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The North Coast Fastener Distributor Social took place on June 7.  I have attended the other past NCFA Socials and this one was again a great success.  Each year they offer a twist to keep the event fresh.  This year they held an hour long panel discussion on Domestic Fastener Manufacturing and the panel consisted of several Midwest manufacturers, several from right there in the Cleveland area.

The panel included:
Kerr Lakeside - Charlie Kerr
Telefast - Jeff Hepner
Dyson - Kelly Sawchick
Master Products - Jeff Walters
Seaway Bolt - Ray Gurnick
Lake Erie Products - Kevin Quinn
Ohio Nut & Bolt - Tim Morgan

Eric Dudas of Fully Threaded Radio (www.fullythreaded.com) and Fasteners Clearing House (www.fastenersclearinghouse.com) was the moderator and did a fantastic job.  While Eric was not a panel member, he was able to interject many facts, figures and anecdotes from other panel discussions and radio interviews he has done.  He kept the discussions flowing and just did an overall excellent job.

After the panel discussion came the Distributor Social where between 200-250 members from the industry gathered to network and share a drink or two.  I laugh sometimes when people suggest that events like this or the Midwest Fastener Association's Fastener Bash are JUST social events.  If that is what you think, well you are just flat out missing the point.  There is a whole lot of business that is discussed at events like this, just as business also gets done on golf courses and ball games.

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