4/11/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Surface Finishing Show to Co-Locate With Fastener Tech in 2011 The National Association for Surface Finishing will co-located with the 2011 Fastener Tech trade show. The 2009...
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4/10/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Safety Socket Receives AS 9100 Certification Safety Socket LLC received AS 9100:2004 Rev. B certification for military/aerospace, vice president for sales & marketing Steve Payne announced. Safety...
4/10/2009 NEWS BRIEFS SASCO Marking 30th Anniversary SASCO Fasteners is marking its 30th anniversary as a southern Oregon distributor. Lee Sweet and Thelma Sweet founded Superior Antioch Supply in 1979...
4/9/2009 NEWS BRIEFS A2LA Accreditations The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation announced the accreditations for fastener testing: Shamrock Laboratory in Itasca, IL was accredited in mechanical and dimensional testing. Metallurgical...
4/7/2009 NEWS BRIEFS TZ Limited Cuts Exec Pay Intelligent fastener maker TZ Ltd. announced its top executives, including CEO Chris Kelliher, would forego 20% of their salaries during the economic...
4/7/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Lawson Cuts 150 Jobs, Closes Dallas Facility Looking to cut costs, Lawson Products said it would layoff 150 employees – about 11% of its overall workforce, according...
4/6/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Conerly at WAFD: Prepare for the Recovery “Be ready for the recovery,” economist Bill Conerly told the Western Association of Fastener Distributors. “The recession will come to...
4/6/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Obituary: Dallas E. Puckett Sr. Dallas E. Puckett Sr., founder of Valley Nut & Bolt Company, died February 26, 2009, at age 74. His first fastener job...
4/6/2009 NEWS BRIEFS 2009 Fastener Fair Stuttgart Setting Records Despite Economy The international Fastener Fair Stuttgart exhibition is bucking the global economic trend for trade shows by growing rather than...
4/5/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Silver, Kuffel Head WAFD Dee Silver of Albuquerque-based Barnhill Bolt Co. Inc. was elected the 20th president of the Western Association of Fastener Distributors. Jim Kuffell of...
4/2/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Auto Fastener Report Unveiled A new market research report called “World Automotive Fasteners Market” provides analysis for market trends in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and...
4/2/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Interfast Opens in Calgary Aerospace fastener distributor Interfast Inc. is establishing a distribution facility in Calgary in response to strong demand from the aviation, oil and gas...
4/2/2009 NEWS BRIEFS North Coast Announces Event To Replace Cancelled 2009 NIFS/East The North Coast Fastener Association is inviting distributors to a networking event to replace the cancelled 2009 National...
4/3/2009 NEWS BRIEFS MSC Surprises Market with Q2 Results Topping market estimates, MSC Industrial Direct Co. reported sales of $351.9 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Net income...
4/1/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Barnes Distribution Expanding Stainless Steel Fastener Inventory Barnes Distribution/North America is expanding its stainless steel fasteners product line by 50%, president David Nagle announced. Barnes is stocking...
4/1/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Metal Worker Pleads Guilty to Fraud on NASA Fastener A Houston aerospace metal worker faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to supplying NASA with a...
3/31/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Southco Expands Dzus Products Southco expanded its Dzus quarter-turn fasteners business. Southco acquired Dzus and Hartwell-Dzus in 2004. The Dzus fasteners are an alternative for threaded fasteners...
3/31/2009 NEWS BRIEFS New European Tariffs Drive Chinese to Russian Fastener Show Chinese exhibitors seeking alternatives to Europe following the new antidumping tariffs increased their presence at the Moscow fastener...
3/30/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Plomer New IFI Chair Edward Plomer Jr. of ITW Shakeproof/Anchor/Medalist is the new chair of the Industrial Fasteners Institute. Plomer began his fastener career as a fastener...
3/29/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Distributor Gets 30-Month Prison Sentence A former fastener distributorship owner was sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasion. Former Cetomac Fasteners Ltd. owner Stephen S....