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, […]
May the Forge be with you: ForgeFix goes intergalactic
ForgeFix has created a portrait of the late actress Carrie Fisher – best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in Star Wars – using woodscrews to raise cash for charity. Earlier this year, the business donated a 1.2x1metre portrait of David Bowie using 4,000 woodscrews. It was sold at the NMBS Gala Dinner […]
Employee-owned Threaded Fasteners buys Stateline Fasteners
Alabama’s Threaded Fasteners, Inc (TFI), an employee-owned business specialising in the manufacturing, custom packaging and distribution of steel fasteners, recently welcomed Stateline Fasteners of Rossville, Georgia, to its growing family of businesses. Opened in 2016, TFI’s Chattanooga office is located at 806 N. Holtzclaw Ave., Suite A, where Stateline’s previous staff members are now working. […]
Hurricanes disrupt Fastenal’s bottom line
US fastener giant Fastenal saw net sales increase $119.7m, or 11.8%, in Q3 2017 (compared with Q3 2016). With one less selling day in Q3 2017, daily sales increased 13.6% compared with Q3 2016. Thanks to the March acquisition of Mansco, daily sales growth rose 1.3 percentage points. Adjusting for that, organic daily sales increased 12.3% in Q3 […]
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 […]
Catch up with Optimaxx at UK Construction Week
Today (12 October 2017) is the final day of UK Construction Week, pitched as the UK’s largest construction trade event, held at the NEC, Birmingham. The show has around 650 exhibitors, with a number from the fastener industry, including Optimaxx. The company, best known for premium high performance woodscrews, has a number of new product […]
Hafren focuses on orange for photo competition
In celebration of all things orange, Hafren Security Fasteners is running a photo competition. “As you may know we at Hafren Fasteners are rather fond of the colour orange, having picked it for our corporate colours and having even been known to don orange jackets when we’re out in public, at trade shows such as […]
PROFILE: German fastener expertise from Eurotec
Eurotec started with just two employees and operated out of a garage. Now it has 120 staff in an expanding industrial facility, has brought production to Germany and is targeting growth in global markets, including the United States. Torque Magazine speaks to Managing Director and Co-Founder Markus Rensburg ahead of Eurotec’s International Fastener Expo (formerly NIFMSE) debut… How’s […]
Tradesmen tune into HECO with screw and speaker promo
This autumn, fastener firm HECO is running a promotion giving away Bluetooth loudspeakers for qualifying orders. Through participating stockists in Germany and Austria, when purchasing branded screws from the HECO brand range with a net weight value of at least 800 euros, each customer will receive a compact premium Bluetooth loudspeaker. The European-made practical loudspeaker […]
SPOTLIGHT on Gesipa’s Bird Pro battery riveting tools
Thanks to the launch of new tools in the Bird Pro series, Gesipa can now offer special tools as well as genuine all-rounders. Here, Gesipa runs through the advantages of its newest tool range… The battery-powered riveting tools from the Bird Pro series can be used wherever cables or compressed air hoses are not wanted. […]