GM Chase Watson: “This space gives us the room to better organize and scale our shipping, assembly, and manufacturing operations.”
NEWS BRIEFS
March 25
11:55
2025
Decision to open second headquarters in Plano, TX, driven by region’s strong labor market and proximity to Simpson’s nearby factory.
March 24
16:58
2025
After 37 years, Brainard Rivet Co. GM Joseph “Joe” Lamanna is retiring.
March 21
14:35
2025
Würth Industry North America will pay $42.5 million for a distribution center in Columbus, OH, previously owned by MSC Industrial Supply.
March 20
14:24
2025
Aerospace supplier TriMas appoints current board member after CFO Scott Mell left the aerospace supplier.
March 19
17:33
2025
Acquired last October, the 17,100 sq ft facility increases service in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
March 18
18:41
2025
Fastener supplier Alabama Aerospace is one of six companies currently on a trade mission to Poland for high-level negotiations with military and business leaders.
March 18
16:55
2025
Aerospace fastener manufacturer reports strong demand from Boeing and other top aerospace companies to replace capacity destroyed when a fire gutted an SPS Technologies factory in February.
March 17
16:53
2025
International Fastener Expo owner Emerald X appoints new show director, replacing Morgan Wilson, who led the show for four years.
March 17
16:11
2025
Decision to lay off 250 workers comes weeks after a fire gutted SPS Technologies' Pennsylvania aerospace fastener factory, complicating Boeing production.
March 15
17:00
2025
While tariffs are cited by U.S. President Donald Trump as a tool to boost domestic manufacturing, analysts say the market picture is more complicated.
March 14
13:35
2025
Böllhoff Group cited the presence of tier 1 automotive suppliers, as well as Bulgaria's “strong sheet metal and aluminum processing industries.”
March 13
13:41
2025
He has a 30+ year blend of technology (hardware and software), finance, marketing and industrial experience.
March 12
16:10
2025
Effective March 20, a new quality control order will halt all steel fastener imports since no foreign manufacturers have received Bureau of Indian Standards certification.
March 11
18:35
2025
British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors credited fastener veteran as “the driving force behind BIAFD over the last 20 years, helping to guide the association through significant industry developments.”
March 10
16:17
2025
“Building incremental (domestic steel) capacity takes time, working capital, and people, all of which are already in short supply.”
March 10
12:22
2025
February fire that gutted 105-year-old fastener factory imperils Boeing commercial production, along with maintenance for Apache Longbow and Blackhawk attack helicopters, Tomahawk missiles, and F-15 fighter jets.
March 07
23:47
2025
Erratic U.S. tariff process clouds improved fastener market conditions, threatening nascent recovery.
March 07
17:53
2025
Strong customer demand in North America and Europe for RB&W cold-formed fasteners drives revenue and margin gains.
March 06
11:07
2025
February sales jumped to 0.6% growth — the largest positive monthly gain since April 2023.
