1/18/2013 2:17:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastenal’s “dramatic” increase in its vending program — which grew 183% in 2012 — continues to make headlines. While basking in the
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1/17/2013 11:13:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastenal opened 80 new stores in 2012, increasing the company’s store count by 3.1%, while managing to trim its overall workforce by
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1/15/2013 2:36:00 AM FEATURE Early returns show mixed results for fastener companies in 2012. Not surprisingly, companies that service the aerospace market appear to hold an edge over their counterparts
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1/14/2013 1:59:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge The aerospace fastener market has made headlines in recent weeks. The news has ranged from routine (patents and supply awards) to extraordinary
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com includes hundreds of history stories to give you a background on the fastener industry. Below are some introductory articles
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The FIN Fastener Stock Index finished strong in the fourth quarter of 2012, solidifying a third-quarter rebound with a 7.3% increase in the final quarter and besting
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FEATURE + click to enlarge It was announced in December that The Hillman Companies Inc. will acquire H. Paulin & Co. Ltd. for CDN $103 million (US$104.5m) (see GlobalFastenerNews.com, December 18, 2012). The
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Acquisitions — Herndon Acquires Intercoastal (December 12, 2012 FIN); Stanley Black & Decker Acquire Infastech (August 9, 2012) and Powers Fasteners (June 12, 2012). Four fastener companies
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FEATURE Four fastener companies marked their 100th anniversaries during 2012. Read the FIN stories of Portland Bolt, Chicago Hardware, Industrial Rivet and ITW
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12/21/2012 1:27:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Excerpts from a decade of FIN Surveys: • End of 1990: 28% of FIN
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12/20/2012 3:35:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge FinnvedenBulten signed a final agreement with Automotive Components division of GAZ Group
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FEATURE + click to enlarge The 33rd annual FIN Survey of the Fastener Industry is enclosed with this issue. Fill
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11/26/2012 2:42:00 AM FEATURE + click to enlarge Fastenal dividend chart How well are public fastener companies doing in 2012?
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FEATURE Darragh: Experts Within Your Company Key To Service + click to enlarge When Kramer Darragh joined the family business
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FEATURE + click to enlarge + view more photos The 2013 FIN Calendar cover photo of steel wire/rod coils is courtesy of
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FEATURE + click to enlarge Illinois Tools Works marks its 100th anniversary in 2012. The Glenview, IL-based manufactures highly engineered
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FEATURE Rendering of Winzor expansion Winzer Corporation will nearly double its headquarters space in a new $6 million, 139,000-sq ft
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FEATURE Cardillo Tells Fastener Women: “Take Ownership, Find Your Voice and Use It.” + click to enlarge Women in the
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FEATURE + click to enlarge What issues do Taiwan fastener manufacturers face? During FIN interviews, four manufacturers in Kaohsiung mentioned
