John Wolz A fastener e-commerce portal was launched in Italy with the web address of: Fasten.it. Fasten.it provides a listing of fastener manufacturers and sources who advertise and do business...
NEWS BRIEFS
October 31
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Jason Sandefur India-based Sundram Fasteners Ltd. reported sales rose 19% to Rs 5.77 billion (US$128.26 million) for the first half of fiscal 2006, according to the Hindu Business Line. Six-month...
October 28
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2005
John Wolz QEF Global will acquire Just Fasteners of Glasgow, Scotland, CEO Mike Nolan announced. Nolan said an agreement had been reached between QEF and it”s major supply partner, Southco...
October 27
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John Wolz Michael Wrenn is the new president and CEO of Heads & Threads International LLC.\ He succeeds Greg Brown who chose to retire from the president and CEO roles....
October 27
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2005
John Wolz Don Costa joined Vegas Fastener Mfg. as outside sales agent, CEO Ed Cebulko announced. Costa has 30 years in the industry and was director of sales at Standard...
October 27
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2005
Black & Decker Fastener Sales Grow on Auto Strength Jason Sandefur Automotive division growth pushed Black & Decker’s fastener sales up 6% to 159.5 million during the third quarter of...
October 07
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John Wolz Michael Wrenn is the new president and CEO of Heads & Threads International LLC. He succeeds Greg Brown who chose to retire from the president and CEO roles....
October 06
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2005
Jason Sandefur Endries International has been sold to Ferguson Enterprises\, Endries president Steve Endries told FIN. Endries now operates as a Ferguson subsidiary. More details about the acquisition will be...
October 06
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2005
John Wolz Editor”s Note: The following column is presented by Taiwan-based Fastener World magazine as part of a news column exchange with FIN. Following three years of consecutive price hikes,...
October 06
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2005
John Wolz “When Europe started becoming one market, European distributors realized they had common interests,” the executive secretary of the European Fastener Distri-butor Association explained about the organization now representing...
October 06
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2005
Jason Sandefur How do you know if your products are RoHS compliant? That was the question on distributors” minds at a recent Los Angeles Fastener Association dinner meeting. RoHS the...
October 05
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2005
Jason Sandefur Endries International has been sold to Ferguson Enterprises, Endries president Steve Endries told FastenerNews.com. Endries now operates as a Ferguson subsidiary. More details about the acquisition will be...
October 04
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2005
John Wolz “We were interested in thinking outside the box to find the right way for the future, rather than just filling the spot,” Peter Sullivan, president of the National...
October 04
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2005
John Wolz The basic booth at the National Industrial Fastener Show/West costs $1,595 but furnishings, shipping and staffing almost always add up to much more. By meeting ordering deadlines exhibitors...
October 03
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2005
Jason Sandefur The Western Association of Fastener Distributors will hold its annual meeting March 2-4, 2006, at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix. Program and registration information will be...
October 03
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2005
European Distributors’ Stapf: Buyers Need to Judge Both Import Price & Quality “We should not build any more barricades against Asian products, but all imports do meet the European industrial...
September 29
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2005
Crase Retires From NIFS; Hurley New Show Manager John Wolz Susan Hurley has replaced Gloria Crase as show manager for the National Industrial Fastener Shows. Crase, who has been with...
September 27
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2005
John Wolz There were a total of 1,603 visitors to Fastener Fair Europe as counted by scanning badges at the entrance, Show Data Systems reported. Nearly three quarters of visitors...
September 26
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2005
John Wolz Show attendees voted Giehl-Systems GmbH’s rapid assembly nut as the best new product in the Fastener Fair Europe Innovations Showcase. The patented nut is pushed over the thread...
September 26
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2005
Jason Sandefur Emhart Teknologies announced the 2005 “Create the Future” contest. The contest, which began in 2002, is intended to foster creative, practical product design by the global community of...
