North America

Lynden Bolt turns warehouse into retail | Lynden Tribune

The 30-year-old Mobile Hardware business has brought bolts, nuts, fasteners and hardware of all kinds to Whatcom and Skagit counties for decades. Now customers can come get their own items, as Lynden Bolt prepares to open downtown on Front Street. ... [Read More]
2015/12/18

Roberts At STAFDA: Emphasize Safety Features To Boost Sales – Global Fastener News – USA

As tool and fastener specialists, many Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association members know a lot about their markets, according to Robin Roberts, senior VP of sales for Protective Industrial Products. (...)   via ... [Read More]
2015/12/17

Alcoa plans new R&D center for advanced 3D printing processes | Reuters

Metals company Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it will invest $60 million to expand its research and development center in Pennsylvania to explore ways to make 3D printing viable on an industrial scale to produce parts for the aerospace, automotive and ... [Read More]
2015/12/16

Gripnail Marks 50 Year Anniversary in Rhode Island | Fastener World

  Gripnail Corporation, a manufacturer of fasteners and equipment used in ductwork and machinery, is celebrating 50 years of continuous operation in Rhode Island. The company was founded in 1965 in Providence by Peter and Peggy Hallock and is ... [Read More]
2015/12/16

The DPA Buying Group Welcomes New Member Companies | FastenerJournal

  The DPA Buying Group is pleased to welcome six new distributor members to its industrial products division: • Air King Fastening Systems, Inc. (Circle Pines, MN) • Builders Market, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) • McAllen Nut & Bolt LLC ... [Read More]
2015/12/16

Arrow Fastener Company Donates $25,000 For Books At Saddle Brook School – @BergenDispatch

Arrow Fastener Company donated $25,000 for leveled reading curriculum books for grades K-6 classrooms at Saddle Brook’s Helen I. Smith Elementary School. (...) via Arrow Fastener Company Donates $25,000 For Books At Saddle Brook School - ... [Read More]
2015/12/15

Comments on the Vegas Show, 2017 – Fastenerblog.net

First off, I am very excited to see this acquisition!! So on behalf of Specialty Sales Congratulations! This acquisition can mean new and great things for the “Las Vegas Fastener Show. (...) via Comments on the Vegas Show, 2017 - Fastenerblo... [Read More]
2015/12/15

NFDA 2015 Executive Retreat Offered Peer-to-Peer Learning – NFDA – National Fastener Distributors Association

The third annual NFDA Executive Retreat, offered November 8-10, 2015 in Key Biscayne, Florida, featured presentations from members to members about best practices in company culture, doing business in Mexico, use of CRM, and VMI relationships ... [Read More]
2015/12/14

Totally DIY:Totally Tools line-up builds | Fastener+Fixing

Following extensive research, and after 21 years, the Totally DIY:Totally Tools show will move to a new two day format for 2016 – reflecting the shift in trading and buying patterns that are becoming increasingly evident in the UK home improvement ... [Read More]
2015/12/14

DPA Hands Out Distributor, Supplier Of The Year Awards At STAFDA – inddist

The DPA Buying Group, a member-driven marketing & networking organization, has announced its 2015 Industrial Distributor and Supplier of the Year recipients. Congratulations to DPA Industrial Distributor of the Year, Olson Contractors Supply, ... [Read More]
2015/12/14