3/14/2016 11:42:00 AM HEADLINES Quadbot Integral to Boeing Dreamliner Assembly + click to enlarge Courtesy Charleston Regional Business Journal MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – Boeing’s Dreamliner facility in South Carolina is preparing...
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3/14/2016 4:02:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Lawson Products Acquires Perfect Products Co. Lawson Products acquired Perfect Products Co. of Michigan. The transaction closed on March 7, 2016. Founded in 1959, Perfect...
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3/14/2016 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Elgin Fastener Completes Holbrook Acquisition + click to enlarge Elgin Fastener Group LLC (EFG) completed the acquisition of Holbrook Manufacturing, Inc. of Wheeling, IL. “Holbrook Manufacturing fits...
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3/14/2016 3:20:00 AM HEADLINES Optimas OE Solutions Names Chaibi as CEO + click to enlarge Optimas OE Solutions appointed Anesa Chaibi as CEO and board member, effective immediately. “In her...
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3/14/2016 2:58:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Hi-Tech Fasteners Acquires Wesco Aircraft Canada + click to enlarge Hi-Tech Fasteners of Canada Inc. acquired the industrial fastener business of Wesco Aircraft Canada, Electronic...
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2/22/2016 5:50:00 PM HEADLINES Aerospace and Auto Fastener Segment Sales Rise + click to enlarge Several publicly held companies with fastener operations reported rising sales in 2015. Aerospace and automotive...
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3/14/2016 HEADLINES EU to Drop Fastener Anti-Dumping Duties + click to enlarge EIFI Statement on Tariff Decision The European Industrial Fasteners Institute reacted to the WTO’s decision with the following...
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2/22/2016 2:22:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Brighton-Best, CMG, G.L. Huyett, International Fasteners, Interstate Threaded Products, Stelfast and Talon Products Advance Components promoted Brad Burel to national sales manager. For...
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2/22/2016 3:19:00 PM HEADLINES Taiwan Monitoring Exports to Prevent Transshipments + click to enlarge The Taiwan Fastener Trading Association notified members that the Taiwanese Bureau of Foreign Trade is examining...
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2/22/2016 11:34:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: MW Industries Acquires USA Fastener Group + click to enlarge Specialty fastener manufacturer MW Industries acquired USA Fastener Group, Inc., which manufactures various fasteners, including...
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2/22/2016 HEADLINES HellermannTyton Expanding Again in Wisconsin + click to enlarge HellermannTyton North America is adding 106,000 sq ft of light industrial space, 20,000 sq ft of offices to its 191,000...
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2/22/2016 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: SEFA Conference Topic: Increasing Profits + click to enlarge Al Bates will speak to the Southeastern Fastener Association’s spring conference on increasing profits and three panelists will...
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2/22/2016 5:05:00 PM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Exports Flat, Imports Up for 2015 + click to enlarge + click to enlarge For 2015, U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners...
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2/22/2016 1:31:00 AM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 190 Companies Exhibiting At Fastener Fair Turkey + click to enlarge Fastener Fair Turkey has 190 exhibitors booked for the March 30-31, 2016 trade...
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2/22/2016 8:19:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: H&S Sales Acquires Nut & Bolt Products + click to enlarge H&S Sales, Inc. acquired Nut & Bolt Products, Inc. of Niagara Falls, H&S president...
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2/22/2016 5:19:00 PM HEADLINES IFI Technology Connection Adds Search Tools + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The Industrial Fasteners Institute added two new search tools for finding crucial...
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2/22/2016 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES YFP Seeks Volunteers for Mentor Program + click to enlarge The Young Fastener Professionals is seeking mentors and mentees for its “AIM” program – Advancing Individuals...
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1/25/2016 6:30:00 PM HEADLINES FIN SURVEY: Moderate Fastener Sales & Profit in 2015 + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Last year was neither the best or worst of...
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HEADLINES FIN SURVEY: Comments on the Fastener Industry + click to enlarge + click to enlarge “Incredible activity in M&A.” “We are headed toward an industry that has less and...
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1/25/2016 5:33:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Taiwan Elects ‘Independence’ President; Relations With China Again an Issue + click to enlarge Relations between Taiwan and China are again an issue with the election...
