<p>The year concludes with mixed news from across the fastener industry, as veteran sales rep <strong>Rick Rudolph</strong> shares his recipe for seasonal cheer (1:40:39). Eurolink president, <strong>Craig Penland</strong> is bullish on the future, but keeps watch on European CBAM and other environmental regulations that complicate running a fastener business (23:25). On the <em>Fastener News Report</em>, Martin Inc. EVP <strong>Scott McDaniel</strong> joins news editor <strong>Mike McNulty</strong> to unpack the surprising shift of the FDI (57:53). Thread guru<strong> Carmen Vertullo</strong> explains B7 threaded rod markings on the <em>Fastener Training Minute </em>(1:30:26). PLUS: <strong>Zech Williams</strong> of Würth Industry explains the YFP approach to professional development (47:48) and <strong>Marco Rodriguez</strong> of Cresa drops more commercial real estate wisdom (42:49). Brian and Eric think deeply about the coming year as they take stock in the present moment. Run time: 02:25:39</p>