Fastener Professional of the Year,

Mr. Robbie Gilchrist

, reacts to being chosen by the NFDA for its new industry accolade (1:32:48).

Christie Jones

of Spirol International Corporation explains the many benefits of new finishing process, ArmorGalv (39:24). Fastenal business development manager,

Jeff Kammerer

describes the Mansco acquistion (55:52). On the Fastener News Report,

Mike McNulty

presents the headlines and discusses the latest surge in the FDI with Bamal president,

Kevin Miller

(1:04:12). Plus,

Carmen Vertullo

gets technical on the Fastener Training Minute (1:26:16). Brian and Eric share their experiences at the recent NFDA and Pac-West joint conference, and marvel at media buzzword hype. Run time: 02:13:18