9/24/2012 6:05:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Taiwan Hardware Show Offering Hotel Perks for Distributors The Taiwan Hardware Show is offering hotel accommodation perks up to NTD 15,000 (US$500) to distributors...
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9/24/2012 1:24:00 PM HEADLINES Grainger Reports Double-Digit Sales Growth August figures point to gains in both volume and price, while September has delivered surprising results so far + click to...
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9/24/2012 5:44:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: 2012 NIFMSE Booth Count Highest Since 2007 Record Las Vegas Hotels near Sands Expo range from $56 to $432 + click to enlarge Nearby...
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9/24/2012 1:35:00 AM HEADLINE China On Pace for 7.8% Growth in Fasteners + click to enlarge + click to enlarge China’s metal fastener output reached an estimated 2,679,669.29 tons in...
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9/24/2012 10:34:00 AM HEADLINES Nifco Plans Expansion in Kentucky + click to enlarge Injection-molding fastener manufacturer Nifco American Corp. announced expansion plans for its Shelbyville, KY, plant, the Louisville Business...
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9/24/2012 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS WIFI Announces Speaker For Vegas Show + click to enlarge Sandra Cardillo Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI) will hold its third annual WIFI Speaker Series...
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9/24/2012 2:34:00 PM HEADLINES Report: Fastenal Refocusing on Core Fastener Sales + click to enlarge In its review of industrial distributor growth drivers at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show,...
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9/24/2012 10:22:00 AM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: U.S. Auto Fastener Supplier Rebounds + click to enlarge Courtesy MLIVE.com Automotive fastener supplier Select Fasteners Fast “is finally feeling the benefit of the auto...
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9/24/2012 3:09:00 PM HEADLINES Amid Restructuring, Lawson Products Replaces CEO + click to enlarge Michael G. DeCata Lawson Products Inc. announced that Thomas Neri has retired as president and CEO....
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9/24/2012 3:29:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: STAFDA Booths Up 7% for 2012 + click to enlarge The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association reported 623 booths have been sold thus...
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9/24/2012 3:40:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Atlantic Fasteners, Bossard North America, Brighton Best & Elgin Fastener Group, Desert Distribution, EFC, Elite Fasteners, Fasteners Inc., and Tri Star Metals + click to...
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9/24/2012 2:23:00 PM HEADLINES IAFI Adds Manufacturing Jobs + click to enlarge Indiana Automotive Fasteners Inc. plans to add 25 new manufacturing jobs at its Greenfield, IN, headquarters over the...
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9/24/2012 2:05:00 AM HEADLINES ITW Mulls Massive Asset Sale + click to enlarge ITW may sell business units representing 25% of sales, Vice Chairman Scott Santi told investors. “The Glenview-based company,...
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9/24/2012 11:56:00 AM HEADLINES Global Wire Rod Markets Heating Up + click to enlarge Higher iron ore prices are strengthening Chinese market on the heels of leveling prices from Chinese...
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9/24/2012 12:40:00 AM HEADLINES Tree Island Becoming Public Corporation + click to enlarge Tree Island Wire Income Fund announced that Unitholders of the fund approved Tree Island’s plan to convert...
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9/24/2012 12:29:00 AM HEADLINES MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions Expanding + click to enlarge Courtesy Daily Tribune + click to enlarge MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions received a six-year tax abatement on its planned...
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8/27/2012 2:12:00 AM HEADLINES FDI: July Signals Contraction for Fastener Distributors + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Mirroring the PMI, July’s Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) signaled contraction (45.1,...
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8/27/2012 12:39:00 AM HEADLINES Fastener Fair Brazil Announces 8 Symposium Topics + click to enlarge Fastener Fair Brazil / Feira De Fixacao will feature symposiums on eight topics. Fastener Fair...
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8/27/2012 1:11:00 AM HEADLINES Chicago Rivet Reports Strong First-Half Results + click to enlarge Second quarter profit dropped, but six-month results showed double-digit growth in all categories. Chicago Rivet &...
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8/27/2012 2:10:00 AM HEADLINES PennEngineering Launches iPhone App + click to enlarge PennEngineering launched an app for iPhone and iPad. The app is designed to enable users to access critical installation...
