3/3/2011 2:25:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Elgin Fastener Group Expands Through Acquisition Elgin Fastener Group acquired Kansas City, MO-based Silo Fasteners. Established in 1990, Silo Fasteners provides fasteners for highway...
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2/8/2011 2:44:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Report: Global Steel Wire Market to Reach US$25.4 Billion by 2015 The steel industry’s business cycles reflect the general economic activity of a nation. Steel...
2/24/2011 4:05:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Acument’s North American Technical and Processing Center Comes Online (Courtesy Joseph Tobianski — The Flint Journal) Acument Global Technologies’ new North American Technical and Processing...
3/1/2011 2:33:00 AM NEW BRIEFS Monogram Aerospace Fasteners TriMas Corp.’s Aerospace & Defense segment, including Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, reported a 14.3% jump in sales to $20.46 million in the fourth...
2/28/2011 12:40:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Chinese Fastener Prices Rise on Increased Demand Fastener exports from the Haiyan region in China rose in January, part of a group of steel or...
2/28/2011 Cinco Industries Installs Hyo Dong Cold Header at Slidematic Cinco Industries installed the first Hyo Dong Model HBF-5181 cold header from South Korea imported into U.S. at Slidematic Precision...
2/27/2011 1:06:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS North Coast Sets 3rd Annual Distributor/Supplier Event The North Coast Fastener Association will hold its third annual Distributor Social on May 19, 2011, announced association...
2/25/2011 1:08:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS L.B. Foster Profit Jumped in Final Months of 2010 Rail fastener manufacturer L.B. Foster Co. reported fourth quarter 2010 net sales increased 40.7% to $148.0...
2/25/2011 1:17:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS PennEngineering Names New Global Product Manager PennEngineering appointed LillyAnna Penn to the position of Global Product Manager with responsibility for the company’s assembled line of...
2/23/2011 12:19:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Philidas Secures Funding Package to Fuel Growth UK fastener manufacturer Philidas secured a £1.6 million (US$2.59 million) funding package to boost growth. Leumi ABL...
NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Industry Has Presence at Presidential Small Business Forum President Obama speaking February 22, 2011, in Cleveland (courtesy Cardinal Fastener). Grabner leading Obama on a tour of Cardinal...
2/24/2011 1:45:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Fastenal CEO Pay Jumps Six-Fold in 2010 After taking a big pay cut in 2009, Fastenal Co. CEO Will Oberton, saw his pay increase more...
NEWS BRIEFS European Fastener Show Opens The largest gathering of fastener people in the world opened Tuesday in Germany. Fastener Fair Stuttgart has 670 exhibiting companies from 40 countries and...
2/22/2011 11:18:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Defense Supplier Level 1 Fasteners Buys $3.5m Facility Huntington Industrial Center, formerly the Owens-Illinois factory property (courtesy Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch) Defense supplier Level 1 Fasteners paid...
2/22/2011 9:41:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS ASG Names Global Product Group Manager for Precision Fastening Line ASG, a division of specialty fastener manufacturer Jergens Inc., appointed Neil Maniccia to the newly...
2/22/2011 10:33:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS New Product Investments Drive Dorman Sales Dorman Products reported sales, including fasteners, rose 27% to $122.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2010, while net...
2/21/2011 1:13:00 PM Lubker Heads MAFDA for 2011 Rick Lubker Rick Lubker of Lubker Distribution is the new president of the Mid Atlantic Fastener Distributors Association. Lubker announced MAFDA is...
2/20/2011 10:32:00 AM Müller-Mederer New Sales Director for WAFIOS Main plant in Reutlingen WAFIOS AG named Dr. Christoph Müller-Mederer as sales & marketing director on the company’s board, chairman Thomas...
2/21/2011 11:23:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS India Firm Acquires Acument’s German Operations Acument Germany’s Neuss facility, which will serve as the headquarters of Ruia Fasteners Group AG Ruia Group announced the...
NEWS BRIEFS Chicago Leading in Exhibitors Among U.S. Spring Fastener Shows Among North American spring 2011 trade shows, Fastener Tech 11 reports 85 exhibiting companies / 90 booths thus far...