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.
HEADLINES
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.
February 04
03:59
2019
Brahimi: Prime for the online edition are companies with multiple users. “Companies that need multiple books for a single location or books for multiple locations get a much better deal, and several of those have purchased the online subscription.”
February 04
03:29
2019
Show management for the 8th International Exhibition for the Fastener & Fixing Industry reports 960 exhibitors from 44 countries for the 2019 three-day event. Fastener Fair Stuttgart is open Tuesday,...
February 04
03:25
2019
Comstock Park, MI-based Straight Drive Fasteners distributes fasteners, adhesives, tools, MRO and accessories.
February 04
03:01
2019
Registration has opened for the second Fastener Fair USA, set for May 22-23, 2019, at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
February 04
02:57
2019
Founded in 1965, Smith Fastener distributes industrial fasteners and ancillary products throughout North America from locations in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas.
February 04
02:25
2019
Equipment includes multi-die headers, nut formers and tappers, pointing machines, and other screw, bolt, specialty fastener and cold forming manufacturing machinery.
February 04
02:20
2019
Peter Sullivan is retiring from AFC Industries. Sullivan was president of Accurate Fasteners, which was acquired by AFC Industries in 2017. Sullivan was the 2005-2006 president of the National Fastener...
February 04
01:42
2019
“Tariffs had a small impact on sales and profits in 4Q18, but a greater impact on our inventory growth,” the company stated. “Discussions with customers about addressing tariffs have been encouraging.”
February 04
01:12
2019
For 2019, Würth expects mid-single-digit growth in sales and a proportionately higher operating result.
