4/2/2010 2009 Japanese Fastener Exports Drop 29.4% Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported 2009 exports of fasteners dropped 29.4% from the previous year to Yen19.2 billion (US$203m), Fastener World reported. Imports...
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4/2/2010 NEWS BRIEFS FINdex Comes Roaring Back in Opening Quarter After gaining 10% in the final quarter of 2009, the FIN Fastener Stock Index came roaring back in the first...
April 01
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4/1/2010 2010 Tide of Sea Freight Prices Rises Again April 1 – Increasing Fastener Costs Shipping container started going up in January, new charges are being added today and annual...
April 01
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4/1/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Birmingham Fastener Buys NSS T-Bolt Business From Precision Castparts Birmingham Fastener’s manufacturing and distribution center in Alabama (courtesy Birmingham Fastener) Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. announced the...
April 01
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4/1/2010 Weisberg Speaking to MFDA on Doing Business With U.S. Government Attorney Bill Weisberg will speak to the Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association April 14, 2010, meeting doing business with the...
April 01
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4/1/2010 12:32:00 PM All American Fastener Show Offers Free Registration Free advance registration is being offered for the first All American Fastener Show. The show lists 28 exhibiting companies for...
April 01
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4/1/2010 Improved “Sta-Tite” Toilet Seat Fasteners: No April Fools Joke Bemis Manufacturing Company introduced its Sta-Tite toilet seat fastening system to its residential toilet seats. Sheboygen Falls, WI-based Bemis manufactures...
April 01
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4/1/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Elgin Fastener Group Adds Bailey Elgin Fastener Group named Carl Bailey of The Representative Co. to represent EFG in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Bailey has...
March 31
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3/31/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Danaher Forming Joint Venture with Fastener Tool Maker Danaher Corp. and Cooper Industries are forming a joint venture for portions of their tool businesses, the companies announced....
March 30
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3/30/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Insufficient Fastener Torque Prompts Nissan SUV Recall Nissan is recalling 4,038 SUVs due to loose fasteners in the steering mechanism. “The fasteners securing the passenger front air...
March 29
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3/29/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Porteous & Wheeler at Pac-West: Fastener Prices Headed Up Bruce Wheeler of Star Stainless and Barry Porteous of Porteous Fastener Co. speak at Pac-West Take a look...
March 29
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3/29/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Pac-West Scholarship Named for Benefactor Kirsner; Judy Kirsner Restarting Fastener Museum Mel Kirsner The Pacific-West Fastener Association has named its new scholarship fund for Mel Kirsner. His...
March 29
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3/29/2010 NEWS BRIEFS EACO Corp. Acquires Bisco Industries EACO Corp. completed the acquisition of Bisco Industries Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1973, Bisco distributes fasteners and electronic components...
March 29
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3/30/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Wire producer Tree Island Industries Ltd. reported 2009 revenue of $165.6 million, an EBITDA loss adjusted for foreign exchange of $36.5 million and a full-year net loss...
March 26
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3/26/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Acument Completes France Divestiture Acument Global Technologies completed the sale of its French automotive business to two buyers, the company announced. Lisi and Agrati, as well as...
March 26
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3/27/2010 NEWS BRIEFS STAFDA Publishes Showroom Manual The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association published “Creating an Attractive Showroom Manual.” “What’s the goal of your showroom?” is a topic author...
March 25
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3/25/2010 NEWS BRIEFS CDP Fastener Group Wins Award Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems presented its Supplier Excellence Award to CDP Fastener Group Incorporated. The award is based on on-time delivery, quality...
March 25
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3/25/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan wire rod maker Quintain Steel indicated it would raise prices to offset higher raw material costs. The hike is estimated to be between TWD 1,000 (US$31.40)...
March 24
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3/24/2010 NEWS BRIEFS DCI International Names Feza and Divorski Carla Feza was promoted to sales manager of DCI International Inc. and Lawrence Divorski joined the sales team. Founded in 1990...
March 24
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3/24/2010 NIFS/West Already at 492 Booths for November Las Vegas Show; NIFS/East Has 62 Booths for May Columbus Show Show management for the National Industrial Fastener Show/West announced 384 companies...
