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NFDA’s Roseman Tells Europeans: Expect More Globalization

John Wolz

Joel Roseman, the vice president of the National Fastener Distributors Association traveled to the European Fastener Distributors Association annual meeting and observed, “we have more national organizations represented than any other time in fastener distribution history.” EFDA drew 89 delegates from 52 companies to Statford-upon-Avon for its second conference. In addition to the German, French, Spanish, Italian and UK distribution associations which participate in EFDA, Roseman and Steven Fang of the Taiwan Fastener Trading Association were speakers.

“Perhaps one day we will have an international fastener distributor group composed of representatives of the various organizations throughout the world,” Roseman told the EFDA distributors.

“Globalization has impacted our industry just as other manufactured commodities,” Roseman noted. “How many of us have lost a customer because they have outsourced the product to another country? How many of you have had to follow your customers to other locations in the world to maintain the business?”

Massachusetts-based Arnold Industries where Roseman is executive vice president ships fasteners and manages inventory in China, Thailand, Mexico and Ireland, he pointed out. com �2006 FastenerNews.com and Fastener & Fixing Europe