FastenersASIA January 2023

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Fastener and fixing exhibition returns

Four years after the previous edition, Fastener Fair Global, the international exhibition for the fastener and fixing industry, returns to Messe Stuttgart in Germany, from 21 to 23 March 2023. In its ninth edition, Fastener Fair Global is the largest exhibition worldwide specifically dedicated to presenting and promoting fastener and fixing products and technologies. In advance of the exhibition, there are already 780 exhibitors confirmed from around 40 countries, with strong representation from German, Italian, Chinese, Taiwanese, Turkish and Indian firms. More than 21,170m 2 of net exhibition space has been booked, covering halls 1, 3, 5 and 7 at the Messe Stuttgart Exhibition Centre. Among those exhibiting at will be Alexander PAAL GmbH, Böllhoff GmbH, Carlo Salvi SpA, Eurobolt BV, F Reyher Nchfg GmbH & Co KG, Fastbolt Schraubengroßhandels GmbH, Index Fixing Systems (Técnicas Expansivas SL), Inoxmare Srl, Lederer GmbH, MKT Metall-Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co KG, Norm Civita San ve Tic AS, Obel Civita San ve Tic AS, PGB Europe NV, Pühl GmbH & Co KG, Sacma Limbiate SpA, Schäfer + Peters GmbH, Spax International GmbH & Co KG, Tecfi SpA, Tobsteel GmbH, WASI GmbH and Würth. “It is such a pleasure to welcome the fastener and fixing industry back to Stuttgart at Fastener Fair Global 2023,” said Liljana Goszdziewski, portfolio director for the European Fastener Fairs, commenting on behalf of event organiser Mack-Brooks Exhibitions. “There has been so much happening within the industry in the last four years that we are looking forward to discovering at the show themost modern technologies the sector offers. Boasting strong participation from exhibiting companies, we can safely say that there is an eagerness for the sector to

Fastener Fair Global returns to Messe Stuttgart

return to the live exhibition, as there is no real substitute for face to-face networking to strengthen connections and enable new sales opportunities.” The mix of visitors to the show represents the diversity of mar kets served by the fastener and fixing industry. At the previous event, most visitors were either wholesalers, manufacturers or distributors from a wide range of professions, such as senior managers, buyers, engineers, R&D professionals and special ists who source and trade fasteners and fixings for sectors in cluding automotive, construction, distribution and mechanical engineering. The organisers have a programme of measures to support the health and safety of attendees, and are monitoring the situation in Germany closely, with plans in place to deliver the show in any situation. Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Ltd www.mackbrooks.com www.fastenerfairglobal.com

WINA expands senior executive team Würth Industry North America (WINA), an industrial distributor of supply chain solutions for fasteners, MRO and safety equipment, has appointed three senior executives to support its divisional structure and position itself for growth. information systems, and will serve as the liaison to theWürth Group global IT group.

enable business growth and meet HR business needs. He will be responsible for driving a strategy that supports the company culture, aligns human resources programmes with business requirements and provides a foundation for employees’ professional growth and opportunity. “Adding high-calibre members like Bastian, Ben and James to our senior executive team allows Würth Industry North America to grow through our divisional structure and provides us with resources to succeed at all levels of business,” said Dan Hill, chief executive officer of Würth Industry North America. “They bring extensive industry experience and leadership styles that complement our divisional leadership teams and allow us to work together to continue to advance the business.” Würth Industry North America www.wurthindustry.com

WINA also welcomed Ben Standhardt as vice president of process management and automation. Mr Standhardt has been with the Würth Group since 2016 and was previously managing director of Würth Industri Norge AS in Norway. In his new role he will be responsible for optimising business processes and measures/key performance indicators for the divisions of WINA. He and his team will also focus on finding processes with the potential to be transferred to robotic process automation. James Valdez has been named chief human resources officer for Würth Industry North America. Mr Valdez brings more than 20 years of human resources experience, and has worked at multi billion-dollar corporations, collaborating with senior management to develop and maintain strategic and tactical plans to

The reorganisation completed in 2021 allows divisions to focus entirely on their vertical market and to offer product ranges, services and expertise to their respective industries. Bastian Rottenberg has been hired as the company’s chief information officer. Mr Rottenberg has a background in information technology, working for Würth Industrie Service in Germany for seven years before owning his own IT business, then rejoining the Würth Group in 2020 and joining WINA in January 2021. In this role, he will be responsible for the strategy, design, architecture and functionality of the enterprise-wide

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