3/11/2013 3:35:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. reported net sales increased 3.1% to $254.9 million in February, down from January’s 11.7% sales...
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3/20/2013 12:59:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge AFT Fasteners moved to 715 Avenue H East, Arlington, TX 76011. Tel: 469 865-2800 or 877 844-8595 Email: info@aft-corp.com Web: aftfasteners.com AFT said the new...
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3/19/2013 12:08:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + view more photos NFDA president Jay Queenin and father/distributor Kevin Queenin with Vickie Lester There are walls – not just...
March 18
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3/18/2013 12:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Former Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co. president John Grabner was named to the 2013 Manufacturing Council —...
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3/18/2013 11:37:00 AM Birmingham Fastener Group promoted Jerry Warren to corporate purchasing manager and Tony Nelson to purchasing manager of Birmingham Fastener Distribution. Warren has been with the company for...
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3/14/2013 2:21:00 PM NEWS BRIEF Australia-based ITW Retail Group is building a 231,500 sq ft distribution center (DC) at South Dandenong in Melbourne. The facility, outfitted with integrated logistics and...
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3/13/2013 1:58:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge (Left-Right) Kelly Tobin – Western Regional Manager, James Jimenez – Account Representative, Tony Chavez – Technician/Warehousing, Tom...
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3/12/2013 12:11:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Graphs courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge Following two straight months of decline, U.S. fastener exports and imports saw double-digits gains...
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3/12/2013 2:12:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Grainger daily sales in February increased 6%, including 4 percentage points from volume, 2 percentage points from...
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3/11/2013 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Ex-CEO Joseph McAuliffe filed a lawsuit against Ferry Cap & Set Screw Co. after being reportedly fired for complaining about the CEO of a related...
March 11
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3/11/2013 3:58:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Courtesy AZoM.com UK fastener manufacturer Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd (SSF) became the first fastener producer to be awarded NORSOK M-650 accreditation...
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3/8/2013 12:19:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge The New England Fastener Distributors Association announced six technical seminars in conjunction with its biennial tabletop trade show. The show will...
March 07
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3/7/2013 1:06:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge ChinaFastener.com unveiled a “Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit” to be held in Shanghai, China, on June 19th, 2013....
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3/7/2013 11:53:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge The European Union slapped the Philippines with a tariff on stainless steel screws and bolts from China, saying “Chinese exporters used...
March 05
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3/5/2013 11:35:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Fourth quarter sales rose 9.1% and for the full year of 2012 sales were up 11.6%, according to distributors participating in...
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3/5/2013 6:21:00 PM NEWS BRIEF Taiwan’s fastener export value fell 6% year-on-year to US$3.28 billion during January to November 2012, ChinaFastener.Info reports. The export volume dropped 5.48% to 1,167,699,744 kg in...
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3/4/2013 3:51:00 PM + click to enlarge Dokka Fasteners Norway and Dokka Fasteners US launched an updated website at dokkafasteners.com. The website updates markets, product line, contact information and history...
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3/1/2013 2:21:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Open-source software developer Sight Machine is adapting software tools and formulations to the conservative manufacturing sector, the O’Reilly Radar reports. Their...
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2/28/2013 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + view more photos The 2013 Fastener Fair Stuttgart opened February 26 on a snowy day with record numbers of exhibiting companies and exhibit space....
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2/28/2013 1:14:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved $107,483 in job-creation tax credits for Ohio Star Forge, which wants to expand, Vindy.com reports....
