11/22/2010 HEADLINES Stanley Black & Decker to Close Bostich Plant Stanley Black & Decker Inc. will close a Rhode Island nail and staple plant after a multi-year recession in the...
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November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Remembering When Imports Were Delivered At Night Eric Marbe Cohn, 88, who started importing fasteners in 1953, died November 8, 2010. Born with his twin Jay...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES Pac-West Reveals ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of DFARS Despite recent changes in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) specialty metals rule, all military-use only fasteners must still be...
November 22
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11/22/2010 1:12:00 AM HEADLINES Würth Group Unveils ‘First’ U.S. Robotic Fastener Manufacturing Facility The Würth Group is establishing its first hot forming fastener manufacturing facility in North America to supply...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES Powers Fasteners Names New CEO L-R: Frederic Powers III Jeffrey Powers, Mike Fergus, and Chris Powers Powers Fasteners announced a strategic succession of management for its family-owned business, Construction Distribution reports. ...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES Elgin’s Liter: ‘Sales Per Employee’ New Profit Metric The 21st century is a brave new world for the fastener industry. The rise of China, the constant threat of...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES 36% of NIFS/West Exhibitors Have Foreign Addresses Part of the Korean Pavilion at 2010 NIFS/West. Ten Korean companies exhibited at the show. Numerous U.S. fastener manufacturers have complained...
November 22
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HEADLINES Mood at NIFS/West “Cautiously Upbeat” Opening day at the 2010 National Industrial Fastener Show/West was a hit with many exhibitors. The number of booths and total registration rose...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES 2010 NIFS/West By the Numbers 2010 NIFS/West Total Registration 2010 NIFS/West Total Booths Numbers were mixed for the 2010 National Industrial Fastener Show/West show in Las Vegas. Total...
November 22
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Acme Industrial, Birmingham Fastener, Boker’s, Cardinal Fastener, Continental-Aero, Interfast, Ken Forging, Micro Plastics, Mudge Fasteners, Senco, Spirol Acme Industrial Company received U.S. Defense Logistics Agency approval as...
November 21
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11/22/2010 9:41:00 PM HEADLINES STAFDA’s Devers: Economic Uncertainty is the Problem in 2010 Robert Devers Uncertainty about the economic recovery and the U.S. housing industry leads the concerns of Specialty Tools...
November 18
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES EU Reviews Duties on Stainless Steel Fasteners from China The European Union may renew tariffs as high as 27.4% on stainless-steel screws and bolts from China and Taiwan,...
November 17
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES 2010 STAFDA Convention Attendance Up 12% Kangas & Darragh head association for 2011 Mike Kangas Kramer Darragh Mike Kangas of Alaska is the 2011 president of the Specialty...
November 11
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES MSC Industrial Acquiring Rutland Tool for $11m MSC Industrial Direct Co. agreed to acquire the assets of Rutland Tool & Supply Co., a subsidiary of Lawson Products, for...
November 05
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11/22/2010 HEADLINES Orbitform Owner Elected to Michigan Legislature Mike Shirkey Orbitform Group owner Mike Shirkey was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives on November 2, 2010. In his first...
October 25
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES IFI Seeking Nominations for Soaring Eagle Awards The Industrial Fasteners Institute is seeking nominations for its 2011 Soaring Eagle Awards. The IFI initiated the Soaring Eagle Awards in...
October 25
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES MFDA Publishes Fastener Black Book The Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association published a 249-page “Fastener Black Book.” The first edition of the book includes inch/metric equivalents, standard dimensions, fastener...
October 25
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: NIFS/West Reports 2010 Early Registration Pace Up From 2009 The National Industrial Fastener Show/West reported early registration is exceeding the 2009 pace. At 690 the number...
October 25
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Ferenchick, Carpe Lead NEFDA for 2010/2011 Rick Ferenchick of Arnold Industries is the chairman and Barry Carpe of All-Tech Specialty Fasteners president of the New England Fastener...
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES FINdex Recovers Second-Quarter Losses The FIN Fastener Stock Index regained its momentum in the third quarter, growing 14.6% to put an 8% second-quarter loss behind it. The Q3...
