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Fastenerblog .net: “It’s a Busision”

Posted by Traveling Salesman at 7/26/2012 10:38 AM Categories: uncategorized "That would be a busision". "A what?" "A busision.  Or a buscision or a bucision.  A business decision!  A busision" "OK." So goes life at the home of the ... [Read More]
2012/07/26

L.B. Foster Awarded $60 Million Kiewit/Kobayashi, a Joint Venture Honolulu Rail Contract — Largest Order in Company History | MarketWatch

Steel Rail, Concrete Ties, DF Fasteners, Contact Rail and Special Trackwork for Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company FSTR +3.81% ... [Read More]
2012/07/26

Stanley Black & Decker To Buy Infastech For US$850 Mln In Cash – Quick Facts | RTT News

(RTTNews) - Stanley Black & Decker (SWK: News ) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Infastech, a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty engineered fastening technologies headquartered in Hong Kong, from ... [Read More]
2012/07/24

Anixter International Inc. Reports Second Quarter Net Income From Continuing Operations Of… — GLENVIEW, Ill., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

GLENVIEW, Ill., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE), a leading global distributor of communication and security products, electrical and electronic wire & cable, fasteners and other small parts, today reported ... [Read More]
2012/07/24

Stanley Agrees To Buy Hong Kong Fastener Firm That Meshes With Shelton Business | Courant.com

Stanley Black & Decker said Monday it will buy Infastech, a Hong Kong-based maker of engineered mechanical fasteners, in an $850 million cash deal that boosts the company's presence in Asia and complements Stanley's existing engineered fastening ... [Read More]
2012/07/24

Plastics News – Caplugs parent buys rubber fabricator Shercon

ASTICS NEWS REPORT Posted July 23, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 23, 4:50 p.m. ET) – Protective Industries Inc., which owns Caplugs, a manufacturer of protective plastic products, has partnered with private equity firm Windjammer Capital Investors to ... [Read More]
2012/07/23

Aint No Cure | Fastenerblog .net

Posted by Traveling Salesman at 7/21/2012 9:30 PM Categories: uncategorized Summers can be challenging.  You take a vacation, a few other people you need to meet with take their vacation, and before you know it you need three weeks to get ... [Read More]
2012/07/22

ITW Buildex TEKS® Now Available at FMW Fasteners | PR Web

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) July 20, 2012 FMW Fasteners is now offering premium corrosion resistant self drilling screws from ITW Buildex in both medium and heavy duty sizes and can ship with or without bonded EPDM sealing washers. These are the ... [Read More]
2012/07/20

What did Eric and Brian see on their Vacation? | ScrewCrew.com

If you haven’t already (okay I am about a week behind), check out Episode 48 of Fully Threaded Radio, and hear about swimming mammals, and even some fastener stuff. via What did Eric and Brian see on their Vacation? | ScrewCrew.com. [Read More]
2012/07/19

New FlexPower Cordless Brushless Torque Screwdrivers by Mountz, Inc. | World News Report

Mountz, Inc. introduces a new line of cordless brushless torque screwdrivers to the FlexPower brand. July 18, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Portable and lightweight, the FlexC II cordless brushless torque screwdrivers feature the flexibility to ... [Read More]
2012/07/19