Denver-based All America is now focusing on specialty threaded products and Vulcan Threaded will continue large-volume commodity threaded rod.
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August 07
23:45
2017
Ta Chen International is a master distributor of stainless, aluminum and nickel alloy coils, sheets, plates, long products, tubes and PVFs, and is owned by Taiwan-based Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co. Ltd. – the parent company of fastener master distributor Brighton-Best International.
August 07
23:30
2017
OBI, a U.S. vendor and potential exporter to Canada of the OBI screws requested this interim review in the nature of an exclusion request on the basis that the domestic industry does not produce noise-dampening screws.
August 07
23:15
2017
A “Value Analysis / Value Engineering” program is a “team approach to eliminate or prevent unnecessary cost and increases customer satisfaction,” Lammers told the NFDA / NEFDA joint session.
August 07
23:00
2017
The 2017 official hotel – Westgate – is 3/10 mile from this year’s new convention center location. Last year’s official hotels are more than a mile away. Hotels.com lists 16 other hotels within a mile.
August 07
22:42
2017
“Commentary on market conditions remains positive, with respondents indicating selling conditions are strong and customer activity/backlog continues to suggest a favorable outlook.”
August 07
22:30
2017
Founded in 1982, Macon, GA-based Industrial Fastening of Macon distributes fasteners, specialty products, and MRO parts to OEMs.
August 07
22:30
2017
Tim Cash brought back to lead growth of company organically and via acquisitions.
August 07
22:15
2017
Founded in 1991, Berlin, CT-based Tri-Star manufactures standard and custom-designed threaded inserts and compression limiters in brass, steel, aluminum and stainless steel for plastic applications.
August 07
22:00
2017
Founded by CEO Zhu Jialin in 1988, Fengfan manufactures joining products made of stainless steel, nylon and specialty materials.
August 07
21:45
2017
“Strong automotive system shipments supporting new customer platforms and volume growth within general industrial markets more than offset declines within electronics.”
August 07
21:30
2017
“The second quarter of 2017 felt more like Fastenal,” stated CEO Dan Florness. “We have grown well over the last year, but market headwinds have masked this growth.”
August 07
21:15
2017
Intense competition "tempering the ability of steel wire producers to adjust prices to better reflect the recent raw material price increases."
August 07
21:00
2017
“As the manufacturing economy recovers and sales growth rates improve, the expense leverage latent in the business is beginning to demonstrate itself,” stated CEO Erik Gershwind.
August 07
20:45
2017
Concrete Fastening Systems Inc. president Bob Carlisle launched online sales in 2000 and subsequently has sold 80 million concrete fasteners online to 27,000 customers from all 50 states and 23...
August 07
20:30
2017
The Gilchrist Foundation has awarded 57 scholarships totaling $70,000 since 2000.
July 10
23:45
2017
The FINdex stall occurred primarily during the second quarter of 2017, when fastener stocks lost a collective 5.6% of value, compared to a 3% gain by an index of related industrial stocks.
July 10
23:30
2017
You may think European rules don’t affect you, but “it is where your customers are selling into” that might draw you in.
July 10
23:15
2017
Instead of a government regulation, reporting will be more a part of private contracts, Heim tells NFDA and NEFDA joint meeting.
July 10
23:00
2017
The National Fastener Distributors Association will mark its 50th anniversary at a March 2018 meeting in Costa Rica.
