Has the effect of a sizzling hot summer been to cool the outlook for the fastener industry? Where can you go to find hard to get fasteners when you don’t know where to go? And exactly who built the successful businesses that make up the fastener industry? Don “Solution Man” Shan, of Solution […]
Brian and Eric encounter a large mammal swimming across the lake during their latest northwoods adventure. Was it a foreshadowing of softening markets, or of the recent droll headline out of Moscow? Despite lackluster GPS performance, the boys navigate out of the bush to discuss these and other subjects and welcome Mr. Harry Moser, […]
Industry consolidation, successful association events, and rising industry index numbers point to a sector that’s doing fine. Or is it? Mr. Charlie Kerr, of Kerr Lakeside, discusses his view of the fastener world and beyond, just after his recent appearance at the NCFA Distributor Social panel discussion (69:59). Industry blogger, Traveling Salesman, provides further details […]
When anti-NATO protesters from around the world arrive in Chicago to cause havoc, the Fully Threaded boys naturally think of anti-corrosive fastener materials. Mark Alperin and Mark Klosek, of Vertex Distribution, share their knowledge of the stainless fastener business, as well as a unique training technique that could be considered positively tasteless (56:45). From […]
To finish in the money, you need the people, resources and network connections it takes to compete at the highest level. Fastener associations provide many opportunities to bring all the ingredients together. Joe Peplinski, of Beacon Fasteners & Components, explains how success in the fastener business is much like placing in a bass tournament. Pacific […]
Will Amazon.com divert the flow of online sales from industrial suppliers? How will rapidly changing conditions in Asian manufacturing countries impact upcoming quarters for fastener distributors? When is a Din 975 NOT a threaded rod? The always insightful, Andy Pels of ScrewCrew.com, shares his thoughts, and reveals a shocking change in his mobile computing preference […]
Avoid student debt by attending online courses in “threadology”, advanced fastener industry principles, as Mr. Bruce Darling, of Porteous Fastener Company, presents a wide-reaching introduction to the forces and events that have impacted the industry, leading to the present day (67:26). Industry analyst, Holden Lewis, joins Mike McNulty on the Fastener News Report to discuss […]
What happened at the recent Pac-West and SFA spring conference meetings? Did the Taiwan International Fastener Show live up to expectations? How are forward-thinking fastener companies using technology to better serve customers? And is there even one dish that cannot be improved using bratwurst? Tom Stocking, of Stelfast, provides some of the answers (21:55), as […]
Some view higher gas prices as a vehicle for societal change, while others seek faster ways to get to Des Moines. The fastener industry stays on track despite the profusion of unfortunate ideas, as it strives for success. Special guest, Mr. Robbie Gilchrist, of Capital Marketing, is a success story in point (66:12). Young fastener […]
In a conversation bound to capture the attention of a certain anonymous selection committee, Ms. Terri O’Barski, of Hayes Bolt & Supply, discusses the industry she knows and loves, and presents several observations sure to intrigue fastener suppliers and distributors alike (60:23). She also explains what it means to be known as a “fastener brat”. […]
