McIlhon To Be 5th Family Leader of NFDA+ click to enlargeAt its recent meeting in New Orleans, the National Fastener Distributors Association named Casey McIlhon of Assembled Products as vice president, putting him in line to become the fifth ...
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Reading the annual FIN Fastener Stock Review is a great way to follow the fastener results of prominent companies in the industry.
Among the results of the 2013 FIN Fastener Stock Review were:
Anixter International achieved organic fastener ...
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The Hillman Companies Inc. and CCMP Capital Advisors LLC have signed an agreement allowing CCMP to acquire a controlling interest in Hillman from Oak Hill Capital Partners. The deal values Hillman at $1.475 billion.
CCMP is investing with ...
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The iron lattice Eiffel Tower – held together by 2.5 million rivets – is 125 years old this year.
The iconic French structure is visited by seven million people every year, with thousands climbing the 1,665 steps from ground level to the ...
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Nickel prices for stainless steel are rising and reached a two-year high in early May 2014. Bruce Wheeler of Star Stainless pointed out that “since January nickel has risen 35%, making it the best performing metal of the London Metal Exchange.â€...
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• XL Screw Corporation purchasing manager Tom Bigott told GlobalFastenerNews.com the major impact has been to create delays for 'special' items requiring plating above the standard Cr+3 commercial zinc.
“Suppliers which have existing ...
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The chair of the Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute envisions the country competing in the higher quality segment of the fastener market – including China’s fastener usage.
Joe Chen wants Taiwan to increase its share of the top quality ...
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Brighton-Best International has reached an agreement with Nucor Fasteners to become its principle master distributor of U.S. manufactured standards.
Product lines include grades 5 & 8 standard caps crews, structural products and graded ...
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Weight reduction is an ongoing priority across the automotive industry, as strict new regulations push for greater vehicle efficiency/CO2 reduction in the US and Europe.
The effort is detailed in Weight Reduction in Automotive Design and ...
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For the third year in a row a solid majority of fastener companies participating in the annual FIN Survey reported strong results, with widespread sales and profit gains and stable costs.
• The FIN Company Performance Index edged up for ...
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