9/6/2016 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Fastener Fair Italy Draws 170 Exhibitors + click to enlarge Fastener Fair Italy will open September 28 with 170 exhibiting companies from 12 countries. The trade...
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Second quarter sales rose 7.5% for distributors participating in the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association Trend Report.
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9/6/2016 1:16:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: LoneStar Group Acquires AmeriBolt + click to enlarge LoneStar Group acquired fastener manufacturer AmeriBolt. Founded in 2005 by Dawson Pruett, Mike Jones and Randall Hall,...
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9/6/2016 11:47:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Bader, Vertullo, Lawrence, Roberto & Sakhuja on Pac-West Program + click to enlarge Bader and Vertullo Jason Bader will speak on “Turning Buyers into Investors”...
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9/6/2016 12:06:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Sweden’s Atlas Copco to Acquire Riveting Business of China’s Phillip-Tech Sweden’s Atlas Copco, owner of Henrob, is acquiring the self-piercing riveting business of Phillip-Tech (Beijing)...
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9/6/2016 2:15:00 PM HEADLINES South African Fastener Manufacturers Seek Tariffs + click to enlarge The South African Fasteners Manufacturers Association (Safma) will ask the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) of...
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9/6/2016 1:04:00 PM HEADLINES Brighton-Best Int’l Going Public in September + click to enlarge BBI History Brighton-Best traces its history to 1925 as a Cincinnati storefront factory named Brighton Screw...
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9/6/2016 HEADLINES Jiaxing Fastener Export Volume and Price Decline + click to enlarge Jiaxing’s fastener exports fell 19.5% to $368 million in the first half of 2016, while imports of...
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8/15/2016 5:03:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Poised to Set Booth Record, NIFMSE Adds Programs to Encourage Attendees Hotels Near Vegas Show This year NIFMSE’s official hotel rooms are booked through...
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8/15/2016 5:10:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: SAE Int’l Names 2016 AMAF Speakers Keynote speakers from Albany Engineered Composites, Broetje-Automation and Airbus were named for the 2016 SAE Aerospace Manufacturing &...
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8/15/2016 5:21:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Atkore Int’l, ITW Industrial Fastening and Wrought Washer Advance Components launched a newly designed website with the Advance online store. Online store customers...
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9/6/2016 12:18:00 AM HEADLINES At Half-Year Point, Fastener Markets Diverge + click to enlarge Automotive fasteners are doing well, while aerospace fasteners face a mixed bag and industrial fasteners lag....
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9/6/2016 1:45:00 PM HEADLINES FDI Drops Amid “Deteriorating” Conditions + click to enlarge + click to enlarge July’s seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index reading (45.9) proved materially lower, breaking a...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Supply Chain Boosts Taiwan’s Fastener Industry + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Taiwan is an important part of global industry, supplying industrial parts with reliable quality and...
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8/15/2016 1:01:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: Nelson Fastener Acquires TOG Manufacturing + click to enlarge Nelson Fastener Systems acquired TOG Manufacturing of North Adams, MA. Formed in 1982, TOG employs 36...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Lawrence, Roberto & Sakhuja Speaking at Pac-West + click to enlarge The future of stainless steel and carbon fasteners will be the topic at the Pacific-West Fastener...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Rotor Clip Book Promotes Manufacturing Careers + click to enlarge Rotor Clip released an eBook detailing the company’s history and that of its founder, Robert Slass. “From Eisenhower’s...
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8/15/2016 HEADLINES Fastenal Fastener Sales Continue Decline + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales fell 2.6% in July, though the decline was more modest than the 3.1% decline...
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8/15/2016 10:05:00 AM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: MFDA Table Top Moves to Meadowlands + click to enlarge The 17th Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association Table Top will be at a new location...
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8/15/2016 12:49:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener Sales & Margins Rise at Chicago Rivet + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. reported fastener segment revenues totaled...
