May 30, 2016 / travelingsalesman /
Got a little time over the Memorial Day weekend to do some reading. I’m not too far into the book “Linchpin” by Seth Grodin but I found this passage interesting:
“Consumers are not loyal to cheap ...
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Thanks to the records of Mike McGuire, I was able to recall the dates of the Columbus Fastener Show in 1986, my first day working in the fastener industry. Today is my 30th anniversary. Good ride so far.
via Anniversary Reflection - one ...
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Trying to get a handle on the current state of affairs in the fastener marketplace is no easy task these days. There are a few constants in the market that are easy to point to. Oil & Gas, Big Truck and Agriculture are down. Coal is way ...
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Tonight new honorary members Bruce Darling and Bob Lehman are with us. How cool is that?”
I saw that on Twitter this morning. Those are a couple fastener industry legends. Made me think — who would be in the fastener industry “60 over ...
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Want to get into one more bracket??
via March Madness? - Fastenerblog.net.
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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 ...
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A few years ago I wrote a piece about the Fastener Hall of Fame. For a few years, they had not inducted anyone and I wrote a blog about that topic. In response to that post I was notified that the HOF was alive and well and was also informed that ...
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I got an opportunity to hear the Young Fastener Professionals (YFP) present their case study at the North Coast Fastener Association (NCFA) meeting last evening. The presenters included Ryan Kertis of Stelfast and Cory Facemire and Kristen Kessler ...
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February 12, 2016 / travelingsalesman / 3 Comments
I got an opportunity to hear the Young Fastener Professionals (YFP) present their case study at the North Coast Fastener Association (NCFA) meeting last evening. The presenters included Ryan ...
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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 versus 50.8 in December, ...
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