7/9/2013 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Southwest Fastener launched a new website: swfastener.com. The new website has improved navigation, product information and technical support. “It presents the 14,000 products we carry, our multiple...
NEWS BRIEFS
July 09
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7/9/2013 2:47:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Alcoa reported sales at its Engineered Products and Solutions segment, including Alcoa Fastening Systems, rose 3.4% to a record $1.47 billion...
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7/1/2013 11:37:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge “Caltrans has no evidence it verified the quality of the hundreds of irreplaceable rods needed to anchor the tower of the...
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6/30/2013 9:25:00 PM Marine Fasteners Inc. opened a new 54,000 sq ft facility in Indiana. The branch is located on 6.6 acres of the 48-acre Beck Industrial Park. The new...
June 27
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6/27/2013 12:29:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge NORMA Group agreed to acquire Australia-based Guyco Pty Limited for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in July...
June 27
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6/28/2013 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Former STAFDA president Kramer Darragh of the Little Rock, AR-based Darragh Co., met with Rep. Tom Cotton during the first “Congressional...
June 26
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6/26/2013 10:19:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Fastener provider FSL Aerospace was awarded a second consecutive aerospace SC21 Bronze Award. The award will be formally presented to FSL’s...
June 21
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6/15/2013 11:35:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge All-Tech Hardware LLC is a new division of Autocraft USA LLC. All-Tech will import bolts, socket products, screws, nuts and washers manufactured by Shanghai...
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6/21/2013 10:46:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Century Fasteners Corp. is participating in the 50th International Paris Air Show to exhibit its aerospace products, which now includes Cherry...
June 18
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6/18/2013 8:49:00 AM + click to enlarge Rick Rudolph has started a manufacturer’s representative company, Rick Rudolph Associates LLC. Based in Massachusetts, Rudolph will cover all six New England states....
June 18
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6/18/2013 12:17:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Jergens Industrial Supply (JIS) acquired certain assets of Gray Industrial Supply, including Gray’s web-based Spectrum Supply business. Incorporated in 1946, Gray...
June 16
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6/16/2013 12:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Update: Reutz Arrives in Key West; Hyatt Welcomes with Treats. Login to http://support.cureduchenne.org/site/PageNavigator/Cajun_Run.html Email: Jreutz@Allfast.com All Fasteners president Jim Ruetz is...
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6/13/2013 12:33:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Kevin Reidl Kevin Reidl of Hodell-Natco is the new president of the National Fastener Distributors Association. Reidl succeeds Jay Queenin of...
June 13
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6/13/2013 12:49:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Anixter Fasteners unveiled its new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The new facility is intended to support Anixter’s customers in Mexico and...
June 10
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6/10/2013 1:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Reprising the Question of Amazon Supply “It has been about a year since Amazon Supply made a splash and we asked...
June 10
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6/11/2013 11:04:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Grainger reported daily sales in May increased 5% versus May 2012, and included 3 percentage points from volume, 2 percentage points from...
June 07
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6/7/2013 10:02:00 AM JM Lawson Associates LLC will represent Cardinal Fastener Inc. in New England and New York. Lawson is a four-person manufacturers rep agency headed by Jim Lawson He...
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6/5/2013 9:51:00 AM + click to enlarge Elgin Fastener Group appointed Jeff Hepner as director of distributor sales. Hepner was president of Telefast Industries from 2008 to 2013, which Elgin...
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6/5/2013 12:26:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported its sales growth slowed in May, increasing 5.3% to $289.4 million. In April Fastenal’s sales growth rate was...
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6/4/2013 5:19:00 PM + click to enlarge “The 7 Things You Need to Succeed Right Now!” is the topic of the Women in the Fastener Industry “connect event” in conjunction...
