“WIFI has an exceptional bounty of opportunities found in the strength of our board and our members,” Hearn stated.
HEADLINES
January 16
00:17
2017
Board members: Adams, Brin, Delawder, Wiedmeyer and Wishnew.
January 16
00:15
2017
Abbott-Interfast Corp. named Robert (Bob) Baer president and CEO, effective January 1. He will be responsible for all operating units and report directly to the Binder family. Baer succeeds...
January 16
00:10
2017
His career included heading The Weatherhead Company and Lamson & Sessions Company; and on Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. board. His recognitions included the Industrial Fasteners Institute Soaring Eagle Award.
December 19
22:59
2016
The Asia/Pacific region will continue to account for the largest share of world fastener sales in 2020, representing 42% of the total.
December 19
15:35
2016
Based in Beijing, with a sales and engineering site in Shanghai, Phillip-Tec sells self-pierce riveting products and solutions designed by Henrob, which Atlas Copco acquired in 2014.
December 19
14:12
2016
Matt Flajnik of American Anchor Bolt is the 2017 chairman of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Chris Bell of G.L. Huyett is president. Jason Looft, Winzaer Corp. is VP; Craig...
December 19
13:52
2016
China Steel Corp (CSC) of Taiwan raised steel prices by 12.6% for deliveries in the first quarter of next year, the Taipei Times reports. CSC said the hikes are due...
December 19
13:48
2016
The second Indonesia fastener trade show will be March 29-April 1, 2017, in Jakarta. Show organizers report exhibit space for the second Indonesia International Fastener & Fixing Technology Exhibition is...
December 19
12:16
2016
Exhibit space has grown 7% for the 2017 Fastener Fair Stuttgart and 97% of space is booked, show organizers announced. The trade show will be March 28-30, 2017, at the...
December 19
12:08
2016
Beyond fastener meeting dates in the 13-months from December 2016 through December 2017, the FIN Calendar lists fastener organization descriptions and contact information; technical organizations; fastener association websites; the U.S. FQA Hotline and trademarks; and fastener tradeshows.
December 19
11:59
2016
Accurate Screw Machine received AS9100 Rev. C certification for its Fairfield, NJ, manufacturing plant. AS9100 registration is an aviation, space and defense quality standard, based on the ISO 9001 quality...
December 19
00:21
2016
The Culture Index can tell prospective employers what kind of employee an applicant will be because the personality test tells you what applicants are wired as.
December 19
00:01
2016
“Sexual or sexist behavior has no place in the work environment, regardless of whether the employee is working on an oil rig or in a bookstore.”
November 29
12:40
2016
No matter your geography or whether you’re a distributor, manufacturer, or sales rep, this should scare you, Brandon Moss warned the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association
November 29
10:39
2016
A company’s spot in a lifecycle is not based on age, sales, assets or employee headcount, and each stage has its advantages and problems, O’Keeffe said.
November 29
09:51
2016
Lobbies at distributorships are important in “first impressions,” Kirk Zehnder asked National Fastener Distributors Association conferees.
November 29
08:05
2016
The 36th annual fastener event drew 758 exhibiting companies vs. 634 in 2015.
November 29
01:05
2016
As vice president, St. John will succeed Leahy in 2018 and become the first woman president of STAFDA.
November 29
00:59
2016
Lawson Products acquired fastener distributor Mattic Industries Ltd. of Vancouver, BC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1982 by John Matthew as an in-house distributor servicing southwestern...
