2/17/2015 6:12:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Beacon Fasteners, Century Fasteners, Field Fastener, Lindstrom and Ziegler Bolt Beacon Fasteners & Components Inc. launched a newly designed website: beaconfasteners.com. The site is designed...
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2/17/2015 1:39:00 AM HEADLINES USITC: Chinese Wire Rod Imports Gained 11.7% of Market + click to enlarge + click to enlarge MARKET SUMMARY The leading U.S. producers of wire rod...
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2014 Brings Solid Returns for Fastener Companies Just under seven in ten businesses reported “moderate” to “strong” sales growth in 2014, down from the 70% that achieved revenue growth in...
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1/27/2015 12:43:00 AM HEADLINES Anixter Selling Its Fasteners Division + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Sam Zell Anixter International has put its fasteners division up for sale, according...
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1/27/2015 12:05:00 AM HEADLINES Hagan: Anixter Fasteners Likely Going Private + click to enlarge Anixter International spent several months last year trying unsuccessfully to sell itself. The ordeal seems to...
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1/27/2015 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES Würth Closing Cardinal in Ohio; Moving Production to Dokka in Michigan + click to enlarge The Cardinal Fastener plant in Ohio, which opened in 1983 and...
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1/27/2015 9:08:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Risk Management Among Pac-West Spring Topics Risk management for distributors, learning how you think and an economic forecast are on the program for the Pacific-West...
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1/27/2015 7:30:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Fastener Industry Comments The End of 2014 FIN Survey results are inside this issue of FIN. Beyond the statistics, here is a sampling of general...
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1/27/2015 7:35:00 PM HEADLINES Skilled Workers Focus of AWPA A lack of skilled workers will be a topic at the American Wire Producers Association annual meeting. A recent Manufacturing Institute...
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1/27/2015 7:42:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: All-West Fasteners, Atlantic Fasteners, Bay State Cable Ties, Falcon, FTI, Interstate Threaded Products, SWD & TriMas All-West Fasteners Inc. CEO Rick Peterson announced three promotions: Mark...
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2014 Brings Solid Returns for Fastener Companies Just under seven in ten businesses reported “moderate” to “strong” sales growth in 2014, down from the 70% that achieved revenue growth in...
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1/5/2015 1:19:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Activity Strengthens in October + click to enlarge + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports and imports both increased in October. For the second...
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1/5/2015 3:33:00 PM HEADLINES NFDA Topics: Passion in Work & Life, B2B Social Media and Energized Company Culture + click to enlarge “The Fred Factor” of using passion in work...
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1/5/2015 12:41:00 AM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE – French Fastener Manufacturer in Spotlight After Questioning President’s Business Policies + click to enlarge MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – After questioning the French president on business...
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1/5/2015 HEADLINES B/E Aerospace Spinoff Creates New Fastener Company KLX + click to enlarge B/E Aerospace completed its spinoff of aerospace fastener distributorship formerly known as B/E Aerospace Consumables Management....
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1/5/2015 12:11:00 AM HEADLINES Bossard Buys 60% Stake in Torp Fasteners + click to enlarge The Bossard Group acquired a 60% stake in the Norwegian Torp Fasteners company for an...
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1/5/2015 1:51:00 AM HEADLINES 1st Reshoring Report: Running Behind Offshoring + click to enlarge The first Reshoring Index shows offshoring is outpacing reshoring. Management consulting firm A.T. Kearney released its 2014...
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1/5/2015 12:25:00 AM HEADLINES Weighpack Marks 40 Years of Supplying Fastener Packing Machines Worldwide + click to enlarge Weighpack is marking the 40th anniversary of its founding by Andries Kout. Weighpack...
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1/5/2015 12:36:00 PM HEADLINES Anixter Expanding Memphis Distribution Center + click to enlarge Anixter International plans to improve its new Memphis distribution center. The Chicago-based company filed an $851,590 building...
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1/5/2015 1:56:00 AM HEADLINES 2014 FINdex Drops Despite Final Quarter Gains + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index swung into positive territory in the final quarter of 2014,...
