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October 14, 2021 | Optimas Solutions has opened two new UK distribution facilities in Birmingham Trade Park and Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, both strategically chosen for their ease of access to main transport routes and to allow the rapid deployment of parts and service provision to key regional customers.

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Supply chain crunch brings hardware challenges to the fore for metal fabrication shops.

2021’s supply chain challenges have led to some absurd realities, proving that even the smallest ripple can grow into waves of disruption. According to one representative at a major contract metal fabricator based in the upper Midwest, the company experienced major project delays not due to sheet metal shortages or even labor challenges. Weld nuts, it turned out, were to blame.

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Cash is king — well almost. It is hard to argue with the old adage that ‘cash is king’, but maybe in the fastener manufacturing and distribution industries the phrase would be better coined as ‘cash conversion is king’. As one could imagine, an industry such as fasteners needs to rely heavily on how cash conversion is managed and leveraged to make a company successful.

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Optimas Solutions has promoted chief operating officer Daniel Harms to president, Optimas Americas. He also will be joining the Optimas board of directors. The company also announced that Mike Tuffy, president, Optimas International, will also be joining the Optimas board.

The company has promoted COO Daniel Harms to president of Optimas Americas, and he and another executive have joined the company’s board of directors.