In 2001, Fastener Industry News reported on three people involved in the fastener industry who were close to the World Trade Center. Here is an update: On September 11, 2001, the fastener import specialist for the U.S. Customs...
May 4, 2011 FIN – A Michigan program to train new employees contributed to Dokka Fasteners decision to build the first new hot forming facility in the U.S. in 40 years, the Daily Tribune reports. Dokka Fasteners CEO Marc...
Feburary 14, 2011 FIN – Massachusetts-based commercial and aerospace supplier Atlantic Fasteners turns 30 this year, marking not only a key anniversary but a new chapter in the company’s 30-year transformation from...
SPOTLIGHT – Automakers are pressuring suppliers to consolidate. Automotive News reported fastener manufacturer Alpha Group of Cos., of suburban Detroit “received an ultimatum recently from one of its Tier 1...
November 21, 2011 FIN – Have a company purchasing philosophy, don’t be wooed by small price differentials and learn the product – not just the part numbers – are suggestions from a New England Fastener Distributors...
