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FIN Survey: Ramping up for Busier 2012 | Global Fastener News

The results from the End of 2011 FIN Survey are in. See what distributors, importers and manufacturers are saying about market conditions in 2012, including predictions on sales and profit performance. Monday, January 30, 2012 via paid version ... [Read More]
2012/01/30

Keeping the Wheels Turning | CIOZone .com

As a young man I worked in my fathers industrial supply business. I worked in the warehouse and drove the delivery truck. We sold fasteners of all kinds, nuts, bolts, screws, cotter pins and other industrial supplies. I learned about screw pin ... [Read More]
2012/01/30

Midwest Fastener buys old Callaway Golf Co. plant in Gloversville for $1.1M | The Business Review

The former Callaway Golf Co. plant in Gloversville, New York, sold for $1.1 million to Midwest Fastener Corp. , a Michigan company that will use the 65,000-square-foot building as a distribution center. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Midwest ... [Read More]
2012/01/30

COMP QR Codes from the American Fastener Source Guide 2012 | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/28/2012 The American Fastener Source Guide 2012 is offering FREE complimentary QR Codes for anyone who qualifies for a free company listing. The QR Code will be placed next to the company listing and then again on a page with ... [Read More]
2012/01/29

K International makes several changes | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/27/2012 Starting in 2012 K International is now Kinter….It’s a new, shorter name but with the same great people, products and service that you have come to expect from K International. With the new Kinter name comes an ... [Read More]
2012/01/29

MDM list of largest fastener distributors from June 2011 l American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 01/27/2012 Many of my readers have heard several times that I strongly recommend subscribing to the Modern Distribution Management (MDM) newsletter. Click on their website at www.mdm.com to review their products and subscribe. It is ... [Read More]
2012/01/29

Birthday Celebrations in the Fastener Industry | Fastenerblog net

Posted by Traveling Salesman at 1/28/2012 4:42 PM As I was listening to the last episode of Fully Threaded Radio, their guest, Greg Wiener, of Quickscrews International mentioned that he had been in business 25 years. His company was celebrating ... [Read More]
2012/01/28

Windsor Worker Taken To Hospital Following Incident | Windsor Star Spirol

WINDSOR, Ont. — A man has been transported to hospital following an incident at Spirol Industries on St. Etienne Boulevard this morning.(...) via Windsor Worker Taken To Hospital Following Incident | Windsor Star. [Read More]
2012/01/27

Precision Castparts’ CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha

(...) We did see the beginning of our Fastener recovery, and our core businesses -- in our -- excuse me, our core Fasteners with about a 2% improvement versus last year. However, in those core Fasteners, we are still lagging on the current build ... [Read More]
2012/01/27

Episode #38 – Soapapeepa (96:14) | Fully Threaded Radio

Date: January 26, 2012By: Fully ThreadedDescription: Optimistic fastener companies are driving ahead with aggressive new programs, as strong sales continue, and extreme Internet censorship provisions have been momentarily averted. Special guest, Mr. ... [Read More]
2012/01/27