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North America

Fastenal Sales, Headcount Accelerate In February | Inddist

 Winona, MN-based Fastenal — No. 7 on Industrial Distribution's Big 50 List — reported its 2018 February sales information on Tuesday, led by continued strong year-over-year (YoY) sales growth, with daily sales outpacing January's.(...) via ... [Read More]
2018/03/07

Fastener supplier in the growth fast lane – newsexaminer.com

 A Connersville business formerly occupying a space of 350 square feet has moved into larger facilities and is growing. Jason Graves founded CK Fasteners in January 2015, working out of a space behind an auto repair facility near the Connersville ... [Read More]
2018/02/28

Colony Hardware Corp. Acquires Florida’s Allied Fastener & Tool | Inddist

 Orange, CT-based Colony Hardware Corporation recently announced that it has purchased the assets of Lake Worth, FL-based Allied Fastener & Tool for an undisclosed amount. Colony Hardware is a distributor of tools, equipment, fasteners, ... [Read More]
2018/02/28

St. John Seeks ‘Mutually Profitable’ Supply Channel | Global Fastener News

 STAFDA president is “fiercely committed to building long-term, mutual-profitable relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers.” Instead of badgering for a lower price, St. John said the mutually better approach is to ask, “What ... [Read More]
2018/02/26

Atotech North America Hires Pfeifer | Global Fastener News

 Fastener industry veteran will manage the company’s plating (zinc and zinc-nickel), zinc flake and surface pretreatment product lines.(...) via Atotech North America Hires Pfeifer | Global Fastener News [Read More]
2018/02/26

NFDA awards five new scholarships for Fastener Training Week – NFDA

 The National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) has awarded six scholarships for Fastener Training Week, an advanced fastener technical training program produced by the Fastener Training Institute.(...) via NFDA awards five new scholarships ... [Read More]
2018/02/22

Abatements Approved For Columbus Expansions – Inside INdiana Business

 COLUMBUS - The Columbus City Council has unanimously approved tax abatements for three companies. The Republic reports Rightway Fasteners Inc., Cintas Corp. and Tipton Mills Foods are planning a total of $16 million in expansions or new equipment ... [Read More]
2018/02/22

NFDA to Partner with Caliper Corporation To Support Hiring and Talent Development Efforts – NFDA

 National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) and Caliper, a New Jersey-based firm that helps businesses to select talent and develop their workforces, have announced a business partnership designed to make personnel decisions – from hiring to ... [Read More]
2018/02/20

How to teach a robot to screw – MIT Technology Review

 In the pantheon of technologies that make our modern society possible, one of the most underappreciated and neglected is the threaded fastener, more commonly known as the screw. This technology emerged at the dawn of the industrial era, when it ... [Read More]
2018/02/12

Fastenal yearly sales rocket to $4.39 billion | Torque Expo

 Minnesota-headquartered Fastenal saw double digit sales and pre-tax earnings growth for the year ended 31 Dec 2017.(...) via Fastenal yearly sales rocket to $4.39 billion. [Read More]
2018/02/02