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Distributor's Link Magazine Winter Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No1

28 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

28 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO 34 North High Street, New Albany, OH 43054 TEL 614-895-1279 FAX 614-895-3466 EMAIL info@fastenershows.com WEB www.fastenershows.com 2014 VEGAS FASTENER EXPO LARGEST IN HISTORY STRONG BUYER ATTENDANCE: HAPPY EXHIBITORS The 34th National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo held October 22-24 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, set a new record for exhibit space and enjoyed an increase in buyer attendance, reports Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General Manager. “We had 823 booths and 618 companies from throughout the USA and 18 other nations worldwide, making this year’s Expo the largest in our long history dating back to 1981. and fastener-related products and services being offered”, says Ms. Hurley. A total of 4,606 persons (exclusive of guests) registered for the Expo including 2,129 visitors. The always-important distributor category led the way with 1,347 registrants, informs Lesley Hoheisel, Registration Manager. Expo management also reports that 523 of the 2,129 Expo visitors were attending the Expo for the first time. “We feel that this is a very positive indicator of the Expo’s growing attraction and a good sign for the industry”, added Ms. Hoheisel. EAGER BUYERS ENTERING THE “WORLD’S LARGEST FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO” ON OPENING DAY BUSY AISLES WERE A COMMON SIGHT AT THE 2014 ‘VEGAS EXPO NOTHING BEATS FACE-TO-FACE SELLING AT THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO Exhibitors were kept busy by a constant flow of distributors, importers, manufacturer’s reps, independent sales reps, and other visitors from 40 countries crowding the aisles eagerly looking at the huge variety of fasteners SHOW EVENT ARTICLE The Machinery & Tooling area of the Expo was conspicuously larger than in previous years and included a number of new companies showing a wide variety of fastener production machinery, tooling and other related equipment and supplies of interest to the largely built-in audience of fastener manufacturers. “We expect exponential growth of this this vital Expo component in future years as the event continues becoming the one-stop shopping source for the fastener industry in North America”, comments Jim Bannister, Managing General Partner. CONTINUED ON PAGE 134

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