3/23/2010 NEWS BRIEFS UK’s Staytite Acquires Portafix UK fastener maker Staytite Ltd. acquired fastener supplier Portafix Ltd. for an undisclosed sum, Fastener + Fixing reports. Founded in the late 1990s,...
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March 22
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3/22/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Indutrade Acquires Techno Skruv Swedish industrial products group Indutrade AB has acquired all the shares of Varnamo-based fastener distributor Techno Skruv AB, Fastener + Fixing reports. Founded...
March 22
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3/22/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Alcoa Fastening Systems Given Raytheon Award AFS sales director Lisa Robertson and Roy Fava, Account Manager for AFS Simi Valley, accept a Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon...
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3/19/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Böllhoff Acquires Armstrong Precision Components Böllhoff acquired the entire shareholding of Armstrong Precision Components Ltd. from Caparo Engineering, Fastener + Fixing reports. APC was the Helicoil licensee...
March 19
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3/19/2010 Southall Heads Earnest Machine UK Expansion Stuart Southall is the new Earnest Machine Products UK business development manager at the West Midlands UK facility. Earnest is expanding as a...
March 19
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3/19/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Report: FAA Faulted for Southwest Airlines Rivet Debacle A government watchdog faulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allowing Southwest Airlines to “fly jets that had not...
March 15
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3/15/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Stanley Works Completes Black & Decker Merger Days after winning EU approval, Stanley Works completed its merger with Black & Decker. The combined company will be known...
March 15
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3/15/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Report: China Transshipping Fasteners To EU Via Malaysia Since the European Union imposed 87% antidumping duties on Chinese fasteners starting in February 2009, Malaysia’s monthly fasteners exports...
March 13
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3/13/2010 Ray Zirkle and Doug Zirkle will represent the National Industrial Fastener Show/West worldwide selling booth space in the machinery, tooling and mill supply section of the traditionally distribution-oriented trade...
March 11
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3/11/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Grainger February Sales Rise Grainger reported February sales increased 12% – the same rate of growth as January sales. Revenue growth included a 5 percentage point contribution...
March 11
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3/12/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Bossard Cut 12% of Workforce in 2009 Despite cutting operating costs by more than 20%, Switzerland-based Bossard Group cut its workforce by 12.3% to 1,403 employees in...
March 09
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3/9/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Alcoa Unveils New Fastener Market Plan Alcoa’s Defense division plans to offer fastening solutions for vibration resistance applications to the military market, UPI reports. “Alcoa recently launched...
March 09
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3/9/2010 2:53:00 PM FastenersClearingHouse.com Adds iPhone Search Access FastenersClearingHouse.com added search access for iPhone users. Founded in 2006, FastenersClearingHouse is a search engine for the industrial and commercial fastener industry...
March 09
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3/9/2010 Automakers Approve Metal Coating International’s Chromium-Free Coatings Metal Coatings International Inc. introduced a new finish for corrosion protection to ferrous metals and powdered metal parts for the automotive, construction...
March 08
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3/8/2010 NEWS BRIEFS HB Aerospace Joins Arizona’s $3.8b Aviation Industry Aviation fastener distributor HB Aerospace has opened in Mesa, AZ. The company is owned by Sue Hammer and Carrie Boyer....
March 07
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3/7/2010 11:45:00 AM Al Rashed Fasteners Launches Online Self-Service System Saudi Arabia fastener manufacturer and distributor Al Rashed Fasteners has launched an online self-service portal to supply information to suppliers,...
March 05
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3/6/2010 NEWS BRIEFS The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review for carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Trinidad and Tobago....
March 04
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3/4/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Public Funds Spur Fastener Job Growth Down Under OzPress tool room manager Damien Ferguson shows Victoria Premier John Brumby his station. On a visit to OzPress, an...
March 04
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3/4/2010 29th Annual Chicago Fastener Show Set June 7 The Mid-West Fastener Association will hold their 29th annual Fastener Expo on June 7, 2010, in Wheeling, IL. The tabletop show...
March 04
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3/5/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Jergens Launches New Website Jergens Inc. launched a new website at jergensinc.com. In addition to product information including technical specs, line drawings and product literature, one-click e-commerce...
