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Friedberg: Why Leave Branding to Chance? | Global Fastener News

“Even if you are silent, branding is going to happen,” Gail Friedberg told the Women in the Fastener Industry. “Why leave branding to chance? It is critical you have someone in your company doing your branding.” Friedberg, vice president ... [Read More]
2018/05/11

IFI Honors Harris, Lawler With Soaring Eagle Awards | Global Fastener News

For 23 years, Harris was the Industrial Fasteners Institute’s sixth managing director. Technology award goes to Lawler, engineer and leader on material, product, and process standardization committees.(...) via IFI Honors Harris, Lawler With ... [Read More]
2018/04/27

Trump Tariffs Squeezing U.S. Fastener Manufacturers | Global Fastener News

Higher prices and a ‘burdensome’ exclusion process fuel uncertainty, according to the Industrial Fasteners Institute’s Washington representative Jennifer Baker Reid.(...) via Trump Tariffs Squeezing U.S. Fastener Manufacturers | Global ... [Read More]
2018/04/23

Earnest Machine Adds Equipment in Ohio | Global Fastener News

Manufacturing manager Al Shannon said the new equipment “opens up additional opportunities, enabling us to bring more drilling services in-house and allows us to take on higher volume runs of up to one million pieces.”(...) via Earnest Machine ... [Read More]
2018/04/18

FDI Stalls For Second Straight Month | Global Fastener News

Commentary on market conditions was mixed, with some respondents commenting on the current strong demand environment and others expressing concerns around the recently announced steel tariffs.(...) via FDI Stalls For Second Straight Month | ... [Read More]
2018/04/12

Bossard Distances Itself From Tesla Recall | Global Fastener News

“In particular, we would like to clarify that the bolts in the power steering component affected by a recall were not supplied by Bossard.”(...) via Bossard Distances Itself From Tesla Recall | Global Fastener News [Read More]
2018/04/06

FINdex Achieves Muted Q1 Performance | Global Fastener News

Q1 was “a period when investors experienced a dizzying series of record highs, followed by a dramatic collapse and the return of long-dormant volatility,” according to MarketWatch.(...) via FINdex Achieves Muted Q1 Performance | Global Fastener ... [Read More]
2018/04/06

Budd Retires From Trifast Board | Global Fastener News

After 42 years with the company, Budd will remain on the operational team at TR Fastenings to use his 42-years of fastener industry knowledge “to pass down to the next generation of leaders within the business.”(...) http://www.globalfast... [Read More]
2018/04/02

Reilly Advises NFDA: Change Conversation From Price to Cost | Global Fastener News

 Put yourself in the position of your customer,” Reilly advised. “Define value in customers’ terms.” He finds product is the most important at 57%; the company selling is 18%; and the individual salesperson 25%. via Reilly Advises ... [Read More]
2018/03/30

EU Lists Potential Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Fasteners | Global Fastener News

The European Commission has published a 10-page provisional list of imported U.S. products, from peanut butter and orange juice to steel fasteners, that Europe is threatening to apply 25% import duties unless the EU is exempted from steel and ... [Read More]
2018/03/23