FIN SURVEY If your company had a sales problem in 2009, then there’s a good chance you found a solution...
FIN SURVEY
February 02
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FIN SURVEY Three-quarters of fastener companies participating in the FIN Survey claimed “Moderate” to “Strong” increases in sales and profit...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY FIN SURVEY: Indicators for 2011 Fastener Prices — More than seven in 10 fastener companies anticipate prices increases...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY What was your company’s biggest challenge in 2010? “Sales” was easily the most frequently mentioned problem in the...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY The following is a sampling of comments written by FIN Survey participants: “We have survived another recession....
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY Fastener manufacturers operated at a higher percent of capacity in 2010, increased inventory turnovers and finished goods on...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY More than seven in 10 fastener companies anticipate prices increases in 2011, while 20% expect prices to remain...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY Not one End of 2010 FIN Survey participant rated confidence in the North American or Global economies at...
February 02
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2011
2/2/2011 11:07:00 PM FIN SURVEY Nearly half of FIN Survey participants granted pay raises averaging 5.4% in 2010, while a...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY Roughly 40% of fastener companies participating in the End of 2010 FIN Survey added jobs in 2010. ...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY A total of 90% of the respondents in the first FIN Survey, conducted during the summer of 1979,...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY Distributor inventory increased in 2010, with the inventory index rising to 4.1 after two straight years of decline....
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY After five straight years of declines, the level of capital investment in the fastener industry increased in 2010....
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY Confidence in the White House and U.S. Congress on business issues rose in 2010 from record lows a...
February 02
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2011
FIN SURVEY With a 45% majority of companies in the FIN Company Performance Index reporting overall performance improved for 2010,...
February 04
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2010
FIN SURVEY One single five-letter word was the most frequent answer to the question: “Sales.” FIN Survey participants had other...
January 22
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2010
FIN SURVEY Distributors totaled 45.9% and manufacturers 37.6% of the participants in the End of 2009 FIN Survey of the...
January 22
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2010
FIN SURVEY “Sales,” “sales,” and “sales” were the most frequently mentioned problems by participants in the 32nd annual FIN Survey. The FIN...
January 22
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2010
FIN SURVEY Fewer than one in five fastener companies were able to boost profit in 2009 amid widespread sales declines,...
January 22
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2010
FIN SURVEY Fastener Prices – More than 60% of fastener companies intend to keep prices steady during the next six...
