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Ship & Shore Environmental: How green are your fasteners?

“The train has left the station.” Earth Day, plastic waste ‘islands’ floating in the ocean, carrier bag charges, the car emissions test scandal…high profile environmental stories now regularly make the headlines. With a few notable exceptions, governments, industry and individual consumers the world over have realised that changes must be made to protect the environment. Fastener manufacturers – and distributors […]

ForgeFix teams up with Broadfix to offer shims, wedges and packers

ForgeFix has extended its range of almost 4,000 different products following a partnership with ‘Shim Experts’ Broadfix to offer a comprehensive selection of shims, wedges and packers. The latest additions to the ForgeFix range are designed for spacing and levelling requirements, including those encountered when installing doors, windows, countertops and kitchen cabinets. For optimum performance and […]

Dow Jones names Alcoa a sustainability leader for 15th year in a row

Alcoa has maintained its consistent position as a world leading sustainability leader, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). For the fifteenth year in a row the lightweight metals specialist was named in the DJSI, a globally recognised benchmark for corporate responsibility and sustainability. Alcoa was again named as the Aluminum Industry Leader on the Dow Jones […]