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Fastener News Now February 2022

February

Fastener Training Institute’s Jo Morris Named WIFI 2021 Woman in Business

The Fastener Training Institute (FTI) is proud to announce Marketing Director Jo Morris has been named the “2021 Woman in Business” by Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI).

FCH Sourcing Network Releases Fastener Distributor Index for January 2022

News from Brighton Best International

Kimberly Arnold, branch manager of Brighton-Best International Cleveland, has been nominated and elected secretary of the 2022 executive board of Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI).

Applications Open for Gilchrist Foundation Scholarship

Applications will be accepted through May 31 for the 2022 Gilchrist Foundation Fastener Scholarship.

Register Now for “Fundamentals of Cold Forging” March 16-17

Metal Forming Systems, Inc. (MFSI) has trained hundreds of engineers, operators and personnel on the “Fundamentals of Cold Forging.”

Auxo Investment Partners Announces Acquisition of Securit Metal Products

Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners announced that it has acquired Securit Metal Products, a 70-year-old manufacturer of solid and semi-tubular rivets based in Dowagiac, Mich.

New Tapered Section Retaining Ring (Circlip) Series Released

When you are in need of a quick and economical heavy-duty ring, Smalley’s newest standard series of Tapered Section Retaining Rings (Circlips) is here to secure your assembly!

AFC Industries Acquires Oregon Bolt

AFC Industries has acquired Tigard, Oregon-based Oregon Bolt, Inc. (OBI) at the end of 2021. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Volt Industrial Plastics Breaks Ground on Expansion

Volt Industrial Plastics held a groundbreaking ceremony on January 7, 2022, for an all-new 36,000-square-foot expansion.

AllState Fastener Corporation Receives General Motors Supplier of the Year Overdrive

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All State Fastener Corporation (ASF) is proud to announce we are the recipient of the General Motors Supplier of the Year Overdrive Award. General Motors’ 29th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards were given out to 122 suppliers from 16 different countries.

Register Now for Southwestern Fastener Association Golf Outing

The SFA Golf Outing will be held Tuesday, March 29, at Texas Rangers Golf Club, 701 Brown Blvd., in Arlington, Texas.

2022 NFDA Annual Meeting and ESPS® (Executive Sales Planning Sessions®)

Save the date and join us for the 2022 Annual Meeting and ESPS®. The event will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Downtown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21 - 23, 2022.

Remembering Kimberly Ann Braid

We at American Fastener Journal offer our deepest condolences to Guy Avellon of GT Technical Consultants, Ltd., and his family, after the loss of his daughter, Kimberly.