Jason Sandefur Harley Lloyd Clevenger, 63, died suddenly November 30. He spent his entire working life in the fastener industry. He started with Lamson & Sessions and for the last
2004 Quips of the Year John Wolz A Southeastern fastener distributorship has a policy of paying for up to two weeks of an employee”s jury duty. In a “truth is
SHORT TAKES: Cardinal Fasteners, MFDA, Nissen Fasteners, MNP Corp. Jason Sandefur ” Cardinal Fasteners named W. Bruce Tilden as general manager, announced president Nancy Turner. Tilden joined in November 2004
SHOW NEWS: Wire Association to Mark 75th Anniversary John Wolz The 75th annual Wire Association International convention combined with Interwire 2005 is expected to draw 500 exhibiting companies. Interwire will
SHOW NEWS: German Show Growing John Wolz Exhibitor reservations for the Fastener Fair 2005 in Germany have “reached the critical number to assure success,” show organizer Jerry Ramsdale announced. The
SHOW NEWS: Fastener China Set for June 2005 John Wolz Fastener China 2005 and the International Fastener Technology Exhibition will be part of the 2005 China International Machine Components Industry
SHOW NEWS: LAFA Training Programs Offered at Fastener Week John Wolz Los Angeles Fastener Association will offer one of its Certified Fastener Specialist technical training programs during Fastener Week 2005
Titanium Supplier Perryman Expands Jason Sandefur Titanium aerospace products maker Perryman Co. announced a $10 million expansion of its rolling mill in Washington County, PA. The expansion is the second
Barnes Group to Trim Workforce Jason Sandefur Following the successful integration of Kar Products, Barnes Distribution will trim its workforce
STOCKS: Steel Hikes Hurt Paulin Jason Sandefur H. Paulin & Co. reported third quarter sales increased 12% to $36.1 million,
ACQUISITION: Kimball Midwest Buys Central Florida Fastener Jason Sandefur Columbus, OH-based Kimball Midwest acquired certain assets of Central Florida Fastener,
ACQUISITION: Private Equity Firm Acquires Safety Socket Jason Sandefur A Chicago-based private equity firm acquired Safety Socket Screw Corp. Richard
Fastener Stocks Gain 25.9% in 2004 Jason Sandefur The FIN Fastener Stock Index handily outperformed the competition during 2004, increasing

