North America

Lance Bissett buys Canadian Industrial Distributors | Hardlines

VANCOUVER — Lance Bissett, a major Western Canadian power tool wholesaler, has reached an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Brampton, Ont.-based Canadian Industrial Distributors, expected to close May 25.(...) via Lance Bissett ... [Read More]
2015/06/11

McIlhon, Strandquist Lead NFDA for 2015-16 – Global Fastener News – USA

Casey McIlhon of Assembled Products is the new president of the National Fastener Distributors Association, and Marc Strandquist of Würth Group is vice president. McIlhon, who succeeds Paul Tiffany of Copper State Bolt & Nut, is the fifth ... [Read More]
2015/06/11

Hudson Fasteners Rebrands As 1 Industrial Way | Fastener News Desk

Hudson Fasteners New Ecommerce Technology puts the “Fast in Fastener Buying™” Youngstown, OH: Hudson Fasteners, Inc. launches 13 Forces Product Genius™- B2B ecommerce technology that will revolutionize the way fasteners and industrial ... [Read More]
2015/06/10

Novaria Group Acquires Sky Manufacturing From MacLean-Fogg | Business Wire

FORT WORTH, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Fort Worth-based Novaria Group announces today the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Sky Manufacturing formerly MacLean Sky, an industry-leading manufacturer of aircraft structural fasteners, from ... [Read More]
2015/06/10

Rapid expansion for Shropshire-based manufacturing company | shropshirelive.com

A Shropshire-based firm, a manufacturer of special fasteners and precision components and standard fasteners distributor, has taken delivery of its third CNC Machine in just 16 months. Multi-award winning GWR Fasteners Limited, named as Best New ... [Read More]
2015/06/09

Boeing : Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes | 4-Traders

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-300 and -300F series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of fatigue cracking on airplanes with Aviation Partners Boeing winglets ... [Read More]
2015/06/08

Fastener Tech Opens With 179 Booths – Global Fastener News

The fifth and largest biennial Fastener Tech opens Monday at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL – near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Mid-West Fastener Association executive director Nancy Rich reported there will be ... [Read More]
2015/06/07

U.S. Fastener Activity Retreats in April – Global Fastener News – USA

After healthy growth in March, U.S. fastener imports and exports fell in April. U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318) dropped 4% to $330.25 million in April, according to Zepol data analyzed by GlobalFastenerNews.co... [Read More]
2015/06/04

Nouvel investissement de Lisi Aéronautique | La Presse

Lisi Aéronautique Canada a décidé de fêter son 10e anniversaire au Québec avec un investissement additionnel. L'entreprise de Dorval mettra en service une nouvelle chaîne de production de composantes d'assemblage en titane, un projet de 12 ... [Read More]
2015/06/03

Boeing begins assembly of first 737 MAX | The Seattle Times

Marking a milestone at its Renton factory, Boeing on Friday began assembling the wings of its first 737 MAX. On a media tour Tuesday morning, Boeing executives showed off parts of the first MAX wings beginning their journey through a new, highly ... [Read More]
2015/06/03