6/3/2013 1:31:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Japan’s export volume of steel screws in 2012 grew 5.9% to 339,039 tons, Fastener World reports. That level marks the fifth highest in history. Meanwhile...
NEWS BRIEFS
May 31
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5/31/2013 Distributor registration for Fastener Tech 13 is free until June 3 for the biennial trade show. Fastener Tech will be June 10-12, 2013, at the Stephens Convention Center in...
May 30
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5/30/2013 11:38:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Vegas Fastener Manufacturing acquired an industrial building at 4305 W. Oguendo Rd. in Las Vegas, NV from Ramsey & Son, Inc. for $2.4 million, the...
May 30
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5/31/2013 1:20:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Finnveden’s Metal Structures division is streamlining its foundry operation by concentrating its European magnesium die casting to the factory in Poland. ...
May 28
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5/28/2013 12:44:00 PM The Pacific-West Fastener Association will discuss disaster planning at its July Southern California dinner meeting. The meeting will be Tuesday, July 19, 2013, at the Holiday Inn...
May 22
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FIN STOCK REVIEW Stock Report: BARNES GROUP + click to enlarge + click to enlarge 2012 Barnes Group effectively exited the fastener industry in 2013 when MSC Industrial Direct Co....
May 22
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FIN STOCK REVIEW Stock Report: B/E AEROSPACE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge 2014 B/E Aerospace reported commercial aircraft segment (“CAS”) revenues – primarily fasteners – rose 15.4%...
May 22
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5/22/2013 7:36:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Fastener Tech Includes 2 Co-Located Trade Shows + click to enlarge Attendees at Fastener Tech 13 will be able to attend the surface finishing and...
May 22
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5/22/2013 NEWS BRIEF Boker’s Inc. published its 2013 Metal Stamping & Industry Guide and a Metric Washer Catalog. The stamping guide includes base elements, a gauge decimal equivalents chart and glossary. The catalog...
May 22
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FIN STOCK REVIEW Global fastener company acquisitions “continued at a strong pace during 2012,” consultant Richard Hagan reflected. “By our count, there were a total of 31 fastener company acquisitions...
May 20
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5/20/2013 12:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Grant Ash and Berry Scruggs joined Frost Supply’s tool, fastening & safety division, executive vice president Jeff Frost announced. Frost Supply also opened its seventh location in...
May 20
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5/20/2013 11:16:00 AM The 2014 Taiwan International Fastener Show will move to the new Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. Show organizers predict there will be 350 exhibiting companies totaling 800 booths at...
May 17
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5/17/2013 12:06:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Beacon Fasteners promoted Kameron Dorsey to the position of national sales manager. Dorsey joined Beacon in May of 1998 as an...
May 17
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5/19/2013 9:26:00 PM + click to enlarge Joe Larry is a new outside sales rep for distributor Wayne Fasteners. Wayne, owned by Charlie Keller, distributes fasteners, construction products, abrasives, cutting...
May 16
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5/16/2013 8:40:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Precision Aerospace Components revenue in the opening quarter of 2013 jumped 242% to $7.2 million — largely a result of the Fastener Distribution and Marketing...
May 15
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5/15/2013 1:08:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Gary Maulin was named Western states territory manager at fastener supplier Starborn Industries. “Gary’s in-depth product and supply chain management skills...
May 14
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5/14/2013 12:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Southwest Fastener named Vanessa McMurry-Cox as marketing director. McMurry-Cox has spent the last two years at AOR Direct LLC. Prior to...
May 14
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5/14/2013 9:30:00 AM + click to enlarge Elgin Fastener Group appointed Carl Ondraka as general manager for Cleveland operations, which include Chandler Products, Quality Bolt & Screw and Telefast Industries....
May 13
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5/13/2013 10:17:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Tree Island Steel Ltd. reported first quarter revenue fell 13% to $38.1 million, hampered by sales volumes decrease of 9.9% to...
May 12
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5/12/2013 10:39:00 AM + click to enlarge Distributor registration for Fastener Tech 13 is free until June 3 for the biennial trade show. Fastener Tech will be June 10-12, 2013,...
