The culture consultant advised Women in the Fastener Industry to avoid wearing a green hat in China, which is a symbol of a woman cheating on a partner. Avoid purple in India as it is associated with fear and a Hindu goddess.
HEADLINES
October 30
01:34
2017
New 80,000 sq ft facility becomes the primary manufacturing site for all PEM self-clinching fastener products sold throughout Europe.
October 30
01:24
2017
Founded in 1979, TFI is an employee-owned manufacturer and distributor of steel fasteners, with more than 140 employees.
October 30
01:16
2017
The transaction marks Lawson Products’ fifth and largest acquisition in 24 months and more than doubles its sales in Canada.
October 30
01:01
2017
Fastener Fair Mexico will move to Guadalajara in 2018, “looking to better serve the Mexican marketplace in need of industrial fastener and fixing solutions.”
October 30
00:38
2017
The Fastener Distributor Index for September dipped slightly to 61.5, “with sales trends remaining very strong,” writes R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
October 30
00:10
2017
Arconic Inc. named Charles “Chip” Blankenship as CEO, effective January 15, 2018. Blankenship is a 24-year veteran of General Electric who spent much of his career in its aviation and...
October 02
23:40
2017
The FIN Fastener Stock Index regained momentum in the third first half of 2017, increasing 2.3% during the period.
October 02
15:08
2017
McCreight becomes the IFI’s seventh MD in the 86-year history of the trade association of North American fastener manufacturers and suppliers.
October 02
15:01
2017
About 30% of employees in any company are “A” players, according to Bob Nugent, senior consultant at MAP (Management Action Programs). The rest are “B” or “C” players.
October 02
14:52
2017
Fastener companies in the Houston and Florida hurricane paths reported more damage to employee homes than to businesses. Here is a sampling of responses from Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and...
October 02
14:42
2017
Exclusion order bans import of stainless steel products from Mumbai-based Viraj for 16.7 years and prohibits all of the company's activities related to the sale of its stainless steel products in the U.S., including marketing, advertising and soliciting distributors for its products.
October 02
14:15
2017
LISI Automotive, a subsidiary of LISI Group, agreed to acquire 51% of the share capital of Termax, a U.S. manufacturer of metal and plastic fastening systems for automotive interiors.
October 02
14:07
2017
With this investment, Bulten can move from the current logistics center in Wilkowice to the new building and thus get an efficient production flow to handle future growth, the company explained.
October 02
14:07
2017
“The plant, which creates steel wire for fasteners, nuts and bolts for the automative industry, currently has heat treatment, drawing and picking and coating capabilities for steel,” writes Danielle Grady of the News & Tribune.
October 02
13:56
2017
The fastener industry will be gathering October 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center at the traditional trade show in Las Vegas, but with a new name: International Fastener Expo.
October 02
13:36
2017
STAFDA headed back to Phoenix after a “political” change with Colorado favoring the retail trade show which is abandoning Utah.
October 02
12:59
2017
Brudner Polymer Corp. was formed to supply adhesives and sealants. Huron Capital co-founded Brudner with David Brunori to build a platform company in the adhesives and sealants industry. “We are...
September 05
23:56
2017
The top five fastener export destinations were the U.S., Russia, Japan, Germany and South Korea, according to ChinaFastener.com.
September 05
23:18
2017
When it comes to imports, people often say “we’ve always done things this way,” but it’s only a matter of time before U.S. Customs catches up with them, according to licensed customs broker Danielle Riggs of Würth Industry of North America.
