/4/2009 HEADLINES Derry New NFDA Vice President Jim Derry of Field Fastener (photo courtesy of LINK magazine) Jim Derry of Field Fastener Supply Company returned to the National Fastener Distributors...