"The second quarter exceeded our expectations, with strong growth from U.S. large and medium customers, gross profit that was better than anticipated and meaningful operating expense leverage,” said CEO DG Macpherson.
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Accreditation requires quality systems focusing on continuous improvement to prevent defects, and eliminate high variation and waste throughout the supply chain.
“We still expect that we will be able to report sales and operating result records again in 2018,” stated Robert Friedmann, Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group.
The majority of 2018 exhibitors were India-based companies. Exhibitors also came from China, Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, Japan and Turkey.

“We now have a warehouse located in the Southwest, allowing us to reduce freight costs to the West Coast for G.L. Huyett products, as well as plans to dispatch lifting hardware to our Tennessee Warehouse to reduce freight costs for customers on the East Coast,” stated CEO Tim O’Keeffe.
Founded in 1997, IDQ has seven employees and reported sales of SEK 17 million (US$1.92 million) in 2017.

Strong growth delivered by “high growth in sales” in Europe and Asia.
Previously he worked with Shur-Lok, Alcoa and Arconic, TriMas/Monogram Aerospace, GS Aerospace, and Lisi Aerospace.
Consolidated sales increased 13.1% to $1.28 billion, driven by higher unit sales and contributions from industrial vending and onsite locations.
Today’s Florida-based manufacturer founded as Bay State Cable Ties in Massachusetts in 1998.
In the 2018 general session it was reported that during 2017 the European economy grew at its fastest rate in 10 years, with all member states reporting recovery.

Company entering the fastener industry to provide pollution abatement.

Phillips Screw CEO Hurley: “The lifeblood of any growth company is new products and service, What keeps me up at night, is how we continue to keep the pipeline of innovation full.”

More denials than approvals amid reports that “large steel companies like US Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) have tried to block many requests at the last minute, giving businesses that want exemptions little or no time to respond.”
Lawsuit comes amid news that Missouri-based Mid Continent Nail Corp. laid off 60 workers after losing 50% of its business in the first two weeks of June.

This is a time to “borrow and invest in inflation-beating investments such as new product lines or opening in a new geographic territory, Beaulieu suggested. “Lock in your lease.”
Hilgers, 52, will take over for Dr. Daniel Bossard, who becomes the Group’s new CEO next year.

“Being named a Top Workplace is a humbling achievement, especially because the judges are our employees,” stated CEO Brad Mountz.
The 42nd annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association convention will be October 28-30, 2018, in Phoenix.

News that the European Union will apply 25% “rebalancing” tariffs on a range of products imported from the U.S., including seven categories of fasteners, comes amid reports that the U.S. Commerce Department is scrambling to assemble a team to evaluate thousands of exclusion requests.