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WINA Names Three to New Positions | Global Fastener News

 Eric Wilk, former director of key accounts, will transition to managing director for Würth company Oliver H. Van Horn (OVH). Established in 1903, OVH was acquired by the Würth Group in 2010 and distributes industrial supply and machine tool ... [Read More]
2017/04/16

NEFDA Table Top Includes Technical Sessions | Global Fastener News

 The Monday Table Top precedes the Tuesday/Wednesday NEFDA joint meeting with the National Fastener Distributors Association at the Omni Parker House in Boston.(...) via NEFDA Table Top Includes Technical Sessions | Global Fastener News [Read More]
2017/04/16

Broken Bolts Cause Rail Defects in U.S. | Global Fastener News

 MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – When a freight train derailed in the Montana town of Culbertson, spilling 27,000 gallons of crude oil, investigators blamed the 2015 accident on defective or missing fasteners used to hold the tracks in place, according to the ... [Read More]
2017/04/16

Action Fasteners reports rising revenue trend | Spokane Journal of Business

 Tim Jackson started Action Fasteners & Supply Inc., of Spokane, in 1994 out of his garage with two sheets of plywood and four sawhorses. Today, the wholesale fastener distribution company at 3335 E. Trent operates in 10,000 square feet of ... [Read More]
2017/04/13

Wurth Industry North America Hires Three Managers For Key Positions – NFDA

 Three employees for Würth Industry North America (WINA) will take on new roles and positions to oversee projected top line growth and expansion. Marc Strandquist, Executive Vice President responsible for Würth Industry of North America states, ... [Read More]
2017/04/13

Sponsorship Opportunities Available for FIC Fastener Summit – Fastenerblog.net

 About a month ago I posted information about the Fastener Industry Coalition’s inaugural Fastener Summit which will take place on June 7, 2017 – immediately following the conclusion of Fastener Tech ’17. Just FYI, the Mid-West Fastener ... [Read More]
2017/04/10

USCG warns of dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items – Marine Log

 APRIL 7, 2017 — The U.S. Coast has issued a Marine Safety Alert (03-17) warning of the dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items (S/CIs) — products represented as meeting specified manufacturing and quality requirements when, in fact, they do ... [Read More]
2017/04/10

Nelson Fastener Systems announces two staff appointments – The Fabricator

 Nelson® Fastener Systems, Elyria, Ohio, a manufacturer of fastener systems technology and engineered components, has appointed Gerry Feltmate and Al Zerbini to managerial positions at Specialty Bar Products ™, Blairsville, Pa., and Greenville, ... [Read More]
2017/04/07

Robbie Gilchrist Awarded NFDA’s Inaugural Fastener Professional of the Year Award – NFDA

 The National Fastener Distributors Association’s first recipient of its new Fastener Professional of the Year award is Robbie Gilchrist of Capital Marketing (High Point, North Carolina). The Fastener Professional of the Year award was created ... [Read More]
2017/04/06

Audax Private Equity Announces the Acquisition of Fastener Distribution Holdings | Business Wire

 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Audax Private Equity (“Audax”) announced it has partnered with management to acquire Fastener Distribution Holdings, LLC (“FDH”) from Housatonic Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FDH, headqu... [Read More]
2017/04/05