Fabory partners with Dutch Nuon Solar Team in Solar Challenge
Fabory is an official partner of the Dutch Nuon Solar Team that will take part in the 2018 Sasol Solar Challenge later this month to promote knowledge and the use of sustainable energy. As partner, Fabory will supply the team with the fastening expertise and fasteners they need to build and maintain their solar powered […]
TERRITORY FOCUS: BENELUX, featuring Stanley, pgb, Fabory, Kobout & PECO
With political uncertainty becoming more of a, well, certainty, the Netherlands has been no exception and remarkably didn’t have a working government for almost nine months of 2017 – for a record 208 days. But it hasn’t seemed to have held back the Netherland economy – far from it. According to estimates from ING, reported by the Financial Times, the […]
Grainger sees modest sales rise at start of 2017
Despite delivering a 1% rise in sales to $2.5 billion, Grainger said the start of the year had fallen short of expectations. Net earnings for Q1 2017 (ended 31 March) were down 6% to $175m (2016: $187m). Grainger is a broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with operations in Europe, Asia and […]
Fabory celebrates 70 years in fasteners this month
On March 10 seventy years ago, Fabory served its first customers as a wholesale trader in fasteners. Like then, most of these products are sold to professional users under the brand name Fabory. The company has issued a press statement to celebrate the milestone, which we’ve reproduced below: “The company now offers the highest number of fasteners […]
Grainger sales marginally down, but earns perfect score in Corporate Equality Index
Grainger has reported a slight dip in sales results for November 2016, compared like-for-like with the same month last year. Company daily sales were down 3% in November 2016 versus November of 2015, driven by a 1% point decline in volume, a 1% decline in price and a 1% point decline from lower sales of […]
Torque-Expo 2016 Exhibitor profile: Fabory UK
This year’s Torque-Expo is packed with top industry exhibitors, including Fabory UK, which will be based at Stand D4 at the Silverstone show, 11-12 October 2016. Fabory provides an smooth customer experience by supplying a broad range of fasteners when they are needed. These high-quality fasteners are sourced from suppliers who have undergone severe auditing and strict […]
Sales up for Fabory and Cromwell owner Grainger
Grainger saw sales rise 2% to $2.6 billion in Q2 2016, however net earnings were down 22% from $221 million to $173 million. Grainger, owner of Fabory and Cromwell, said a “difficult industrial environment” hit the Q2 performance. The quarter also saw some restructuring in Canada and coping with the fallout from the extreme wildfires in […]