1/5/2015 2:14:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Cavoto, Wishnew Head MWFA for 2015 + click to enlarge Rich Cavoto (left) & Wayne Wishnew Rich Cavoto of Metric & Multistandard was re-elected president...
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1/5/2015 7:49:00 PM HEADLINES 2014 Quips of the Year “When they train thoroughbreds, they don’t walk them around the track,” Skip Gallo of Next Level Partners pointed out during a...
January 05
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1/5/2015 7:56:00 PM HEADLINES 2015 FIN Calendar Available + click to enlarge The 2015 FIN Calendar lists 91 fastener meetings, trade shows and events for the coming year. The 2015...
January 05
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1/5/2015 7:59:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: AZ Lifting Hardware, Boker’s, Chicago Hardware, INxSQL and Stimpson Capital Marketing and Batten Co. are new reps for AZ Lifting Hardware, president Chuck Smith announced....
December 16
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1/5/2015 1:09:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Set to Levy Duties on Wire Rod From China + click to enlarge With a 6-0 vote, the U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined...
December 04
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12/1/2014 HEADLINES Grabowski at STAFDA: Vending “Minimally Profitable” + click to enlarge This past year has been exciting as the economy continues to expand, Edge Construction Supply CEO Eric Grabowski...
December 01
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12/1/2014 12:20:00 AM HEADLINES Orbitform’s Shirkey Elected to Michigan Senate + click to enlarge Credit: MLive.com Michigan state Rep. Mike Shirkey – owner of Orbitform Group – will move up...
December 01
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12/1/2014 8:55:00 AM HEADLINES Oberton, 56, Resigns as Fastenal CEO; Hein Promoted + click to enlarge Leland J. Hein Willard D. Oberton announced he will resign as CEO of Fastenal Company...
December 01
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12/1/2014 HEADLINES Grainger Unveils Fabory Improvement Plan + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Grainger reported October sales, including fasteners, increased 6%. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, organic sales...
December 01
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12/1/2014 11:26:00 AM HEADLINES Monroe Engineering Acquires Northwest Fastener + click to enlarge Northwest Fastener Sales, Inc. was acquired by Auburn Hills, MI-based Monroe Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Tualatin,...
December 01
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12/1/2014 2:19:00 AM HEADLINES Cravens at NFDA: High Performance Culture Offers Advantages + click to enlarge Creating a “high performance culture” in a company offers advantages over competitors, Gary Cravens...
December 01
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12/1/2014 12:20:00 AM HEADLINES NFDA: What Shapes Your Supply Chain? + click to enlarge Jay Queenin of Specialty Bolt & Screw Inc. summarized with five key factors for a successful...
December 01
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12/1/2014 11:14:00 AM HEADLINES Lederer: “EFDA Stands for Free and Fair Trade” + click to enlarge Global relationships are very important, the re-elected president of the European Fastener Distributors Association...
December 01
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12/1/2014 12:22:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Bay State Cable Ties, Falcon Fastening Solutions, Lee S. Johnson Associates and Rocknel Fastener Bay State Cable Ties named Kevin Duffy as North Central regional...
November 21
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12/1/2014 2:37:00 PM HEADLINES Bossard Acquires Aero-Space Southwest + click to enlarge David Dean + click to enlarge The Bossard Group signed a contract to acquire Arizona-based distributor Aero-Space Southwest...
November 10
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12/1/2014 5:31:00 PM HEADLINES Southern Fastening & Carlson Systems “Combining” Southern Fastening Systems and Carlson Systems are combining under one holding company and continue as separate divisions. Carlson has 60...
November 03
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11/3/2014 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Dick Kerr of Kerr Lakeside Richard William “Dick” Kerr, 88, chairman of fastener manufacturer Kerr Lakeside Inc. of Ohio, died October 8, 2014. He was in the...
November 03
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11/3/2014 12:53:00 AM HEADLINES BIAFD Elects Budd as Chair + click to enlarge Geoff Budd The British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors unanimously elected Geoff Budd as chair for...
November 03
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11/3/2014 1:28:00 AM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: National Machinery Marking 140 Years + click to enlarge + click to enlarge In 1889 – just 15 years after being founded in Cleveland, Ohio...
November 03
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11/3/2014 3:25:00 PM HEADLINES Anixter Fasteners Finds Success in North America + click to enlarge Anixter International reported OEM Supply – Fasteners segment sales rose 1.7% to $228.6 million in...
