“To be sure we provide quality events, we will put these events on hold until 2021 when we are able to meet safely.”
NEWS BRIEFS
May 12
12:45
2020
Vertex Distribution parent company Houston Wire & Cable Co. reported sales, including fasteners, dropped 2% in the first quarter.
May 11
12:30
2020
Results “due to reduced demand for fastener segment parts, especially from automotive customers as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) took hold.”
May 11
05:51
2020
The awards are presented annually to recognize those individuals and companies with specific innovative fasteners.
May 08
14:25
2020
The 3rd Fastener Fair USA is now slated for March 23-25, 2021, at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, OH, returning to the city where the inaugural event was held in 2018.
May 07
19:40
2020
Overall sales rose 6.7% to $491.5 million in April, while daily sales totaled $22.3 million during the month.
May 07
10:39
2020
“By acquiring Atlanta Rod, we are doubling down on domestic fastener manufacturing in the southeast during the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated president Brad Tinney.
May 06
14:01
2020
With its planned ESPS sessions during June in Minneapolis cancelled, the National Fastener Distributors Association scheduled a “Virtual Speaker Summit” on June 22-25.
May 06
12:25
2020
James Ray Jr. started with Stanley Black & Decker in 2013 as president of the Industrial & Automotive Repair business.
May 05
12:20
2020
ITW said it expects second-quarter revenue to decline 30-40%, with Automotive OEM revenue down 60-70%.
May 04
12:43
2020
Solid demand for fastener products was partially offset by a sales decrease of existing machined components products.
May 04
11:05
2020
The Industrial Fasteners Institute honored blind rivet pioneer Anthony (Tony) DiMaio and publisher Mike McGuire.
April 30
14:04
2020
Stanley Black & Decker reported Engineered Fastening share gains were more than offset by lower global automotive light vehicle and general industrial production.
April 30
12:59
2020
It was planned as the ESPS session and will next be scheduled for 2021.
April 29
14:12
2020
CEO Kevin Olsen said the “vast majority” of Dorman’s retail and wholesale customers are open for business, so all of Dorman’s U.S. facilities continue operating at this time.
April 29
13:55
2020
Mike Mantis is the son of founder Keith Mantis, who died on April 19.
April 29
09:41
2020
Hadfield, 75, was co-founder of Western Pacific Data Systems, which became Faspac Fastener Solutions.
April 28
15:07
2020
Nucor Corp. reported cold finished steel sales, including results from Nucor Fastener, fell 12% to 126,000 tons in the first quarter of 2020.
April 28
12:30
2020
The new facility includes 4,200 pallet locations, 26-foot ceilings and a circular flow from receiving to inventory to shipping to increase efficiency.
April 28
11:36
2020
Desert Distribution provides value analysis and engineering to industries including aerospace, automotive, appliance, solar, wind power and telecommunications.
