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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Unytite Adds Wind Turbine Bolts Segment A fastener manufacturer in Illinois is planning to build a 14,000 sq ft addition on its current facility in order to...
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Cohn, Gaudette Lead Pac-West Andy Cohn was elected president of Pacific-West Fastener Association. Cohn, owner of Duncan Bolt Co., succeeds Kelly Cole of WCL Company. John Gaudette of...
October 25
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10/25/2010 9:26:00 PM PERSPECTIVE – Vertullo: Technical Knowledge Can Reduce Costs, Risk The best opportunity to prevent a mistake is at the point a fastener distributor is purchasing fasteners, consultant...
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...
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10/25/2010 HEADLINES Fastener CEO Cycling 107 Miles to Raise $3,900 for Leukemia Kirk Zehnder will ride his bicycle 107 miles on November 20, 2010, to raise money for the Leukemia...
