Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

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MacDermid and Enthone to combine | Fastener+Fixing

 Following Platform Speciality Product Corporation’s acquisition of Alent Plc, MacDermid Performance Solutions will be launched, merging Enthone Inc (an Alent subsidiary) with MacDermid operations. via MacDermid and Enthone to combine. [Read More]
2016/03/10

Stronger fixing made easy | Fastener+Fixing

 Designed to combine fast and easy use with improved drive, the Performance Plus wood screw is the latest innovation from fixings specialists Samac Fixings Ltd. via Stronger fixing made easy. [Read More]
2016/03/10

Fastenal Posts Soft February Sales, Fasteners Sales Slump – March 7, 2016 – Zacks.com

 Fastenal Company (FAST - Analyst Report) has released disappointing sales figures for the month of February, as the company continued to report weakness in the industrial fasteners business. February net sales increased 7.7% year over year to ... [Read More]
2016/03/09

Lawson Products Acquires MI Fastener Distributor Perfect Products – inddist

 No. 39 on Industrial Distribution's 2015 Big 50 List – a distributor of products and services to the MRO marketplace, today announced the acquisition of Perfect Products Company of Michigan. The transaction closed on March 7, with terms not ... [Read More]
2016/03/09

Tacoma Screw Products Inc. opens new store in Billings | Billings News | billingsgazette.com

 The new Tacoma Screw Products Inc. store in Billings carries more than 45,000 products, including a vast assortment of fasteners in all shapes and sizes. To illustrate the range of products in inventory, store manager Glenn Clark reached onto a ... [Read More]
2016/03/09

Vossloh CEO Schabert will Not Extend His Contract After Expiry in March 2017 | Fastener World

     Dr. h.c. Hans M. Schabert, since April 1, 2014 CEO of Vossloh AG, will not be available for an extension of his contract after expiry on March 31, 2017 due to family related reasons. Yesterday evening, March 2, 2016, he informed ... [Read More]
2016/03/09

Using Firefighting Skills to Promote Safety at Work | Emergency Response ehstoday

 It's still dark when a red Dodge truck turns into the parking lot of Modern Fasteners, its headlights and a handful of streetlights the only illumination of the industrial driveway in Brook Park, Ohio. via Using Firefighting Skills to Promote ... [Read More]
2016/03/08

Boeing South Carolina no longer playing catch-up to local plants | The Seattle Times

 The North Charleston complex, once a problem child, has grown into a capable operation with cutting-edge technology and a role in engineering, not just manufacturing. Its profile as both rival and collaborator for Boeing’s Puget Sound plants is ... [Read More]
2016/03/08

Winchester inventor strives to make better connections with new patented nuts and bolts | New Hampshire unionleader

 Winchester native and inventor Dale E. Van Cor's newly patented nuts and bolts can now be manufactured right in town at Innovative Machine. Van Cor created the software that enables the CNC machine to make wave thread nuts and bolts, which he ... [Read More]
2016/03/08

What to do with the Fastener HOF and its bricks? – Fastenerblog.net

 Since my last post about the Fastener Hall of Fame bricks, I’ve got a lot of suggestions and comments about what to do with the bricks as well as with the HOF in general.  In no particular order, I’ll share some of the feedback. via What to do ... [Read More]
2016/03/08