Rapierstar growth sees deliveries up 12% in last 12 months
Window and door fastener specialist Rapierstar has recorded a strong 2017 in the UK and Irish market with the number of its customer deliveries increasing by 12% during the year, which resulted in year-on-year sales growth of 10%. According to the firm, nearly four out of five fabricators in the door and window market choose […]
Emissions agreement will hit EU steel industry with ‘significant costs’
The European steel industry will be hit with “significant costs” thanks to the newly agreed EU Emissions Trading System, according to EUROFER – the European Steel Association. Reform negotiations of the Emissions Trading System concluded yesterday after more than two years, but fall short of securing a global level playing field for the EU steel […]
European manufacturing: Victory ‘fills in the blanks’
Victory Fasteners’ founder Vic Waddison tells Torque Magazine: “We were excited when the opportunity presented itself to have our own fully equipped machine shop as part of our development, although this happened sooner than we anticipated. “Early within our setup we acquired the assets of a well-respected machine shop, and quickly integrated it into our company. Operating within 5,000 sq.ft at Unit 4, […]
ARMA: Offering integrated solutions for fixing systems
Beginning life as a moulding workshop in 1980, ARMA FIXING SYSTEMS now produces strong and reliable fixing systems for automotive, home appliance, machinery and other sectors. ARMA FIXING SYSTEMS manufactures: • DIN 3016-1 retaining clamps • DIN 3017-2 hose clamps • Tube and cable fixing clamps • Exhaust clamps and heavy-duty clamps • Rubber lined clamps • Special […]
European manufacturing: Tecfi makes big investments in quality and processes
Fixing and fastener manufacturer Tecfi S.p.A handles a large number of production processes worldwide, including metal sheet stamping, plastic material injection, rubber material injection and wire cold forming. Tecfi‘s total building area covers around 15,000m² on more than 61,000m² of land. The most recent production site to be developed (covering 7,000m²) has enhanced internal production capacity, offering a suitable space for the […]