Southco expands manufacturing operation into Poland
Southco Inc has revealed that it will expand its operations footprint into Poland, through its parent company, TouchPoint Inc. Touchpoint has acquired land in the South East region of Rzeszów, where Southco will construct a new 60,000 square foot facility to meet the needs of Southco’s growing European customer base. Construction of the new facility […]
Dates set for 2nd Fastener Poland following successful debut
The first edition of the fastener and fixing-focused trade fair Fastener Poland, which took place at the end of November 2017, will be followed by a second edition slightly earlier this year, over 16-18 October 2018. Despite being a key territory for fastener manufacture in Europe, Poland has not been served with a trade fair of […]
Fastener Poland debuts in Krakow next week
The first-ever FASTENER POLAND International Trade Fair for Fastener and Fixing Technology is coming to Krakow in November. Poland is the fifth largest producer of fastening elements in Europe, but until now representatives of the industry had no trade show of their own. Trade Fairs in Krakow Ltd, along with ELAMED, publisher of FASTENER magazine, […]
Kingfisher: Screwfix up, B&Q & Brico Dépôt down
Screwfix’s digital capabilities helped steer the retailer to a 16.6% rise in sales (LFL 10.2%) in Q3. Outlet openings and new specialist ranges also helped guide it to growth, cementing its reputation as the star of the Kingfisher Group. Fellow UK & Ireland chain B&Q saw sales fall 2.9% (LFL -1.9%), due in part to […]
Bulten invests in ‘strategically important’ fastener plant in Poland
Bulten AB has invested around PLN 80.5 million (approximately SEK 177 million) in a new strategically important production and logistics plant in Poland to meet future volumes. The set-up, which is conditional upon obtaining the required permits, will start in 2017 and production is expected to start in the first half of 2019. The additional […]
Screwfix continues to shine for Kingfisher in Q1 2017
Kingfisher, the group behind global DIY stockists Screwfix, B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt, saw sales fall slightly in Q1 2017, down 0.6% like-for-like, to £2.9 billion. Sales in France – where the Castorama and Brico Dépôt brands operate – were weaker and disruption from the ONE Kingfisher plan were blamed for the small dip. However, Kingfisher […]
UK and Poland offset soft sales in France for Screwfix owner
Screwfix has spearheaded Kingfisher’s quarter three 2016 results, up 23.1% in Q3 2016. Kingfisher, which also owns B&Q in the UK and Castorama and Brico Depot in France, saw an overall like-for-like sales performance up 1.8%. The UK and Poland drove sales for the group – sales in Poland were up a whopping 26.7% in […]