INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Carpenter Expands in Europe John Wolz Carpenter Technology Corp. opened a new steel service center in Redditch, UK, which is double the size of its original UK facility.
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Earnest Opens in England John Wolz Earnest Machine Products Co. of Cleveland, OH, opened a sales and distribution facility in Birmingham, England, CEO John Zehnder announced. The division
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ACQUISITION: Hi TecMetal Acquires Two Companies John Wolz Hi TecMetal Group acquired South Carolina-based heat-treating company IMT and Fusion Engineering Company of Ohio. The combined companies have 700 employees and
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Fastener Fraud Hotline Could Be Months Away John Wolz Nearly two months after the U.S. Fastener Quality Act was implemented, there is no �fastener hotline� as required by the law,
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John Wolz John Wu of San Shing Hardware Works Co. Ltd. was elected chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute. Wu succeeds George Hu of Shih Hsang Ywa Ind. Co.
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SPS Acquires Italian Firm John Wolz SPS Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired certain operating assets of Milan, Italy-based ULMA S.p.A. Ulma manufactures flat, planetary and cylindrical thread roll dies
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Acktion Sells Reynolds John Wolz Acktion Corp. announced it has agreed to sell Reynolds Fasteners to Alleghany Corporation�s Heads & Threads International LLC unit. Terms were not disclosed. Acktion said
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Olczak Returns As CBNSA President John Wolz Wally Olczak of Fabsco Corp. was elected president of the Chicago Bolt, Nut & Screw Association. He succeeds Mark Novak, who is now
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Grant: Fastener Problems Still Exist John Wolz The Fastener Quality Association greeted the December 6, 1999, implementation of the U.S.
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Beveridge: How Salespeople Add Value John Wolz Salespeople need to know the value they bring to a company, Dirk Beveridge
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: Automakers Putting Suppliers on the Web John Wolz Editor’s Note: Articles in Media Spotlight are excerpts from publications
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PERSPECTIVE: Melting Snow John Wolz The April 23, 1996, Fastener Industry News Perspective column was headlined, �Spring Snowballing.� The column
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Textron Announces E-commerce Alliance John Wolz Textron Inc. announced an alliance with Safeguard Scientifics to develop global E-commerce strategies. Safeguard
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Barnhill Continues to Expand on Internet John Wolz Ross Barnhill became the webmaster for Barnhill Bolt Co. Inc. back in
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Fastener Web Search Sites Proliferate John Wolz The 1998 and 1999 holiday seasons were full of talk about consumers doing
