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Lake Erie Screw Becomes a Metaldyne Company

February 08
00:00 2001

John Wolz Lake Erie Screw Corporation will now be officially known as Lake Erie Screw, a Metaldyne company. The change is part of the 2000 acquisition of Lake Erie parent

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Metal Finishers Question EPA Guidelines

February 08
00:00 2001

John Wolz The Chicago Metal Finishers Institute will give a presentation on proposed Environmental Protection Agency guidelines at the February 15, 2001, meeting of the Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw

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SHORT TAKES / COMPANY NEWS

February 08
00:00 2001

John Wolz � Brighton-Best Socket Screw Mfg. Inc. national sales manager Gordon Anderson announced Hodell-Natco Industries Inc. is a new master distributor. Hodell-Natco is a stocking and packaging specialist of

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Wurth Breaks Two-Digit Billion Sales Goal; Seeks 16% of Worldwide Fastener Market

February 07
00:00 2001

Wurth Breaks Two-Digit Billion Sales Goal; Seeks 16% of Worldwide Fastener Market John Wolz The Wurth Group announced it met the goal set in 1987 by Reinhold Wurth to reach

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FIN Fastener Stock Index Up 1% for 2000

February 06
00:00 2001

John Wolz The FIN Fastener Stock Index edged up 1% for the full year of 2000, easily outperforming an index of related stocks, which dropped 10%.\ The fastener gain represents

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Lawson Acquires Part of Premier Farnell

January 28
00:00 2001

John Wolz Lawson Products Inc. acquired portions of Premier Farnell plc, including primarily its North American fastener business. Lawson acquired the Cleveland-based North American Industrial Products and Kent Automotive Divisions.

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Gallo New Wurth Eastern CEO

January 27
00:00 2001

John Wolz Skip Gallow is the new CEO of Wurth Eastern Fastener. Gallo was director of North American sales for the Holo-Krome division of Danaher Tool Group.\ Earlier Gallo was

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Supply Chain Is Topic At Western Spring Session

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz How competitors and suppliers are responding to channel integration, how to work together for win-win cost reduction and how to guide an organization through rapid change, are topics

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SE/SW Joint Meeting Features Technology

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz The joint meeting of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Southeastern Fastener Association will feature a technology fair and

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Clarification: Bremick Not a Brighton-Best Distributor

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Brighton-Best Socket Screw Mfg. Inc. purchased the inch and metric alloy socket screw inventory of Bremick Fastener Pty.

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ACQUISITION: Precision Castparts Acquires Drop Dies & Forgings

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Precision Castparts Corp. acquired the Drop Dies & Forgings Company for $23 million.\ Cleveland, OH-based Drop Dies &

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ACQUISITION: Barnes Acquires UK Spring Distributor

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Barnes Group Inc. acquired Euro Stock Springs & Components Ltd. of Redditch, UK.\ Euro Stock distributes die springs

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SHORT TAKES / COMPANY NEWS

January 24
00:00 2001
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Fastener Fair Adds Wire, Tool Sections

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Fastener Fair UK will add a designated area for wire and machine exhibits and a tool village to

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Chicago Combines Tabletop, 49th Annual Golf Outing

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz The Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw Association announced new hours for the 2001 Chicago Fastener Expo. Instead of

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IFFI Offers Management & Operations Conferences

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz The Industrial Fastening & Forming International Conference will offer plant operations and management sessions each morning of the

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Blakley Heads CBNSA

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Tom Blakley of Brighton-Best Socket Screw was elected president of Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw Association.\ Blakley succeeds

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Lab Accreditors Sign International Agreement

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Accreditation bodies from 28 countries worldwide signed their agreement to an arrangement for accepting technical test and calibration

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Global Steel Prices Slide Outside Europe

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz Editor�s Note: The following is presented by Taiwan-based Fastener World magazine as part of a news column exchange

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PERSPECTIVE: Exchange Rate Invites European Exports

January 24
00:00 2001

John Wolz The weakness of the euro, the currency for 11 European Union nations, opens new markets for exports. Eurobolt

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