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Gregory to NFDA: Social Media Still the “Wild West” – Global Fastener News

Like it or not, social media is becoming increasingly important to your customers, consultant Nanette Gregory told National Fastener Distributors Association members meeting in Charleston, SC. For fastener distributors, social media is a way to ... [Read More]

2015/03/05

Large contracts toppled firm ahead of rescue | Insider Media

Andrews Fasteners Ltd had specialised in supplying fasteners such as screws, bolts and fabricated metal products to construction companies since 1906 and had become one of the best known brands in the marketplace. Bolts supplied by the business ... [Read More]

2015/03/04

ProTorque Tools Launches Line of New Calibration Tools | MarketersMedia

Atlanta, GA, United States of America - February 16, 2015 /MarketersMedia/ — The modern world is held together with nuts and bolts, the vast majority of which are tightened into place using torque wrenches. Car and airplane engines, wheels, ... [Read More]

2015/03/02

The Next Wave of Fastener Innovation – Building Products

Simpson Strong Tie The search for lower installed cost is one of the biggest trends driving the fastener industry today. Manufacturers are responding by bringing to market new types of fasteners with timesaving features, such as eliminating ... [Read More]

2015/03/02

Armor André acquires André Corp. – TheFabricator

Armor André Inc., Mason, Ohio, a subsidiary of The Armor Group Inc. (Armor), has acquired certain assets of André Corp., Elkhart, Ind., a manufacturer of high-volume washers and stampings for the fastener industry throughout the U.S. and Canada. ... [Read More]

2015/03/01

Boeing : Patent Issued for Portable Cleco Type Fastener Dispenser | 4-Traders

The assignee for this patent, patent number 8955714, is The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL). Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "In the aerospace manufacturing and repair industries ... [Read More]

2015/02/25

Apple Granted a Patent for Tamper Proof Liquid Metal Fasteners for iDevices, Macs and Beyond – Patently Apple

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 63 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover a single patent relating to tamper proof liquid metal fasteners. According to Apple's patent, ... [Read More]

2015/02/24

KLX Inc. | KLX Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results

WELLINGTON, Fla., Feb. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KLX Inc. ("the Company") (Nasdaq:KLXI), the world's leading distributor and value added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables, and a provider of services and products to the oil ... [Read More]

2015/02/24

Ideal Interface Extends FMWFasteners.com Account – Press Release – Digital Journal

Digital Strategy and marketing consultancy Ideal Interface have recently increased the scope of their online marketing & communications work for Texas-based online anchor, fastener and bolt retailer www.fmwfasteners.com HOUSTON, TX , February ... [Read More]

2015/02/22

New Quarterly Profit Improvement Report Available to NFDA Members – NFDA – National Fastener Distributors Association

Dr. Albert Bates, president of the Profit Planning Group, now provides NFDA members with a quarterly Profit Improvement Report. The inaugural issue is titled "The Sales to Payroll Wedge: A Profit Necessity," and focuses on the ongoing challenge ... [Read More]

2015/02/19