October 28, 2003 FIN – Shrinking delivery times and increased service demands pose challenges for fastener distributors and suppliers. Bill Derry of Field Fastener Supply Co. described the key issues affecting customer/supplier...
May 30, 2003 FIN – Fastener company mergers and acquisitions slowed to a crawl during 2002, Richard Hagan announced in releasing his sixth annual Top 10 Deals of the Year. Hagan, who has specialized in fastener industry mergers...
May 19, 2004 FIN – The total number of fastener company acquisitions in 2003 was the lowest in the past 10 years, Richard Hagan announced in releasing his seventh annual Top 10 Deals of the Year list. Last year was another very...
Anixter International Inc. acquired British fastener distributor Walters Hexagon Group for $41.6 million in cash. Worcester, England-based Walters Hexagon had sales of $60 million last year. Anixter said the deal would add two...
November 18, 2003 FIN – The fires of Southern California destroyed Mell’s Fastener Museum.] “Every inch of it is gone,” retired fastener distributor Mel Kirsner said of the building he built with his own hands in the mountains...
