New cost-efficient HQ revealed for fastener firm TRIMAS
Michigan-based TriMas has relocated to a new renovated HQ in Bloomfield Hills. Close to its previous location, the new site has significantly reduced the square footage of the offices, saving on annual expense, with an updated and refreshed environment, but with space for future growth, the firm said. “TriMas has a deep history with Michigan […]
Bolts & Nuts Corp acquires Challenger Component Services
Several news outlets are reporting the acquisition of Challenger Component Services by Bolts &Nuts Corp (SOURCES: Industrial Distribution & Times Free Press). UPDATED: The news has been confirmed by Bolts & Nuts. Bolts & Nuts Corp is an industrial distributor company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Nashville’s Challenger provides c-class products for customers in North America, Mexico, Europe […]
Joinery and ironmongery drive UK Builders Merchants Q2 sales
Sales have grown for UK Builders Merchants in Q2, continuing a positive trend for the sector. The latest BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) saw sales rise 5.3%, when adjusted for there being two fewer trading days in the period, compared to Q2 2016 (actual Q2 y-o-y sales were still positive at 1.9%). Year to date sales […]
Chesterfield’s BG Engineering shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year award
Chesterfield-based BG Engineering, a specialist subcontractor for machined components, is celebrating being shortlisted in the prestigious Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 in the ‘Manufacturing Services’ category. The independent judging panel recognised that BG Engineering is a manufacturing business gearing up to achieve strategic growth through expanding its services to the aerospace market. The company is currently […]
TR Fastenings introduces interactive 3D modelling and animations
Global fastener firm TR Fastenings has introduced 3D modelling with interactive product animations to its online product catalogue and website. The models and animations, which allow users to move the product images around and see how they are installed and used with other materials or components, are hosted on Sketchfab.com, a VC-backed platform which acts […]
FOCUS on HEICO: Securing of bolted joints under high vibration
HEICO-LOCK® wedge lock washers are pitched as the reliable solution to the problem of securing bolted joints in high vibration assemblies against self-loosening by rotation. Since 1900, HEICO has been providing high-class fastening solutions. Starting with the production and distribution of upholstery and decorative nails, mainly for the furniture industry, the range of products has increased steadily over the subsequent years. In the early 1990s HEICO […]
STAFDA adds more exhibition space to meet demand in Austin
STAFDA has been faced with the challenge of a trade show that has sold out months ahead of opening its doors. STAFDA (the Speciality Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association) runs an annual Convention & Trade Show for the tool and fastener business in the USA, at a different venue each year. This year’s edition is […]
DISTRIBUTION FOCUS: WASI – ‘We want to be market leader’
Just days after WASI moved into its brand new offices, Torque Magazine came calling for a tour and chat with Managing Director Karlheinz Schreiber… You would naturally expect a significant fastener distributor to be a bustling hive of activity, but in recent months WASI (Wagener & Simon WASI GmbH & Co. KG) has been particularly busy, shifting not only […]
Sheffield fastener manufacturer Cooper & Turner acquired
US investment firm Watermill group has completed the acquisition of Cooper & Turner – a manufacturer and distributor of high-strength, large diameter fastener systems for a range of applications, including wind turbines, railway tracks and steel construction buildings. Headquartered in Sheffield, Cooper & Turner has manufacturing and distribution operations across Europe, China and the US, […]
INTERVIEW: Victory Fasteners on experience, in-house machines & expansion
Experienced industry stalwarts Vic Waddison and Allan Stennett have over 75 years of combined industry experience and a number of successful businesses in their shared history. Four years ago, the duo embarked on a new venture – Victory Fasteners – a company which has since carved out an enviable reputation in its short lifetime and seen expansion at its Wolverhampton […]