The Chicago-area fastener distributor said it moved to “expand… business and to support the south Chicago suburbs with their fastener requirements.”
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“While industrial markets are showing encouraging signs of potential stabilization and increased optimism, the FDI indicates that current conditions remain choppy with relatively weak demand, competitive conditions, and pricing pressure continue to weigh on results before policy changes can be implemented,” noted R.W. Baird analyst David J. Manthey.
Daily sales in the U.S. declined 3% in November, while sales in Canada fell 17% and sales in Europe, Asia and Latin America grew 6% during the month.
R&E is a full-service distributor of fasteners and value-added supply chain services.
Sales “in the Northeast have increased exponentially over the past few years,” the company stated.
“See the road ahead,” Tim O’Keeffe advised the National Fastener Distributors Association in a presentation on the lifecycle of companies. A company’s spot in a lifecycle is not based on
Sales to manufacturing customers gained 1.3%, while sales to non-residential construction customers declined 1%.
No matter your geography or whether you’re a distributor, manufacturer, or sales rep, this should scare you, Brandon Moss warned the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association
“Changing a coating has a tremendous impact on the performance of a fastener,” Carmen Vertullo of Carver Consulting told members of the Pacific-West Fastener Association.