3/14/2013 1:33:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge MSC Industrial Direct’s agreement to acquire the North American distribution business (BDNA) of the Barnes Group for $550 million could signal big
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3/12/2013 12:21:00 AM + click to enlarge After ending the year in a slump, both U.S. export and import data released by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate strong demand for fasteners
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3/13/2013 1:59:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge U.S. demand for adhesives and sealants will grow 2.2% per annum to 9.8 billion pounds in 2017, valued at $11.8 billion, according
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3/11/2013 FEATURE + click to enlarge The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record last week, breaking a barrier it had not surpassed since October 2007. On Friday the Dow
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Private equity owners are preparing to take HD Supply public, Reuters reports. “Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the buyout firms who jointly
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3/6/2013 12:02:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge What impact might MSC buying Barnes Distribution have? “MSC Industrial has sought ways to access fasteners, and BDNA would seem to provide that
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FEATURE + click to enlarge + view more photos The SRM patented stud welding in a rotating magnetic field system from Heinz Soyer Bolzenschweisstechnik GmbH won the Fastener Technology Innnovator
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2/27/2013 9:08:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge With the $850 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based Infastech, Stanley Black &
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The first Fastener Fair took place in October 1995 at Castle Donington in the East
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Ohio Star Forge is likely to expand, aided by tax incentives and a state training
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2/21/2013 1:15:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge The Pacific-West Fastener Association has reached 150 total members. And that number
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Aztech Locknut Company is probably the first fastener manufacturer to achieve ISO 50001 energy standard
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The Ohio Rod Products division of the Elgin Fastener Group hosted 18 students from the
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2/8/2013 12:01:00 AM FEATURE The results are tallied, and the FIN Survey revealed some interesting aspects of business in
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Photos courtesy PFC + click to enlarge Porteous Fastener Co. is consolidating its two Southern
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+ click to enlarge Courtesy Fastener Fair Stuttgart Click on Trade Shows for dates and descriptions of the next 27 fastener trade
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The first few weeks of 2013 have brought news of several acquisitions, divestitures and expansions
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The European Fastener Distributors Association will be making major changes, including seeking a broader role
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1/18/2013 2:17:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastenal’s “dramatic” increase in its vending program — which grew 183% in
