February 8, 2016 / travelingsalesman /Last week I was sent the January update on the Fastener Distributor Index FDI:“The Index took a hit during the month, which was widely expected by many industry operators. The FDI dropped to 45.6 in January ...
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I found the article below to be very interesting. There are still a lot of people in our industry disgruntled with millennials and trying to figure out how to work with them. I read this article to my wife, not a millennial, and she agreed with ...
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Wow, it’s January 15 and already there have been several announcements. Just this morning, I received an update from Global Fastener News that Keller & Kalmbach out of Germany acquired Infinity Fasteners headquartered out of Lenexa, Kansas...
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So the stock market is tanking and I am seeing a lot of very good orders coming in to start 2016. Do we in the fastener market see trends before the rest of the market or are these just left over orders that were not placed in 2015? People ...
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Industrial Distribution magazine recently published an article by Mike Hockett, managing editor, that read “Oil Will Rebound to $70, but not until 2020”. It goes on to explain that OPEC released its World Oil Outlook and it continued by ...
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First off, I am very excited to see this acquisition!! So on behalf of Specialty Sales Congratulations! This acquisition can mean new and great things for the “Las Vegas Fastener Show.
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One of my favorite movie scenes ever is from Night Shift when Michael Keaton first meets his new work colleague, Henry Winkler. As the character, Billy “Blaze”, Keaton exclaims, “See, I’m an idea man, I get ideas all day long, I can’t ...
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Congratulations on your recent acquisition of the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo. Please don’t be offended if we affectionately refer to your new acquisition as “The Vegas Show” as it’s just an old habit we developed ...
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Just got an email press release that the Vegas Show was sold. First it was the American Fastener Journal and now the Vegas Show.
Emerald Expositions, LLC announced the acquisition from Mike McGuire and Jim Bannister. Susan Hurley will ...
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The 2015 Vegas Show was, once again, great. Good attendance, lots of networking. Not a lot of bombshells, no real big announcements. But, a good show overall.
One quick thought. As the show was finishing up on Thursday, I realized how ...
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