Mike McGuire kindly copied me on his press release you can read below. Mike has certainly made an impact on the fastener industry and continues to do so with his work with Jim Bannister on the Vegas Fastener Show and in many other ways. I’m sure it is hard to let go of some things but good for the industry that succession plans are put in place. It sounds like he is handing off the AFJ into capable, experienced hands.
American Fastener Journal and Fastener Store acquired
Scottsdale, Arizona; September 1, 2015
Mike McGuire, President of McGuire Fasteners, Inc. announced today that the American Fastener Journal trade magazine and the Fastener Journal Store have been acquired by Tom Massar. McGuire stated, “I am very pleased that Tom, my sales manager for 25 years, has acquired these properties and will continue their operations in Columbus, Ohio. With 25 years of experience with the AFJ, Tom has hundreds of contacts and the support of numerous advertisers to continue to make the AFJ the leading source of information for fastener professionals.”
Cyndi Daines, well known as the AFJ graphic designer, will continue with the design and layout of the publication. Jennifer Judy will handle the Editorial position and will work to continue to reach the goals the AFJ are known for and that are technical and educational fastener articles, fastener company profiles, economic, imported fasteners and publicly traded fastener stocks reports.
The Fastener Store, known for its wide selection of thread gauges, fastener training posters and fastener reference books will also be headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
The transition is already taking place and is ahead of schedule. The September/October issue is schedule for mailing in mid-September and will include all the information and registration information for the up-coming National Industrial Fastener and Mill Supply Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 21-23, 2015.
Wow! Could the Fastener show be next?