Ferdinand Gross wins Top 100 quality award for 7th time
Fastener firm Ferdinand Gross has received the Top 100 award for the seventh consecutive year. The award ceremony, which took place in Essen, ranks innovative mid-sized companies and Ferdinand Gross was among the 100 awardees that will bear the Top 100 seal of quality for a year. The Vienna University of Economics and Business audited the […]
Challenge Europe secures Hafren fasteners in portfolio
Challenge Europe has brought the Hafren range of security fasteners into its portfolio. Hafren’s range includes anti-vandal, anti-tamper screws and nuts proven in applications from architectural and street furniture, to marine and industrial equipment. 2 hole headed (otherwise known as pignose or snake eye) A2 stainless screws, bolts and self-tappers provide a versatile and clean look to installations […]
Galvanizing industry opens doors across the UK & Ireland this September
Galvanizing companies the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland will take part in the industry’s first Open Day this September, shining a light on the hot dip galvanizing process. 34 sites from Elgin in Moray, Scotland to Devon in the South West and Galway in Ireland will hold an open day event on […]
BUFAB grows global market share despite weaker margins
Net sales rose in Q2 and across the first half of 2017 for BUFAB. In Q2, the same period that saw the acquisition of Southampton’s Thunderbolts, BUFAB saw organic growth at 3%, with net sales up 8% to SEK 823m. Order intake grew 13%. However operating profit declined 13% to SEK 77m with operating margin […]
Tools and fastening products grow for Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker’s CEO and President lauded the performance of the company’s tools and engineered fastening units in its recent financials. In the report, covering Q2 2017, Stanley boss James M. Loree praised the firm’s “impressive performance” and noted organic growth from Tools and Storage of 8% and organic growth from Engineered Fastening of 6%. […]
Fastener manufacturer Gripple creates new jobs with ‘industrial cathedral’
Sheffield-based wire fastener manufacturer Gripple has opened an expanded production facility that is eco-friendly, will increase production and will create more than 15 jobs. Staff and friends of Gripple celebrated the opening of the £2m Attercliffe factory, which was officially opened by Sheffield’s Master Cutler Richard Edwards. At least 15 jobs have been created with more […]
DISTRIBUTION: Reyher on the latest developments in Kanban
With its vast experience in the sector, REYHER is ideally placed to design a Kanban container. Here, the super distributor runs through the benefits of ROM | LTB with Torque Magazine… Years of practical experience have been put into the design of the new ROM | LTB container – a concept developed by REYHER in cooperation with […]
DISTRIBUTION FOCUS: 10 minutes with Timo Scholle, Achilles Seibert
Anti-dumping, raw materials and changing standards – Torque quizzes Timo Scholle, General Manager at Achilles Seibert GmbH, on all those and more… How’s business and what have been your recent highlights? It’s pretty good, we can’t complain. All over, business is good. Turnover has been strong for us, and so has our business with the end user. We have […]
DISTRIBUTION FOCUS: Expanding with Lederer
Following expansion at its HQ and a stellar show in Stuttgart, Torque catches up with Dr Volker Lederer, Director of high quality and stainless steel fastener distributor Lederer… If you visited Lederer’s stand at Fastener Fair Stuttgart earlier this year you would have received the VIP treatment, with not only a red carpet to tread but also a paparazzi-style […]
Reyher opens €30 million double-decker high-bay warehouse
Distributor REYHER has now officially opened its new high-bay double-decker warehouse. For the first time, a 42 metre high new building was constructed with two warehouse blocks, one above the other. REYHER celebrated the launch of this technical and logistical feat with 100 guests at a special ‘Double-decker logistics’ opening event. “With the building […]