At the MWFA/NFDA/Pac-West conference in San Diego, the companies agreed to donate $100 a month for one year and “they challenge you to join with them to raise funds for this worthy cause that benefits everyone in the industry.”
HEADLINES
March 04
23:05
2019
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it would move to formally suspend a scheduled tariff increase on Chinese goods “until further notice,” Reuters reports.
March 04
22:39
2019
Steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these investigations are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25% of their total actual length and produced in China, India, Taiwan and Thailand.
March 04
21:17
2019
How ready are you for a change in your company? Dr. Nathan Baxter asked the Southwestern Fastener Association. “It starts with a change of company culture,” he advised.
March 04
20:50
2019
Founded in 1976 with 3 employees in a 3,000 sq ft warehouse, Lynchburg, VA-based IPC supplies fasteners and related production components to the OEM market, with warehouses in Virginia, Mississippi, Nebraska, and China.
March 04
20:39
2019
The deal, which included the associated Arconic (Huck) distribution rights, was finalized on December 31.
March 04
19:44
2019
“This investment will enable Bossard to consolidate its presence on the German market,” the group stated.
March 04
19:10
2019
The Southwestern Fastener Association board has been struggling with direction, as most of the eight regional fastener associations have.
March 04
18:36
2019
“It’s caused us major, major chaos,” Dexter Fastener Technologies VP Jim Cremering told The Detroit News. "We got exemptions for some, but not others. It doesn’t make sense.”
March 04
18:10
2019
Norton|Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America sales & marketing VP Glenn Knowlton will present the Associate State of the Industry address during the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association’s 43rd annual convention & trade show in Nashville. Country music duo Big & Rich will open the event.
March 04
18:00
2019
The international sourcing and the machinery sections will open early on the first day of the September 17-19, 2019, International Fastener Expo in Las Vegas.
March 04
17:59
2019
Reed had agreed to acquire Mack Brooks in January.
March 04
16:42
2019
Arconic has commenced plans to reduce operating costs by approximately $200 million on an annual run-rate basis.
March 04
15:23
2019
“Long-term contracts were higher, primarily due to higher chemical pass-through revenue and related service fees, while hardware volume increased at a lesser pace,” the company stated.
March 04
12:19
2019
Fastener distributor 3Q Inc. received ISO 9001-2015 certification, John Vander Veen, sales & marketing, announced. “We are proud and grateful to all of our employees for their efforts in making...
February 04
22:21
2019
“Rising product demand as an integral bonding component for manufacturing vehicles, home appliances, industrial machinery, and aerospace structures is likely to drive industry growth,” according to a report by Research and Markets.
February 04
10:23
2019
Reed Exhibitions has agreed to acquire Mack Brooks Exhibitions – owner of multiple fastener trade shows, including the world’s largest, Fastener Fair Stuttgart.
February 04
06:35
2019
Half of almost 1,000 automotive industry decision makers surveyed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas believe battery electric vehicles are the No. 1 trend in their sector, up from the No. 3 spot in 2016 (and up from the No. 9 spot in 2015), according to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017.
February 04
05:31
2019
Sales trends improved in December, with 42% of respondents indicating sales were “better” relative to seasonal expectations vs. 34% of respondents the previous month.
February 04
04:14
2019
“We did not receive a proposal for a full-company transaction that we believe would be in the best interests of Arconic’s shareholders and other stakeholders,” stated company chairman John C. Plant.
