8/4/2009 HEADLINES STOCKS: Vertex Distribution Q2 Sales Announced Vertex Distribution parent company DXP Enterprises reported revenue, including fasteners, declined 23% to $144.4 million during the second quarter of 2009. Net...
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8/4/2009 HEADLINES STOCKS: MRO Fastener Sales Do Better for Lawson Products Lawson Products reported second-quarter sales, including fasteners, decreased 25% to $95 million “as the economic recession continued to depress...
8/4/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: NIFS/West, Fastener & Wire Korea NIFS/West Early Bird Discount Deadline Ends August 30 The deadline for advance discounts for conference sessions and registration to visit exhibits...
8/4/2009 HEADLINES Shorttakes: Alcoa Fastening Systems, Bolt Products, Chicago Hardware, Darling Bolt, Gaffney Bolt, Henkel Corp., Metal Coatings Int’l, SPS Technologies, 3V Fasteners and Valley Bolt Alcoa and China truck...
8/4/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Distribution Marketing Sales Manager Global leader in the distribution of specialty engineered products requires a Marketing Sales Specialist with experience in the Fastener Industry. E-mail: dr.hr.manager@gmail.com...
8/4/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Anchor Bolt Auction Auction at Anchor Bolt & Screw in Naperville, IL. on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. See insert in this issue of FIN or contact Premier...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES FIN Launches GlobalFastenerNews.com Fastener Industry News launched its new website, GlobalFastenerNews.com, in conjunction with the original newsletter’s 30th anniversary. FIN was first published as a traditional print newsletter...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES Würth Group Sets Sales Record in 2008 Despite Slowing Second Half Economy W?rth U.S. 2008 Sales Down 8.8%; South American Sales Up Würth Group sales by its U.S. entities...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Acme Adds Watson Metal to Threaded Rod Acquisition Denver-based Acme Manufacturing Co. acquired a second threaded rod manufacturer – Watson Metal Products Corporation, adding to its 2008...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: China Show Expecting 600 Exhibitors China Fastener Info is projecting 600 exhibitors and 12,000 visitors at its second Fastener Trade Show The events will be September...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: North Coast Pleased With Results Of 2009 Columbus Alternative With the cancellation of the 2009 National Industrial Fastener Show/East, leaders of the North Coast Fastener Association...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES STOCKS: Fastenal Sales & Earnings Drop Fastenal sales dropped 21.4% to $474.89 million during the second quarter of 2009, “substantially” weakened by the struggling national economy. Q2 earnings...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES STOCKS: Alcoa Fastener Segment Sales Drop Alcoa’s Engineered Solutions segment, including Alcoa Fastening Systems, reported revenue declined 6% to $1.2 billion during the second quarter of 2009 “due...
7/14/2009 HEADLINES STOCKS: ITW Sales “Stabilize” with Double-Digit Revenue Declines Illinois Tool Works reported sales in its Transportation segment, including automotive fasteners, declined 22.9% in the three-month period ended May...
7/14/2009 Argentina Tightens Fastener Imports Exporting fasteners to Argentina is no longer automatic with a new government resolution adding procedures, which may delay shipments 90 days. Since 1999 imports of...
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7/14/2009 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Anixter Hardware, FastenerJobs.com, Henkel, Interfast, PEM China, Rivet & Eyelet Anixter Pentacon and Anixter Eurofast have been renamed the Aerospace Hardware division of Anixter Inc. Anixter launched...
6/30/2009 HEADLINES 2009 Gilchrist & NFDA Scholarships Announced The National Fastener Distributors Association announced 17 winners of a total of $13,200 in student aid through the 2009 NFDA Memorial Scholarship...
6/30/2009 HEADLINES China Steel Hikes Prices for July and August After months of price cuts, Taiwan steel supplier China Steel increased steel prices for July and August by an average...
6/30/2009 HEADLINES Training Institute Planning More Programs Eleven participants in the first weeklong training program have qualified for the Fastener Training Institute’s Certified Fastener Specialist designation. FTI and the Industrial...