12/12/2012 12:41:00 PM HEADLINES Herndon Acquires Intercoastal + click to enlarge Aerospace and defense fastener and assembly hardware supplier Herndon Products Inc. made its first corporate acquisition – aerospace hardware...
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12/12/2012 1:18:00 PM HEADLINES Accurate Component Sales Acquired By Equity Firm + click to enlarge Private equity firm High Road Capital Partners acquired fastener distributor Accurate Component Sales in partnership...
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12/12/2012 1:14:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Delawder, Cavoto Head MWFA for 2013 + click to enlarge Matt Delawder of SWD Inc. was elected president of the Mid-West Fastener Association for 2013...
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12/12/2012 11:13:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Nolan, Quittenton Head NCFA for 2013 + click to enlarge Marty Nolan Marty Nolan of R.L. English Co. was elected president of the North Coast...
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12/12/2012 4:10:00 PM HEADLINES Foley: STAFDA Members Leaner After Recession + click to enlarge Where is the economy headed? Georgia Foley, executive director of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors...
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12/12/2012 4:30:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Brighton-Best, Icon Fasteners, Intercorp., NORMA Group, North East Fasteners and Winzer Brighton-Best International announced a partnership with DH Marketing of Salt Lake City, UT. Starting in...
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1/7/2013 2:39:00 PM HEADLINES Fasnap Corp. Acquires Two Companies Fasnap Corp. acquired Greatland Sales of Anaheim, CA, and Snap Supply of Elkhart, IN, Fasnap CEO Steve Reed stated on his...
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1/7/2013 10:07:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Imports and Exports Reverse Course + click to enlarge Courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge U.S. fastener imports and exports reversed course in October...
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1/7/2013 12:20:00 PM HEADLINES EU Updates RoHS Directive + click to enlarge The European RoHS2 was implemented at the start of January 2013, replacing the original Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive....
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12/12/2012 12:43:00 AM HEADLINES Manufacturing Customers Fuel Fastenal Growth + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported sales slowed from a growth rate of 16.9% in October to an 8.2% increase...
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11/19/2012 9:59:00 AM HEADLINES Bossard Acquires KVT’s Fastening Division + click to enlarge + click to enlarge The Bossard Group acquired the fastening division as KVT Koenig Group, Bossard CEO...
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11/19/2012 1:01:00 AM HEADLINES Election 2012: One Fastener Executive Reelected; One Loses + click to enlarge Mike Shirkey + click to enlarge Kimberly Villella Orbitform Group owner Mike Shirkey was...
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11/19/2012 11:09:00 AM HEADLINES Precision Castparts Signs $2.9b Titanium Metals Corp. Deal + click to enlarge Precision Castparts agreed to acquire Titanium Metals Corporation (Timet) for $2.9 billion. “Timet will...
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11/19/2012 11:45:00 AM Doran, Lehman Head Pac-West for 2013 + click to enlarge Russ Doran, of Commerce City, CO-based Timberline Fasteners, was re-elected president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association for...
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11/19/2012 2:23:00 PM HEADLINES Lindstrom Metric Owner Buys CPS Products + click to enlarge Lindstrom Metric parent company Harbour Group acquired HVAC tool and equipment manufacturer CPS Products Inc. of...
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11/19/2012 1:13:00 AM HEADLINES NFDA Seeks to Assemble Industry-Wide Organization + click to enlarge Pac-West president Russ Doran of Timberline Fasteners (left) and NFDA president Jay Queenin of Specialty Bolt...
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11/19/2012 5:39:00 PM HEADLINES MFDA Establishes Disaster Relief Fund In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association has established a disaster relief fund. “The purpose of this...
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11/19/2012 5:41:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Fastener Companies Back to Business Days After SuperStorm Sandy + click to enlarge Fastener companies were disrupted by Hurricane Sandy, but returned to business within...
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11/19/2012 9:23:00 PM HEADLINES Carr, Stocking Head SFA for 2013 Don Carr of Porteous Fastener Company was elected chairman and Tom Stocking of Stelfast Inc. president of the Southwestern Fastener...
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11/19/2012 10:43:00 PM HEADLINES New England to Honor Carpe The New England Fastener Distributors Association will induct Barry Carpe into the NEFDA Hall of Fame. Carpe, owner and president of...
