Fastener + Fixing Magazine Issue 92 is now available online.
Here are just some of the features and reports:Ambrovit: Investing in growth
An insight into Italian-based Ambrovit SpA – an enterprise that strength lies in investing in technology and quality to further develop its product ranges and target markets.
Sharing a confidence
Executive Editor Phil Matten meets with Ian Clarke, executive vice president of Anixter OEM Supply – Fasteners, and Dan Jack, responsible for European sales and operations, to discuss how the recent announcement to sell the division to American Industrial Partners (AIP) has been received, and some hints of the future for one of the industry’s global giants.
No intention of topping out
Group Director Jun Xu brings us up to date with developments at Brighton Best International Inc and provides an overview of the group’s development in the last seven years, and its plans for 2015.
Don Quichotte – standing on two legs
Vice President Jan-Willem van der Wijngaart and General Manager Willem van Zantvoort give an insight into Dutch-based Don Quichotte B.V and explain how the company has grown from a traditional nail manufacturer to a streamlined and effective manufacturer, with two distinctive product lines.
ECAP and wood connectors
Barbara Sorgato, secretary general of the European Consortium of Anchor Producers (ECAP), makes a characteristically impassioned argument for full and balanced participation in the revision of EN 14592 to provide an effective standard for wood connectors used in structural timber applications.
New header model 248 E
Carlo Salvi SpA, based in Garlate, Lecco, Italy, gives an insight into the key features and enhancements of its new motorised header model – 248 E- and how it improves on its model 248 machine.
Big data isn’t just for big companies anymore
Jason Bader, managing partner at The Distribution Team, focuses on ‘big data’ and how strategic data analysis can be a key tool for even the smallest of companies.
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of clamps, connectors and fluid systems
NORMA UK Ltd, the UK arm of NORMA Group, explains how it has become one of the biggest manufacturers and suppliers of connecting products worldwide.
