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Fastenal Names New Executive VP of Operations

Fastener News Desk

In his new role, he will oversee supply chain, compliance, supplier development, content, property management, eCommerce, supply to fulfillment distribution, and logistics operations of the Company. From February 2021 to June 2022, Mr. Broersma was our Vice President of Procurement and Supply Chain.

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Exports propel UK auto output in 2023 – and sharp policy can give us the edge

SMMT

Receding supply chain constraints and unprecedented levels of investment helped put the sector firmly back on track. The UK is already among the leading markets for EV adoption and new SMMT data shows British motorists went green in more ways than one last year , with green-tinted motors reaching their highest levels since 2007.

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What makes a credible corporate climate pledge?

E&T

On top of that, since 2007, it has bought carbon credits to offset the emissions from staff activities such as business travel. Activities like these are influencing the way in which investment portfolios are assembled by pension funds and other large sources of money to the stock markets, though they have more room to manoeuvre.

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High-tech medical gels from Indigenous spinifex grass

Manufacturer's Monthly

For centuries, the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people – Traditional Owners of the upper Georgina River region of Northwest Queensland – have used spinifex grass for a variety of purposes, including as a source of medicine, to build shelters and using resin from the grass as an adhesive to attach spearheads, and seal water vessels.

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Movers & Shakers – Edwin Olson, Co-founder & CEO, May Mobility, Inc.

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

data source: [link]. We see the key components of a scalable and profitable autonomous vehicle business– regulatory, technology, and supply chain– coming together around the end of 2023. However, transit ridership has increased to nearly 70% of past levels. How do you work with cities and communities?

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From technology to products

Manufacturer's Monthly

By 2007, its new state-of-the-art semiconductor deposition and demonstration facility located in Silverwater was officially inaugurated. In 2022, the Company acquired a full-suite laser fabrication facility in Silicon Valley to bring its downstream manufacturing supply chain in-house.

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Norm Fasteners Celebrating 50 Years & Three Generations

Fastener News Desk

FND: With Norm Fasteners 15 logistics and sales centers located in 9 countries, how did this infrastructure help your clients keep production lines up and running during supply chain constraints during the pandemic? The USA will have approximately 4 million manufacturing jobs to fill by 2030.