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Association Plans China International Hardware Show

The China National Hardware Association is planning its fall show, which is an international exhibiting platform for the home improvement industry that connects buyers and manufacturers from across the globe. The China International Hardware Show is scheduled for Oct. 21-23 in Shanghai, …

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Building Material Company Grows With Acquisition

Building Material Holding Company is buying the assets and operations of VNS Corporation, one of the largest building material and service providers in the southeast. BMC, which is headquartered in Atlanta, is a leading provider of building materials and construction …

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Building Supplies Company Sells in $1.6 Billion Deal

Builders FirstSource Inc., a U.S. building products manufacturer and supplier, is buying ProBuild Holdings in a $1.6 billion deal. The purchase will combine the companies, making a diversified business with a larger geographic footprint and greater ability to use economies of scale, according to …

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Channellock Announces Newly Appointed Executive

Channellock Inc., a plier and hand tool manufacturer, has named Michael Smith as its vice president of manufacturing and engineering, effective March 30, 2015. Smith was previously the division manager of Associated Spring, a business of Barnes Group Inc., in Corry, Pennsylvania. He has …

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Training Scholarship Recognizes Employee’s Work

A scholarship awarded to Karsten’s Ace Hardware store manager Chad Feucht is paying for half of his tuition for a management training program, while also recognizing Feucht’s potential as an industry leader. Manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker gave Feucht a $6,250 scholarship to attend the …

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Simpson Strong-Tie Hosts Field Trips

A construction product manufacturer recently hosted 60 school girls for day-long field trips as part of a program that works to inspire young women to explore traditionally male-dominated career fields. Simpson Strong-Tie of Pleasanton, California, gave the girls the opportunity to …

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Snavely Forest Products to Distribute Palight Trimboard

Manufacturer Palram Americas is working with a distributor of specialty building products to sell non-wooden trim boards that can be painted, cut and used instead of wood. The Palight Trimboard planks are made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and are durable, without wood’s susceptibility to rot and damage …

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