2/27/2013 12:42:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Trimas Corp. reported sales increased 17.4% to a record $1.27 billion in 2012. The company’s Energy segment, which consists of Lamons — including South Texas...
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February 26
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2/26/2013 12:12:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Fastener imports and exports of Jiaxing city dropped 5.7% to $989 million in 2012, ChinaFastener.Info reports. Exports fell 5.8% to $964 million, including an 11.7% reduction...
February 25
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2/25/2013 1:11:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge EU Tariffs The European Union officially amended antidumping tariffs on certain steel fasteners imported from China. As reported by Fastener +...
February 21
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2/21/2013 NEWS BRIEF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. announced the underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock held by Automotive Investors L.L.C., an affiliate of The Blackstone Group...
February 21
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2/23/2013 4:19:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Dorman Products reported its fourth consecutive year of double digit growth, with sales, including fasteners, gaining 11% to $570.4 million in...
February 20
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2/16/2013 10:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge TRW Automotive reported sales, including fasteners, grew 7% to a record $16.4 billion in 2012. Operating income declined 14% to $1.08...
February 20
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2/19/2013 2:22:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Despite a generally difficult business environment, the Bossard Group earned the third best result in the company’s history. Consolidated net income decreased slightly...
February 20
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2/19/2013 3:50:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge H. Paulin & Co. History H. Paulin & Co. was founded by Harry Paulin in 1920 in Toronto, Canada. He had...
February 20
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2/20/2013 12:48:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Century Fastener & Machine CEO Gail Glasser will speak to the Women in the Fastener Industry. The WIFI meeting will be...
February 16
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2/18/2013 1:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Allfast Fastening Systems received the 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award, Allfast president Jim Randall announced. Boeing issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have...
February 14
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2/14/2013 10:58:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge As an aluminum producer, Alcoa’s fortunes “tend to be volatile because of its dependence on aluminum prices, and aluminum prices don’t...
February 13
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2/13/2013 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Smith Fastener Co. broke ground on a new facility in South Charleston, WV, the Charleston Daily Mail reports. “The company plans to...
February 13
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2/13/2013 2:09:00 PM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Grainger daily sales in January increased 8%, including 3 percentage points from volume, 3 percentage points from...
February 13
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2/13/2013 11:25:00 AM NEWS BRIEF Barnes Distribution received the Ford Rotunda Key Supplier Award for meeting standards in sales support, business alignment, dealer service satisfaction, supply chain management and product marketing...
February 11
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2/11/2013 11:57:00 AM + click to enlarge H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. shareholders approved the acquisition of Paulin by Hillman Cos. The arrangement received the approval of the requisite majority...
February 11
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2/11/2013 3:17:00 PM NEWS BRIEF A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to Ferry Cap & Set Screw Co. “that immediately prohibits the workers from concertedly refusing to work...
February 11
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2/11/2013 NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge India-based Sundram Fasteners reported sales edged up to 1,599.08 crore for the first nine months of fiscal 2013, while net profit improved slightly...
February 08
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2/8/2013 1:03:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Simpson Manufacturing Co. reported sales increased 10.7% to $144.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, with net income gaining 20%...
February 08
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2/8/2013 3:14:00 PM NEWS BRIEF EFC International opened a branch office and warehouse in Phoenix, AZ, to serve customers in the American West and Mexico. “This added strategic location ensures...
February 07
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2/7/2013 11:21:00 AM NEWS BRIEF + click to enlarge Trifast chairman Malcolm Diamond, left, with chief executive Jim Barker Director Steps Down Trifast Group announced that executive director Seamus Murphy...
