Episode #30 – Ringing in the Rain

It’s a veritable deluge of fastener industry insight as Mike McNulty’s Fastener News Report covers the Grainger / Fabory deal, including insider observations by BB&T Capital Markets analyst, Holden Lewis (15:17). Russ Doran, of Timberline Fasteners, describes the industry from the Rocky Mountain region point of view, and previews the upcoming Pac-West fall conference (38:35). Industry sage, Bruce Darling, wraps up his summary of market conditions in the second of a two part series (64:47). Plus, Beacon Fasteners and Components quality manager, Jerry Stoczanskyj, discusses his recent elevation to three ASME standards committees (34:13). Hosts Brian Musker and Eric Dudas welcome title sponsor, Stelfast, and think there should be a replacement for the descriptor flash mob. They also explain the stormy demise of a mislaid and moistened iPhone. Run time: 01:40:18