2/20/2013 HEADLINES Fastener Stocks Continue Strong Performance + click to enlarge As expected, public companies with fastener holdings continued to report overall strong earnings and profit gains, solidifying projections based...
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2/20/2013 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Ohio Star Negotiates Tax Credits, Energy & Labor to Grow + click to enlarge Ohio Star Forge is likely to expand, aided by tax incentives and a...
2/20/2013 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Indonesian Show in May The 2013 Indonesian International Fastener Exhibition will be held concurrently with Indo Automotive and the International Furniture Manufacturing Components trade shows. Indo...
2/20/2013 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Allfast, Bossard North Amercia, EFC, Hahn Systems, NEF and Smith Fastener Allfast Fastening Systems received the 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award, Allfast president Jim Randall announced. Boeing...
2/20/2013 HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS: TIGGES Launches New U.S. Operations + click to enlarge About CU-ICAR Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research is a 250-acre advanced-technology research campus. Clemson’s College of...
1/30/2013 3:13:00 PM HEADLINES Nifco America To Add 100 Jobs + click to enlarge Injection-molding fastener manufacturer Nifco American Corp. is expanding its facility in Shelbyville, KY, Business First reports. Nifco...
1/30/2013 1:53:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Imports and Exports Drop + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Courtesy Zepol Both U.S. fastener imports and exports declined in November, Zepol reports....
1/30/2013 12:18:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE – Lederer: Distributors Seek More Influence in EU Policy + click to enlarge Courtesy F+F Magazine The European Fastener Distributors Association will be making major...
1/30/2013 12:05:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Mack Brooks to Open Fastener Fair in Mexico in 2014 + click to enlarge Building on the Fastener Fair brand in Germany, Brazil, India,...
1/30/2013 12:01:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: MW Industries Makes Fourth Acquisition in 18 Months + click to enlarge Specialty spring and fastener manufacturer MW Industries acquired Lifeline Products Inc., a manufacturer...
1/30/2013 12:38:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Columbus Fastener Corp. Acquired by Bostwick-Braun + click to enlarge Columbus Fastener Corp. was acquired by Toledo-based Bostwick-Braun Co., the Toledo Blade reports. Columbus Fastener distributes...
1/30/2013 6:02:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 13th Hardware Show Relocating Close to Taiwan Manufacturers + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The 13th Taiwan Hardware Show will move to...
1/30/2013 5:05:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Westby Sells Distributorship to Schmitting + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Don Westby (coutesty LINK Magazine) Don Westby sold his Wisconsin fastener distributorship...
1/30/2013 5:28:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener Sales & Profits Find Their Mark Record sales and profits set the tone for publicly-traded fastener companies in 2012, as aerospace businesses hit their stride...
1/30/2013 12:48:00 AM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Mountz, PennEngineering, Prestige Stamping, Specialty Screw and Tree Island Steel Advance Components reorganized its outside sales team with four regional outside sales managers...
2/20/2013 1:43:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: TriMas Acquires Martinic Engineering + click to enlarge TriMas Corp. acquired Martinic Engineering Inc. for $19 million. The transaction closed on January 28, 2013, at...
1/7/2013 1:35:00 PM HEADLINES STAFDA Distributor Q3 Sales Up 5.7% + click to enlarge Distributors participating in the third quarter Trend Report averaged 5.7% sales growth. That was down from...
1/7/2013 2:22:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Stocks Outperform Other Industrials in 2012 + click to enlarge The FINdex gained 7.1% in Q3, compared with 4.9% gain by industrial stock composites. Only three fastener...
1/7/2013 12:26:00 AM HEADLINES Werner, Wilson & Swain to Offer Tips to Fastener Buyers As “How to Buy Fasteners” panelists, Ed Werner, Steven Wilson and Doug Swain will offer tips...
1/7/2013 11:21:00 AM HEADLINES Jergens Industrial Acquires John M. Allen Company + click to enlarge Jergens Industrial Supply acquired certain assets of the John M. Allen Company. Founded in 1953,...