NFDA Names Speakers For 40th Anniversary Spring Meeting John Wolz The National Fastener Distributors Association will mark its 40th anniversary during its spring meeting in Arizona.\ There will be speakers
Steelworkers Ratify Acument Severance John Wolz United Steelworkers” Ontario ratified a one-year agreement with Acument Global Technologies for severance and benefit protection in advance of the plant”s anticipated phased closure
ACQUISITION: Porteous Integrating E.K. Fastener Operations Jason Sandefur Porteous Fastener Co. and E.K. Fasteners are merging operations. The Houston E.K. branch is closing, and all operations will be consolidated into
ACQUISITION: Industri Kapital Acquires Groupe Etanco Jason Sandefur Nordic private equity firm Industri Kapital agreed to acquire French fastener firm Groupe Etanco for an undisclosed sum. IK is partnering with
Employees, Customers & Suppliers Tell the Porteous Story John Wolz Porteous Fastener Co. marked its 40th anniversary by publishing more than 100 company stories from employees, customers and suppliers in
U.S. Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Nails Jason Sandefur The U.S. Department of Commerce announced anti-dumping duties on certain nails imported from China and the United Arab Emirates. The ruling includes
STOCKS: Asian Fastener Companies See Mixed Results in 2007 Jason Sandefur Financial results were mixed for fastener companies in Asia during 2007. Sundram Fasteners reported sales during the fourth quarter
STOCKS: PCC, Fastenal, ITW, Barnes, Nucor, Anixter, B/E Aerospace, Black & Decker, Federal Screw, Bossard, Grainger Jason Sandefur PCC Fastener
Fastener Stock Performance for 2007 John Wolz FIN combed through 372 pages of financial reports and analysis to summarize the
Ifastgroupe Divisions John Wolz Infasco Founded in 1958, today Infasco”s 800,000 sq ft plant in Marieville, Quebec, Canada, is one
Reed to Market Carlo Salvi in North America Jason Sandefur Reed Machinery Inc. and Carlo Salvi will cooperate in sales
John Wolz Bradley (Brad) D. Wilson, 61, died February 4, 2008, in Phoenix, AZ after a brief illness. He had
John Wolz John Dwight Morton III, 73, died January 26, 2008. Morton owned Morton Industrial Sales Corp. based in Plymouth,
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: PCC’s Donegan Makes Cost-Cutting Routine Jason Sandefur Editor”s Note: Articles in Media Spotlight are excerpts from publications or
China Fastener Export Value Up 20% Jason Sandefur China exports of steel and copper fasteners increased 7% to 210,209 tons
Atlantic Fasteners Adds Online Fastener Training John Wolz Atlantic Fasteners Inc. unveiled two new seminars in its online educational series.
India Fastener Makers Demand Steel Price Cuts Jason Sandefur Confronting a sharp rise in steel prices, fastener manufactures in Punjab,

