Sales and profit figures from the opening quarter of 2012 indicate fastener companies have not forgotten lessons learned in their struggle to survive the global economic downturn of recent years.
Hiring is on the rise throughout the fastener industry. And sales volumes are up, with much of that growth coming from organic market share gains.
Price gains are evident as well. (…)
via Fastener Profits Outpace Sales Growth – Global Fastener News – USA.