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Sign up for Fastener Expo Visitors from mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia, Italy, USA and Germany will converge on Shanghai for the 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai from 19 th to 21 st June at the city’s World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre. With more than 1,600 booths on 42,000m 2 of space, hall one of the 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai is dedicated to machinery, wire moulds and consumables, while fastener and stamping parts will set up base in hall two. In addition to the auto fastener exhibition, a new feature of this year’s Expo will be the aviation faster show – the only exhibition of aviation fastening systems in Asia. At last year’s Expo, 90 per cent of the top 200 export-orientated fastener manufacturers in China attended, and 85 per cent of all exhibitors were ISO 9001 accredited. If you are interested in attending the show either as an exhibitor or visitor, contact Joe on +86 215 0103 664 or email expo@chinafastener.com 2014 Fastener Expo Shanghai – China Website : www.fastenerexpo.cn New director Karin Lagerstedt Woolford has been appointed director of human resources and member of the group management for the Ovako Group. She joins Ovako from a position as senior vice president human resources at Green Cargo AB, and has a broad background in strategic HR from SEB and other companies. Ms Woolford joined the company on 1 st February. Sven Bäckström has left his position as director of human resources and supports the company in projects within administration until he leaves Ovako at the end of June 2014. “I would like to thank Sven for his many years of significant work in Ovako’s group management,” said Tom Erixon, president and chief executive officer.

▲ ▲ Opening of the 2013 Fastener Expo in Shanghai, China

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