1/25/2016 7:29:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Exports Fall After 2-Month Gains After rising for two consecutive months, U.S. fastener exports declined in November. U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel...
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September 22
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1/25/2016 11:29:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: EFC Int’l Acquires Technology Components Southwest EFC International acquired Texas-based fastener distributor Technology Components Southwest (TCS). The acquisition, “along with other future targeted acquisitions, is...
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1/4/2016 10:55:00 AM HEADLINES Foley: Company Selling STAFDA List is Scam + click to enlarge A company sent emails selling a list of attendees at the 2015 Specialty Tools &...
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1/4/2016 11:06:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Demand in China at 7% CAGR by 2024 + click to enlarge China’s demand for fasteners has grown at a fast pace in the past...
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1/4/2016 12:06:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Stocks Decline in 2015 + click to enlarge U.S. stocks closed lower in 2015, capping the worst year for the market since 2008. Industrial and...
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1/4/2016 1:59:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Baer, Brin Head MWFA for 2016 + click to enlarge Bob Baer (photo credit courtesy LINK Magazine) Bob Baer of Abbott-Interfast is the 2016 president...
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1/4/2016 1:32:00 PM HEADLINES National Machinery Acquires Interest In Italy’s SMART + click to enlarge National Machinery LLC announced it has taken a controlling interest in SMART Machinery Srl. –...
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1/4/2016 HEADLINES STAFDA Distributors Report Q3 Sales Decline 1.3% + click to enlarge Distributors reported an average sales decline of 1.3% during the third quarter of 2015 compared to the...
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1/4/2016 12:25:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Fasteners Added to Middle East 2016 SteelFab + click to enlarge A Middle East steel trade show is adding a concurrent fastener section. The...
September 22
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9/6/2016 5:49:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: AZ Lifting Hardware, Bulten, EFC Int’l, Lindstrom, Metric & Multistandard and Tacoma Screw Products AZ Lifting Hardware is marking its 10th anniversary. Chuck Smith founded...
April 19
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Last year was neither the best or worst of times for U.S. fastener companies. After four consecutive years of widespread sales and profit increases, the End of 2015 FIN Survey...
January 16
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Great Lakes Fasteners & Supply was acquired during 2016 by the New York-based private equity company High Road Capital Partners. In 2012 High Road acquired Minnesota-based distributor Accurate Components & Fasteners and in 2013 the Wisconsin-based All Tool Sales. The three state divisions are being integrated into a new corporate structure under the AIS / All Integrated Solutions name, with Jim Ruetz as CEO.
Editor’s Note: Great Lakes Fasteners has locations in Grand Rapids in Western Michigan and Traverse City in the northern Lower Peninsula. Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by the Mackinaw Bridge, which was constructed in the 1950s with 4,851,700 rivets and 1,016,600 bolts.
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Young Fastener Professionals’ 2017 meetings slated for June 6 in Chicago and October 17 in Las Vegas.
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12/1/2015 11:23:00 PM HEADLINES The Taiwan Fastener Trading Association has informed its members that the Taiwanese Bureau of Foreign Trade has implemented strict examination on the application for certificate of origin...
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12/1/2015 10:02:00 PM HEADLINES + click to enlarge Bannister and McGuire (courtesy LINK Magazine + click to enlarge Emerald VP: Quality Attendance Foremost “We have a team of experts that...
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11/2/2015 1:58:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener results at Fastenal For the third time in 11 months, Fastenal has a new CEO. The company’s board elected CFO Daniel Florness as president and...
November 02
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11/2/2015 HEADLINES FDI Shows Flat Sales & Stagnant Pricing For the third consecutive month, the seasonally adjusted September Fastener Distribution Index fell below 50 (47.5), consistent with the tough...
November 02
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11/2/2015 12:01:00 PM HEADLINES The global industrial fasteners market is gaining momentum from the rise in construction and maintenance activities across the globe, according to a new report by...
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11/2/2015 12:32:00 AM HEADLINES + click to enlarge Threaded nylon fasteners manufacturer Micro Plastics Inc. plans to invest $2.4 million to locate a facility in Melbourne, AR, Arkansas Business reports....
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10/7/2015 HEADLINES + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The global industrial fasteners market is expected to reach US $104.32 billion by 2020, according to a new report published...
