Sales, Costs, & Personnel Top Problems John Wolz What were your company�s biggest problems during 2003? No single problem dominated the list of top company problems in the FIN Survey,
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Indicators for 2004 John Wolz � Profits � More than 70% of fastener companies participating in the End of 2003 FIN Survey expect profits to improve for 2004. � Sales
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Capital Expenditures Rise for First Time in 5 Years John Wolz The fastener industry�s positive prediction on capital expenditures came true in 2003, as investments on facilities and equipment rose
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Distributors Plan to Increase Prices John Wolz Inventory turnovers for distributors dropped to 4.1, representing the fewest turnovers since 1995. The current figure is nearly 15% lower than the 4.8
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FIN Fastener Stock Index Up for 2003 John Wolz The FIN Fastener Stock Index posted a 29.9% gain for 2003, outperforming an index of related stocks that rose 28.6%. During
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Layoffs Decline in 2003 John Wolz Did the number of employees in your company change during 2003? Just over a quarter of FIN Survey participants reported employee layoffs during 2003,
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Political Confidence Remains Flat John Wolz Fastener industry confidence in political leadership on business issues remained largely unchanged in 2003. Confidence in the White House edged up to 3.2 from
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Economic Confidence Rises Sharply John Wolz Fastener industry confidence in overall economic conditions soared during 2003, after several years of declining or flat expectations. Industry confidence in the North American
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FIN Company Performance Index Holds Even John Wolz Please rate your company�s current performance, with 10 as record growth and
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Fastener Prices: Nearly Two-Thirds Leave Prices Unchanged; 60% Expect Increase in 2004 John Wolz Did you change fastener prices in
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North American Manufacturers Lose Market Share; China Nearly Doubles John Wolz Just three years ago distributors bought a 51.3% majority
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2004 Costs Expected to Increase John Wolz A total of 45.6% reported costs increased, compared with 20.5% cutting costs during
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2003: Cost Increases Offset Higher Sales & Profits John Wolz The FIN Current Company Performance Index remained at 5.8 �
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Finnveden Fastener Sales Grow Jason Sandefur Fastener sales for Finnveden Group rose 8% to SEK 1.15 billion (US$162.24 million) during
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Beyond the Statistics John Wolz Monitoring the fastener industry through a sampling of comments by FIN Survey participants: 2003 was
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Free Admission Offered for Orlando Show John Wolz Attendees can get free admission to exhibits at the National Industrial Fastener
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FIN Survey: North American Manufacturers Lose Market Share; China Nearly Doubles its Percentage John Wolz Just three years ago distributors
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End of 2003 FIN Survey: Industry Cost Increases Offset Higher Sales & Profits John Wolz The FIN Current Company Performance
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Orbitform Adds Guerrera Jason Sandefur Orbitiform Group named John Guerrera as senior proposal engineer to handle the company�s automation facet.
