The start of Virgil W. Lindstrom’s career didn’t involve fasteners. He got interested in fasteners because he was a young American intrigued by the metric system.
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They first met in 1980 when then 33-year-old McGuire called 44-year-old Bannister to suggest a national fastener trade show.
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Average length of time from Asian ports to stateside warehouses “is running anywhere from six to seven-plus weeks,” Bill Giddins told FIN.
In B&B Hardware vs. Hargis Industries, the high court took up the issue of preclusion.
March 10, 2015 FIN – Brighton-Best International acquired EZ Sockets Inc. in an asset sale. EZ Socket owners Ed Werner
February 17, 2015 FIN – Anixter International has put its fasteners division up for sale, according to the Financial Times
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