9/7/2009 NEWS BRIEFS International Hardware Fair Cologne Includes Fastening & Fixings Section The International Hardware Fair Cologne will be February 28 to March 3, 2010, at Koelnmesse in Germany. Show...
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9/3/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Grainger Promotes O’Brien and Yin Grainger named Sean O’Brien as president of the company’s Canadian subsidiary, Acklands-Grainger. O’Brien’s new responsibilities include oversight of the Canadian business operations...
9/3/2009 2:42:00 PM NEWS BRIEF Rivet & Eyelet Technologies LLC named Steers Associates and the Hazen Agency as manufacturer reps, national sales manager Maria Garcia announced. Steers was founded as...
9/2/2009 NEWS BRIEF Bossard Group Sales Drop Bossard reported group sales fell 31% to CHF 205.9 million (US$194.3 million) for the first six months of 2009. Bossard says it cut...
9/2/2009 Surber Names New Management Team at ATF Jason Surber is the new president of fastener manufacturer ATF Inc., succeeding Porter McLean who becomes president of Zephyr Fasteners. CEO Don...
9/1/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Tweraser Group Acquires Kingnut Kingnut International Inc. was acquired by the Tweraser Group of Companies. Terms were not disclosed. Kingnut was formed in the U.S. in 2001...
8/31/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Navy Launching Fastener Refit Program on Nuclear Communications Aircraft The U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury nuclear strategic communications aircraft The U.S. Navy plans to refit its 16-aircraft fleet...
8/29/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Boeing Fastener Suppliers Get Boost From 787 Test Flight News Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner (photo courtesy Boeing.com) News that Boeing expects to start test flying the 787 Dreamliner...
8/28/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Kobe Steel’s subsidiaries processing automotive bars and wires in Thailand has begun to restore production, Japan Metal Daily reports. Kobe CH Wire Co., which processes CHQ wire...
8/25/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Bolt Installation Problems Hit Navy Subs Improperly installed bolts on weapons-handling systems have delayed or sidelined at least four U.S. Navy submarines, reports the Daily Press of...
8/25/2009 E-Mail Marketing and Hidden Profits Topics at Pac-West Conference E-mail marketing and finding hidden profits are topics at the first autumn meeting of the Pacific-West Fastener Association. Pac-West was...
8/26/2009 NEWS BRIEFS R&R Engineering Makes Inc. Magazine List Inc. magazine included R&R Engineering on its list of 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S. Inc lists R&R as the...
8/24/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Sundram In Talks With Airbus and GE On Aerospace Plans India-based Sundram Fasteners is reportedly in talks with Airbus Industries and GE, continuing its effort to break...
8/22/2009 NEWS BRIEFS More Than 600 Companies Exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart Attendees walk the aisles at Fastener Fair Stuttgart in 2007 (photo courtesy of Fastener Fair). Fastener Fair Stuttgart...
8/24/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Würth Canada Opens New Facility, Expands Workforce Würth Canada opened a new 30,000 sq ft warehouse in Acheson, Alberta – the “first company-built and owned facility in...
8/21/2009 NIFS/West Early Bird Discount Deadline Ends August 30 The deadline for advance discounts for conference sessions and registration to visit exhibits is August 30, 2009. Registration to visit exhibits...
8/21/2009 NEWS BRIEFS China Fastener Exports Continue to Plummet China exports of steel and copper fasteners fell 48% to 130,000 tons of steel and copper fasteners in June, valued at...
8/20/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan’s Spring Lake Enterprise Certified by ISO/TS16949 Taiwan’s Spring Lake Enterprise was recently certified by ISO/TS16949, Fastener World reports. Founded in 1980, the company manufactures screws, bolts,...
8/19/2009 NEWS BRIEFS A2LA Accreditations The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation announced the accreditations for fastener testing: Tensile Testing Metallurgical Laboratory in Cleveland, OH was accredited in physical, chemical, and...
8/19/2009 NEWS BRIEFS Spring Bolt Launches New Website Spring Bolt opened its 25,000 sq ft facility in 2008 (photo courtesy of Spring Bolt & Nut). Spring Bolt & Nut Manufacturing...