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5/15/2012 5:06:00 PM FIN STOCK REVIEW 2011 Fastener Acquisitions Near 2010 Level + click to enlarge Deal-making activity in the global fastener industry continued at a strong pace during 2011,...
5/15/2012 12:52:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Tree Island: Volume and Price Gains Drive Double-Digit Revenue Growth + click to enlarge Tree Island Wire Income Fund reported higher sales volumes and selling...
5/15/2012 10:53:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Kern Joins Former Acument CEO at Accuride + click to enlarge Richard Dauch Former Lake Erie Products Special Fasteners president Greg Kern was named vice...
NEWS BRIEFS Economist at NFDA: Now is Time to Invest in Your Company + click to enlarge Courtesy LINK Magazine Alan Beaulieu’s comments to the spring 2012 meeting of the...
5/12/2012 11:28:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS + click to enlarge Media Spotlight – Kirk Zehnder, president and CEO of Earnest Machine turned to the Cleveland chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization to connect...
NEWS BRIEFS Brazil Wire Rod Exports to U.S. Double + click to enlarge Recent U.S. wire rod import trends, including the influx of Turkish and Chinese rod – might subside...
5/11/2012 2:51:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Atlantic Fasteners Aerospace Earns QSLD Approval, Adds Buyer Atlantic Fasteners Aerospace earned QSLD approval to sell rivets, Class 2 and Class 3 threaded products to...
5/10/2012 12:07:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Grainger Opens Two Distribution Centers + click to enlarge Grainger Inc. opened new distribution centers in Patterson, CA, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, bringing its global distribution...
5/10/2012 2:02:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan Fastener Suppliers Report Hike in Orders + click to enlarge Taiwan’s major fastener suppliers are forecasting strong revenue growth in the second quarter of...
5/9/2012 11:21:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS U.S. Sets Dumping Margins on Chinese Threaded Rod + click to enlarge The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the preliminary results of the second administrative...
5/10/2012 12:26:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS 3V Fasteners Named Spirit AeroSystems Platinum Supplier + click to enlarge Corona, CA-based 3V Fasteners Company Inc. was one of 13 companies recognized by Spirit...
5/8/2012 12:43:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS All Points Fasteners Names Western Regional Sales Manager All Points Fasteners Inc. named Brianne Grant to the newly developed position of Western Regional Sales Manager. ...
5/8/2012 11:13:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Tanner Fasteners Acquires City Sprint Safety & Supply Brooklyn, NY-based Tanner Fasteners & Industrial Supplies acquired City Sprint Safety & Supply of Long Island City....
5/8/2012 12:27:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Perryman Co. Acquires Titanium Forgings Supplier + click to enlarge Titanium fastener stock supplier Perryman Co. is expanding its footprint in the medical market, American...
5/9/2012 12:22:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Southern Fasteners Named to “Companies to Watch” List + click to enlarge Southern Fasteners and Supply Inc. was named one of 25 North Carolina Companies...
5/7/2012 1:34:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Precision Castparts Expands Aerostructures Capacity + click to enlarge Precision Castparts Corp. agreed to acquire aerostructures manufacturer Centra Industries located in Cambridge, Ontario. The cash...
5/7/2012 12:19:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS FDI Report Finds Sales Growth Slows in April The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) dipped slightly in April, coming in at 53.8 vs. 55.9 the prior...
5/7/2012 NEWS BRIEFS Circle Bolt & Nut Names New President/CEO + click to enlarge James Castellino Circle Bolt & Nut Company Inc. promoted James J. Castellino to president and CEO....
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