5/16/2010 12:06:00 PM Obituary: Bryant Procter Bryant S. Procter, 87, died May 11, 2010 after a lengthy illness. He started in the fastener industry with Harper Screw Co., and then...
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5/14/2010 12:00:00 PM GlobalFastenerNews.com CLASSIFIEDS Sales Manager Wanted – Click on Classifieds Minimum five years fastener sales experience, fastener manufacturing experience preferred. Previous people management experience required. Technical background in...
5/14/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Report: Supply Costs Driving Fastener Price Increases The European fastener industry is once again facing a concatenation of supply side issues conspiring to drive costs up at...
5/12/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Is Fastenal’s Oberton Underpaid? At $945,092, is Fastenal CEO Will Oberton underpaid? Oberton was ranked the 10th most underpaid public CEO in the U.S., according to Bloomberg...
5/12/2010 12:24:00 PM Hariton Announces Alken-Ziegler Machinery Liquidation Hariton Machinery announced a liquidation of surplus large diameter automotive cold forming machinery from Alken-Ziegler. Machinery includes Hatebur five die progressive parts...
5/11/2010 6:31:00 PM Siedler Retiring From Chandler; Pushpak & Gentile Take New Roles Chandler Products announced the retirement of president Ron Siedler. He started with Chandler in 1989 and roles...
5/10/2010 NEWS BRIEFS EU Protests China Fastener Tariffs To WTO The European Commission requested World Trade Organisation consultations with China regarding the provisional anti dumping imposed by China against imports...
5/8/2010 12:11:00 PM A2LA Accreditations A. Agrati SPA , Milano, Italy, was accredited in physical, chemical, dimensional & metallographic testing. Curtis Metal Finishing, Sterling Heights, MI, was accredited in physical...
5/8/2010 12:15:00 PM GlobalFastenerNews.com CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted: Quality Management Assistant, See Classifieds Southeastern Fastener Mfg/dist. seeking degreed individual with a min 5 yrs. experience in the fastener industry. Candidate should...
5/8/2010 NEWS BRIEFS TRW Automotive Sales Jump TRW Automotive reported first-quarter sales, including fasteners, jumped 50% to $3.6 billion, boosted by improved global vehicle production volumes. Net earnings soared to...
5/10/2010 NEWS BRIEFS A Raymond Reorganizes North American Business, Names Dolan and Kerr Auto fastening systems supplier A Raymond re-organized its North American engineering and sales teams into automotive and...
5/7/2010 NEWS BRIEFS PCC Points to Good News for Aerospace Fasteners Precision Castparts reported Fastener Products sales for fiscal 2010 dropped 12% to $1.4 billion, while segment operating income declined...
5/6/2010 5:18:00 PM NFDA Panelists Featured on FullyThreaded Radio Program The latest edition of fullythreaded radio features coverage of a National Fastener Distributors Association panel on fair trade and Asian...
5/5/2010 12:08:00 AM Russia Ministry Recommends Tariffs on Fasteners The Russian Ministry of Industry & Trade recommended to the government that a 11.6% duty be added to imported steel bolts,...
5/4/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Techno Skruv Parent Indutrade Reports Order Increase Swedish industrial products group Indutrade AB reported sales dropped 12% to SEK 1,527 billion (US$209.7 million) during the opening quarter...
5/3/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Acument Building New Fastener Plant in South America Acument’s new fastener plant in Brazil Michael Dorah Acument Global Technologies is building a new fastener manufacturing and distribution...
5/3/2010 Topura Planning $9.3 Million Expansion in Kentucky Topura America Fastener Inc. will invest $9.3 million in a 96,000 sq ft expansion plus equipment. TAF manufactures automotive and industrial fasteners,...
5/3/2010 Fastener Training Institute Offers One-Week CFS Program The National Fastener Distributors Association is offering members a discount for the weeklong training program leading to the Certified Fastener Specialist degree....
4/30/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Carpenter Technologies Reports Sinking Aerospace Fastener Demand Carpenter Technologies reported aerospace market sales, including fasteners, rose 2% to $149.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010....
4/30/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Simpson Strong-Tie Sales Achieve Double-Digit Growth Simpson Strong-Tie sales, including fasteners and anchor systems, grew 13.4% during the opening quarter of 2010, with sales to distributors and...