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SHORTTAKES: Accurate Screw, DoxSteel Fasteners, Intercorp., North East Fasteners, Rivet & Eyelet, Skako A/S, Torque and TriMas

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...

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Quartaro Tells NFDA: Personality Screening 
Tells ‘Who You Are’

December 19
00:21 2016
    Quartaro Tells NFDA: Personality Screening 
Tells ‘Who You Are’

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.

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‘Blue Collar’ Job Does Not Excuse Sexual Harassment

December 19
00:01 2016
    ‘Blue Collar’ Job Does Not Excuse Sexual Harassment

“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.”

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Moss: Labor Shortage Should Scare You

November 29
12:40 2016
    Moss: Labor Shortage Should Scare You

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

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O’Keeffe at NFDA: 8 Stages of the Company Lifecycle

November 29
10:39 2016
    O’Keeffe at NFDA: 8 Stages of the Company Lifecycle

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.

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Zehnder at NFDA: ‘Looks 
Matter’ at Fastener Companies

November 29
09:51 2016
    Zehnder at NFDA: ‘Looks 
Matter’ at Fastener Companies

Lobbies at distributorships are important in “first impressions,” Kirk Zehnder asked National Fastener Distributors Association conferees.

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SHOW NEWS: NIFMSE Booth, Overall Registration Numbers Set Records for 2016

November 29
08:05 2016
    SHOW NEWS: NIFMSE Booth, Overall Registration Numbers Set Records for 2016

The 36th annual fastener event drew 758 exhibiting companies vs. 634 in 2015.

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ASSOCIATIONS: Leahy, St. John Lead STAFDA for ‘17

November 29
01:05 2016
    ASSOCIATIONS: Leahy, St. John Lead STAFDA for ‘17

As vice president, St. John will succeed Leahy in 2018 and become the first woman president of STAFDA.

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ACQUISITION: Lawson Products Acquires Mattic Industries

November 29
00:59 2016
    ACQUISITION: Lawson Products Acquires Mattic Industries

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...

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WIFI Speakers: Authenticity Key to Communication

November 29
00:55 2016
    WIFI Speakers: Authenticity Key to Communication

Employees and customers want authenticity in communication, consultant Deborah Shames told the Women in the Fastener Industry’s 7th annual speaker series. David Booth and Shames, company communication consultants with Eloqui...

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EARLE To STAFDA: Millennials Are Not Baby Boomers

November 29
00:45 2016
    EARLE To STAFDA: Millennials Are Not Baby Boomers

Millennials are now the largest generation of available workers in the U.S. and they are entering the workforce with more education than past generations, Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association...

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McGuire Donates Fastener 
Publications to Rock Valley College

November 29
00:35 2016

In August, the Rockford, IL, college announced a program to expand vocation training.

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SHORTTAKES: Fastener Training Institute, Southwest Fastener and Talan Products

November 29
00:25 2016

The latest personnel and company news from around the fastener industry.

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Empire’s McDaniel Wins FTR/FTI Scholarship

November 29
00:17 2016

McDaniel first started with Empire Bolt as an 18-year-old in 2010 as part of the Newtech Skills Center program in Spokane, WA.

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Reynolds at NIFMSE: In B2B It Is What Your Customer Perceives Is Needed

October 31
16:17 2016

Make your e-commerce website “sticky,” Bob Reynolds of INxSQL Software advised conferees at the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo.

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PERSPECTIVE: Bader to Pac-West: Appoint 
a ‘Dead Stock Manager’

October 31
16:15 2016

Jason Bader told the Pacific-West Fastener Association to appoint a “dead stock manager” who reports to the president and has incentive-based pay. That dead stock person – who could be...

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Mixed Sales & Profit Results for Q3 Fastener Stocks

October 31
16:13 2016

In the third quarter of 2016, automotive fastener stocks continued to grow and companies with aerospace fastener holdings rebounded from a disappointing first half of the year.

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Haggard & Stocking Buys Imperial

October 31
16:11 2016

Evansville, IN-based Imperial Fastener & Industrial Supply operates a 25,000 sq ft showroom and warehouse.

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Bossard to Acquire Arnold Industries

October 31
16:06 2016

Founded in 1968, Massachusetts-based Arnold has US$40 million in sales in primarily the electronics, telecommunications, medical technology and energy market.

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SHORTTAKES: FastenerBlog.net, FCH Sourcing Network, General Fasteners, Gesipa Fasteners, Lindstrom, Mid-State Bolt & Nut

October 31
15:42 2016

“Traveling Salesman” (aka Marty Nolan of R.L. English Co.) is marking the 10th anniversary of FastenerBlog.net. In his first blog on October 10, 2006, Traveling Salesman wrote: “We have all...

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