1/25/2016 9:18:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Fastenal, FastenersPlus, Lawson Products and SAE Technical Paper Series Fastenal Co. announced that CAO Sheryl Lisowski will serve in the additional role of interim CFO. ...
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September 22
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September 22
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1/25/2016 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: ITE’s Asian Division Acquires Fastener Shows in China + click to enlarge The Asian division of ITE Group acquired a 70% stake in two fastener trade...
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1/25/2016 11:49:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: ITW To Acquire TRW Automotive Fastener Business + click to enlarge ITW agreed to acquire the global automotive Engineered Fasteners and Components business of ZF...
September 22
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1/25/2016 6:18:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Coalition to Choose NIFMSE Hall of Fame Inductees + click to enlarge The Fastener Industry Coalition is seeking nominees for the National Industrial Fastener...
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1/25/2016 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Keller & Kalmbach Acquires Infinity Fasteners + click to enlarge Skip Freeman German fasteners and fastening technology distributors Keller & Kalmbach acquired Lenexa, KS-based Infinity...
September 22
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1/25/2016 12:39:00 AM HEADLINES WTO Faults EU’s Fastener Tariffs Against China + click to enlarge The World Trade Organization issued its fourth and final verdict in a case pitting the...
September 22
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1/25/2016 2:31:00 PM HEADLINES WINA Sales Up a Third; Global Würth Sales Up 9% + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Marc Strandquist Wurth Industry North America sales jumped...
September 22
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1/4/2016 6:05:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Assembly Fasteners, B2B Industrial Packaging, Bay State Cable Ties, Beron Associates, Bolts & Nuts Corp., Cable Tie Express, Simpson Strong-Tie and Southwest Fastener Assembly Fasteners...
September 22
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1/25/2016 7:53:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Ascent Adds Gemcor to Assembly Line Offerings + click to enlarge Ascent Aerospace bolstered its automated assembly capabilities by adding Gemcor, which develops and manufactures...
September 22
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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...
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...
September 22
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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 &...
September 22
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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...
September 22
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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...
September 22
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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...
September 22
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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. –...
September 22
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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...
September 22
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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...
