Bulten and Ramco join forces for automotive fastener distribution in the US
Bulten and Ramco have teamed up to create a fastener distribution joint venture for the North American automotive industry. Named Ram-Bul LLC, the equally owned company will be headquartered in Ramco’s new corporate HQ in Hudson, Ohio. Ram-Bul will offer sales and distribution of fasteners for the USA through Bulten’s FSP concept. Using Bulten’s manufacturing […]
Optimaxx brings Bob Chapman on board as Sales Director
Bob Chapman recently joined the team at Optimaxx Products Ltd as Sales Director. Chapman brings a wealth of experience from within the Fixings and Merchant market having spent considerable amounts of time with JOJO, Hitachi Power Tools and latterly Fein Power Tools. He joins at an exciting time for Optimaxx and will use his considerable […]
Warehousing employment grows in 2016
The UK’s distribution and warehousing sector was amongst those that saw growth in employment in 2016, according to UHY Hacker Young Chartered Accountants. ‘Warehousing activities’ was the fifth most buoyant sector among all UK industries in terms of employment, up 7.8%, from 295,000 in 2015 to 318,000. Manufacture of motor vehicles saw similar growth this […]
TIMco fixes up distribution deal with Dragons’ Den success story GripIt
TIMco, one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of screws, fasteners and fixings, is now distributing the plasterboard fixing GripIt that featured on Dragons’ Den in 2014. GripIt received an £80,000 investment on Dragon’s Den by businesswoman, Deborah Meaden, and will now join TIMco’s product range. GripIt is an innovative fixture for plasterboard which comes […]
COMMENT: The shifting nature of the distribution business
If distribution ever was just a case of ‘box-shifting’ then today’s industry couldn’t be any further from that basic concept, with a huge shift in trade customer expectations and layers of service and problem solving part of every distributor’s daily routine. Torque examines the shifting nature of the supply game… A few weeks ago, Amazon brought its latest game-changing service to the […]
‘Next day’ deliveries exceed ‘economy’ deliveries for the first time
Arguably this isn’t strictly trade news, but it taps into a wider trend that does affect businesses in the fastener, tool and related industries – that speed of delivery has trumped low cost deliveries for customers the first time. Online consumer retail order growth was up 18.2% year-on-year in August, according to the latest data […]
Charles Bentley & Sons launches dropship service for retailers
DIY tools, hardware and janitorial supplier Charles Bentley & Sons has revealed a new dropship service, enabling retailers to expand their range without a major upfront investment. Launching at NEC’s Glee show, Charles Bentley & Sons will run the dropship service from its 202,000 sq ft warehouse in Loughborough, which will operate as a fulfilment […]
Forgefix stages two 24-hour customer events
ForgeFix has staged two 24 hour customer events where it announced new deals with DeWalt and Wera, as well as unveiled details of its new ForgeFast elite woodscrews. The company, which is heading to Torque-Expo 2016 later in the year, dubbed the events ’24 hours with ForgeFix’, with the first taking place at Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa in Pott […]