Gene Simpson of Semblex Corporation is the 2020 president of the Fastener Training Institute and Chris McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners is vice president.
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November 18
01:48
2019
More tariffs could be coming: The October 5% increase is ‘still pending’ and December could bring determination on threaded rod and stud tariffs.
October 28
04:59
2019
In 1982 Queenin began his fastener career at Specialty Bolt & Screw. He and his sons, Jay and Jon, eventually purchased SBS. Today Massachusetts-based SBS has three distribution centers in the U.S. and three in Mexico, along with facilities in Canada, Finland and Taiwan.
July 10
23:02
2019
Ruggles, CEO / owner of Alabama-based Martin Fastening Solutions, succeeds Kelly Cole of Hayes Bolt & Supply.
March 26
15:57
2019
The annual meeting will be June 10-11, 2019, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza – a National Historic Landmark hotel of 1930s French Art Deco design.
August 27
11:44
2018
The 2001 National Fastener Distributors Association president has spent more than 40 years in fastener distribution. He began working full time in the family business, All Tool Sales, in 1978.
June 27
12:56
2018
This is a time to “borrow and invest in inflation-beating investments such as new product lines or opening in a new geographic territory,” Beaulieu suggested. “Lock in your lease.”
June 18
20:45
2018
Kelly Cole of Hayes Bolt & Supply calls for “breaking down the ‘fragmentation’ of so much of the fastener community.”
April 07
14:57
2018
Employees who consider themselves “entitled” don’t innovate, Beveridge tells the National Fastener Distributors Association. Entitled employees feel they are owed vs. they need to earn, they are static rather than growing and seek to preserve vs. transform.
March 29
09:06
2018
Put yourself in the position of your customer,” Reilly advised. “Define value in customers’ terms.” He finds product is the most important at 57%; the company selling is 18%; and the individual salesperson 25%.
January 08
05:25
2018
The two associations move a couple miles to Seal Beach, CA.
January 08
03:16
2018
College will use the donation, which was made December 8, to pay for instructional materials, machinery maintenance, student recruitment and marketing.
January 08
02:35
2018
“In the November survey, 50% of respondents indicated sales were “better” relative to seasonal expectations – down vs. a record 73% in October but nevertheless still much improved vs. average 2016 levels (31%).”
November 08
21:33
2017
“Qualitative commentary on market conditions was again mostly positive with respondents noting strong demand, generally favorable end-market conditions, and a healthy pricing environment.”
August 07
23:15
2017
A “Value Analysis / Value Engineering” program is a “team approach to eliminate or prevent unnecessary cost and increases customer satisfaction,” Lammers told the NFDA / NEFDA joint session.
July 14
00:01
2017
You may think European rules don’t affect you, but “it is where your customers are selling into” that might draw you in.
July 10
23:15
2017
Instead of a government regulation, reporting will be more a part of private contracts, Heim tells NFDA and NEFDA joint meeting.
July 10
23:00
2017
The National Fastener Distributors Association will mark its 50th anniversary at a March 2018 meeting in Costa Rica.
July 10
21:15
2017
The U.S. accounts for nearly a quarter of the world GDP. Global leading indicators are up for the OECD, five major Asian countries, Brazil, Canada, China and Japan. Mexico and India are down.
July 10
20:30
2017
“Don’t use email to manage projects or tasks,” Bader told the NFDA and NEFDA joint meeting. “You frame a house before putting on the roof.”
