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Founded in 1966, Davison, MI-based Davison Tool supplies products to OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.
UK-based TR Fastening has operations in 34 locations total in the UK, 10 European countries, eight Asian countries and the U.S.
Catalog includes a 2023 calendar with metric conversion chart and 65-week scheduling guide.
Fastener Training Institute to hold 3 Fastener Training Weeks, 9 in-person classes plus webinars.
Founded in 1957 as Hill Fastener Corp., TRAMEC Hill Fastener was formed in 2011 as an operating unit of Iola, KS-based Tramec LLC.
The company acquired the 142,000-square-foot facility in 2021 before extensively remodeling it.
Wilson: It is “clear our industry was ready to be back in person and reconnect with each other.”
“We’ve listened carefully to our users’ feedback and collaborated closely with experts to design the best website possible,” said CEO Gregg Delis.
“This represents another contractionary reading, indicating market conditions continued to deteriorate,” wrote R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey with Quinn Fredrickson.
Fastek's Klassen succeeds Allan Guthrie of Omaha, NE-based DXP Enterprises.
Growth in the aerospace, automotive and general industrial markets drove double-digit gains.
Overall increase “offset by higher operating costs as historically high inflation continued to negatively impact raw material, labor and most other operating costs.”
Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association CEO Georgia Foley reported 439 exhibiting companies with four anchoring island booths.
Founded in 1986, B&L Bolt has locations in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids.
Brighton-Best International product manager Rosa Hearn has added PR director to her current role.
eCommerce has “become a vital part of our ‘digital footprint’ – the technology we provide to streamline and illuminate the supply chain,” stated CEO Dan Florness.
Registration has opened for the May 16-17, 2023, Fastener Fair USA tradeshow in Nashville.
Kat Hyde has a sales background and is transitioning from catering sales/service to B2B.