Fastening Systems revenue rose 11% in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to growth in the commercial aerospace market, with narrow body recovery as well as an increase in material cost pass through.
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Saginaw, MI-based distributor will continue to be managed by Jim Terry, Tom Hagarty and the Markey management team.
Founded in 1965, Englewood, CO-based Fasteners, Inc. is an industrial distributor for the Huck Fastening System.
Michelle Olson has more than 30 years of sales, sourcing and purchasing experience for such companies as Würth Industry North America and Interstate Threaded Products.
“This acquisition aligns with our product line expansion strategy, providing additional premier authorized distributorships including Howmet, HPF, Lisi, and Monogram,” stated Wencor’s President of Defense, Scott Herndon.
Full-year sales increased 34.5% primarily due to product price increases and the acquisition of ETANCO.
The Packer Fastener family of companies, including Green Bay-based Packer Fastener and Packer Freight and Chicago area-based Albolt Manufacturing, announced promotions of four key executives.
Operating income declined 28% to $22.6 million, while net income fell to $6.2 million.
Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales growth in January nearly doubled December’s growth rate.
“Our strong 2022 performance was driven by the team's focused execution against our long-term strategy in a robust demand market,” stated CEO D.G. Macpherson.
An economic forecast, cyber threats, logistics and an industry round table are topics for the 2023 Southeastern Fastener Distributors Association spring conference.
Double digit growth in the aerospace and automotive markets was partially offset by industrial market declines.
ITW reported Automotive OEM revenue, including fasteners, increased 12.3% in the final quarter of 2022, which included organic growth of 19.6%, partially offset by currency translation.
“We have progressed well despite the ongoing macroeconomic challenges,” said Arathi Krishna, managing director of the Chennai, India-based fastener manufacturer.
This marks the fifth year of partnership between the Fastener Training Institute (FTI) and Würth Industry North America (WINA).
The partnership expands both companies’ products, services and geographical footprint. Mid-State Bolt & Nut will now be known as a division of Field.
“We’re starting to see a number of demand drivers gathering momentum, including the reshoring of manufacturing, large infrastructure investments and grid modernization,” the company stated.
Brazilian manufacturer Hassmann began construction of a new 10,000m facility to expand its production plant, enabling it to produce more high performance industrial fasteners for customers around the world, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
Morgan Rudolph of Rick Rudolph Associates is the 2023 president of the New England Fastener Distributors Association and Robert White of SB&W is VP.
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