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Fastenal Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha

Bazibaza comments : 12 pages of transcript   Executives Ellen Trester Willard D. Oberton - Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director Daniel L. Florness - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, ... [Read More]
2012/07/13

Episode #48 – Do Beavers Have Ears? | Fully Threaded Radio

105:38 Download the MP3 Date: July 12, 2012 By: Fully Threaded Description: Brian and Eric encounter a large mammal swimming across the lake during their latest northwoods adventure. Was it a foreshadowing of softening markets, or of the ... [Read More]
2012/07/13

Guest Blog from a WIFI member | Fastenerblog.net

Posted by Traveling Salesman at 7/12/2012 10:28 PM Categories: uncategorized Ruth Dowling Coffman, formerly of Fastenal and Heads & Threads, is currently employed by Ningbo Jinding, a Chinese fastener manufacturer (www.jindingfstn.com). Ruth ... [Read More]
2012/07/13

Fastenal 2Q profit up, revenue misses Street view | Businessweek

Fastenal Co.'s second-quarter net income climbed 19 percent as it opened more stores, but its revenue performance fell short of analysts' estimates. The company's stock dropped in premarket trading. Fastenal, which sells nuts, bolts and other ... [Read More]
2012/07/12

Alcoa 2Q12 Earnings Presentation | Slideshare

See page 33 for info on fasteners Alcoa 2Q12 Earnings Presentation View more presentations from Alcoa Inc. [Read More]
2012/07/11

Airbus inks multiyear supply pact with Alcoa | MarketWatch

By Andrea Hotter FARNBOROUGH, England (MarketWatch) — U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. has signed new multiyear agreements worth around $1.4 billion with Airbus, to supply products for virtually all the passenger-jet maker’s commercial programs, ... [Read More]
2012/07/11

Brass Fittings, Brass Valves, Metal Stops, Brass Nipples and Accessories are All Part of AFT Fasteners’ Expanding Brass Fastener Product Line | PRweb

The 2012 year has seen several new partnerships between AFT Fasteners and industry leading vendors, and this upward momentum is also being boosted by the addition of several increased product lines. AFT Fasteners has expanded its sources and ... [Read More]
2012/07/11

Oil fire extinguished at Nucor Fastener | KPC News

ST. JOE — Fire caused minor damage at Nucor Fastener, 6730 C.R. 60, just before midnight July 4. Spencerville Fire Chief Phil Shull said the fire broke out in a quench-oil pit under a machine. Firefighters were summoned around 11:30 p.m., (...) ... [Read More]
2012/07/11

Align Aerospace Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award — CHATSWORTH, Calif., July 9, 2012 | PRNewswire

CHATSWORTH, Calif., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Align Aerospace LLC, a global provider of aerospace fasteners, assembly components and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that it has received a Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA). ... [Read More]
2012/07/09

OBITUARIES Donald W. (Don) Heppes | Global Fastener News – USA

2012 OBITUARIES Donald W. (Don) Heppes, 72, died of cancer. He is the only person to head both the Industrial Fasteners Institute and  the National Fastener Distributors Association. Heppes was 2001-02 NFDA president and the 1986-87 chairman ... [Read More]
2012/07/09