11/12/2013 2:52:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS – Exhibitor Booth, Registration Numbers Up at 2013 NIFMSE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge From exhibit booths to overall registration, numbers...
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11/12/2013 2:56:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Assembly Products, Cherry Aerospace and Century Fasteners Advance Components named Gary Cravens president. Since 2007 Cravens has held several Advance Component roles, including...
10/11/2013 1:57:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Southwest Fastener Acquires Albuquerque’s Bolt Company + click to enlarge Arizona’s Southwest Fastener has agreed to acquire The Bolt Company of New Mexico. The Bolt Company was founded in...
9/10/2013 3:26:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: American Galvanizers Association, EFC, Rivet & Eyelet and Simpson Strong-Tie The American Galvanizers Association updated its website: galvanizeit.org. The relaunched site is now “responsive,” which...
9/10/2013 3:32:00 PM HEADLINES Grainger Volume & Prices Rise Grainger reported daily sales for July increased 4% versus July 2012, and included 5 percentage points from volume, 1 percentage point...
10/11/2013 8:58:00 PM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Lehman, Peterson Head Pac-West + click to enlarge Tracy Lehman of Pacific Warehouse Sales is the new president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association and Rick...
10/11/2013 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Fastener Coalition Begins New Talks About Industry Collaboration + click to enlarge “Collaborate.” “Expanded menu of products and services.” “A platform for more coordinated and effective service...
10/11/2013 3:55:00 PM HEADLINES Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Defective Self-Locking Nuts for Military Aircraft + click to enlarge Martin Dale Geyer pleaded guilty to supplying counterfeit nuts, bolts and...
10/11/2013 10:17:00 AM HEADLINES Merrill Asks Pac-West: How Did Nicklaus Approach An Unfamiliar Golf Course? + click to enlarge How did golf icon Jack Nicklaus approach a golf course he...
10/11/2013 1:24:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Stocks See Strong Growth + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index nearly doubled its growth rate in the third quarter of 2013, gaining...
10/11/2013 1:35:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Cologne Hardware Fair Near Previous Exhibitor Levels The 2014 International Hardware Fair in Germany, announced exhibitors for its largest sector – tools – are...
10/11/2013 2:00:00 PM HEADLINES Steel Engineers Publish Fastener Technical Notes The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute released “Corrosion Protection of Fasteners” as part of its Technical Notes series. The publication –...
10/11/2013 1:56:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Government Shutdown: Some Fastener Business Functions Affected + click to enlarge • U.S. import and export trade data normally released by the U.S. Census Bureau...
10/11/2013 2:11:00 PM HEADLINES Brighton-Best Acquires Assets of Porteous Fastener + click to enlarge Brighton-Best International aquired the assets of Porteous Fastener Company. BBI CEO Robert Shieh pointed to “the opportunities and...
10/11/2013 6:11:00 PM HEADLINES Pac-West Disaster Planning: Generators Not So Expensive Hurricane Sandy demonstrated the importance of generators to Star Stainless Screw Co., Tim Roberto Jr. told the Pacific-West Fastener...
10/11/2013 6:23:00 PM HEADLINES ITW Paslode Closing Mississippi Plant Mississippi’s Paslode fastener plant will close December 13, 2013, according to WTVA of Tuppelo-Columbus. Paslode is one of seven companies in...
10/11/2013 6:33:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Brazil Trade Show Scheduled for 2014 + click to enlarge Show organizer Mack Brooks Exhibitions announced the third Fastener Fair Brasil will be November...
10/11/2013 6:38:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Acme Industrial, Atlantic Fasteners, Brighton-Best, Curtis Metal Finishing, Doncasters, H&S Sales, MacDermid, Würth Service Supply and Würth Industry North America Acme Industrial Company produced two...
10/11/2013 11:40:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Grabowski to be 2014 STAFDA President + click to enlarge Eric Grabowski will be the 2014 president of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association....
10/11/2013 HEADLINES Würth Service Supply Marking 65th Anniversary Würth Service Supply is celebrating its 65th anniversary during October 2013. E.C. Seitz, Sr. founded Service Supply Company in Indianapolis in 1948....