New Albany, Ohio USA…….May 30, 2007

Atlanta Fastener Expo Attracts 1,224: Earns Positive Feedback from Exhibitors

The 27th Annual National Industrial Fastener Show/East held May 22-23 at the Georgia International Convention Center, Atlanta, Georgia USA recorded a total of 1,224 registrants, it was announced here today by Show Management. Attendees included 373 distributors, 109 manufacturers, 64 sales reps, 23 importers and 41 various other fastener industry disciplines.

The final exhibitor count included 205 companies and 221 booths. Participating companies came from across the USA and many foreign countries including Canada, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

“We had good attendance at the various conference programs on Tuesday and a number of larger distributors took advantage of the Show to hold buyer’s meetings”, report Jim Bannister and Mike McGuire, General Partners.

“We received some very positive comments from exhibitors”, informs Susan A. Hurley, Show Manager. Dick Hrinak, President of Crescent Manufacturing, Burlington, CT was quoted as saying “We had a fabulous show and gained a number of good leads”. Bob Smith of Progressive Stamping Company, Royal Oak, MI commented “We are very happy with the Show. When can we sign up for the 2008 East Show in Columbus?”

There was also a very good response from exhibitors using the Show’s new E-Z Scan lead retrieval system. “This is a simple and economical way to collect data on select booth visitors. I loved it”, said JoAnn Whetsell, Sales & Marketing Manager for Ken Forging, Inc., Jefferson, OH.

The 28th Annual National Industrial Fastener Show/East is scheduled for May 20-21, 2008 in Columbus, OH.

For additional information contact Susan Hurley at (614) 895-1279, email info@fastenershows.com or visit the Show web site at www.fastenershows.com.