9/12/2012 12:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Done with Fasteners, On To Tubing + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Steve Karol Former Vertex Distribution owner Watermill Group acquired two metal tubing...
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September 11
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9/12/2012 12:44:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS China’s Steelmakers Keep October Prices Unchanged + click to enlarge China’s steelmakers decided to keep main steel product prices unchanged in October, Reuters reports. The news...
September 10
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10/21/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Bossard Sees “Noticeably Weaker” Sales “Noticeably weaker” sales pushed Bossard Group revenue down 35% to $35.4 million in the third quarter of 2009. The company said the...
September 10
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9/10/2012 12:38:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS China Estimates First-Half 2012 Fastener Output + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Courtesy ChinaFastener.Info China’s metal fastener output reached an estimated 2,679,669.29 tons...
September 07
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9/7/2012 1:35:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Global Power Equipment Acquires TOG Manufacturing + click to enlarge Irving, TX-based Global Power Equipment Group Inc. acquired the equity of TOG Holdings Inc., together...
September 06
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9/6/2012 10:30:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Punjab Fastener Manufacturers Eye Relocation + click to enlarge Citing power shortages, rising land costs and unfavourable policies for them in Punjab, fastener manufacturers in...
September 05
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9/5/2012 3:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Brighton Best Forms Alliance with Elgin Fastener Group + click to enlarge Brighton Best International formed a new domestic alliance with the Elgin Fastener Group,...
September 04
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9/4/2012 11:00:00 AM Las Vegas Booth Total Approaching 2011 Number + click to enlarge Early attendee advance registration for the 2012 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo totaled 1,514...
September 04
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9/4/2012 2:25:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS FinnvedenBulten Expands in Poland, Restructures Foundry Operation + click to enlarge FinnvedenBulten will restructure its foundry operation to strengthen its position in cast components and...
September 02
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9/4/2012 2:42:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Japan’s Piolax Opens Facility in India + click to enlarge Piolax of Japan inaugurated its first Indian facility at the Sri City economic zone in...
September 01
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9/1/2012 10:47:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS 8th Chinese Fastener Trade Show Projecting Higher Numbers for 2012 + click to enlarge The 8th Fastener Trade Show will be held November 1-2, 2012 at...
August 31
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8/31/2012 2:31:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Cardinal Fastener Teams with ROI Energy for Sustainability + click to enlarge Cardinal Fastener Inc. completed a lighting retrofit of its 90,000 sq ft facility...
August 31
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8/31/2012 11:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Birmingham Fastener Plans $2m Expansion + click to enlarge Birmingham Fastener Inc. plans a $2 million expansion of its Pratt City facility to meet rising...
August 31
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8/31/2012 12:18:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Carpenter Technology Consolidating Specialty Wire Production + click to enlarge Carpenter Technology Corp. will relocate its Carpenter Specialty Wire Products (CSWP) business from Orangeburg, CI, to...
August 28
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8/28/2012 VanZandt Joining Desert Distribution John Wachman announced Beth VanZandt is joining Desert Distribution Sales LLC, a manufacturers rep agency. VanZandt has 25 years of fastener experience, most recently with...
August 27
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8/14/2012 1:14:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Asian Steel Prices Continue to Drop + click to enlarge China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel said it would cut September prices of its main products...
August 27
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8/28/2012 12:40:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS China Steel Corp. Price Cuts Continue + click to enlarge Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. cut the list prices for its steel products by an average...
August 27
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8/29/2012 12:13:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS TR Fastenings Wins Best of Britain Award + click to enlarge TR Fastenings was given the Best of Britain – Corporate Business Award 2012. “We...
August 27
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8/29/2012 11:29:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Bossard North America Unveils $1.5m Expansion + click to enlarge Courtesy Greeneville Sun Bossard North America marked the opening of a $1.5-million expansion of its...
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8/30/2012 12:02:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS “Deteriorated” Fasteners Faulted in Reno Crash + click to enlarge Photo by Robert Fisher A National Transportation Safety Board investigation found that re-used screws and...
