UK

Unions set to sue over Tucker Fasteners factory closure | Birmingham Mail

UNIONS plan to sue bosses of doomed Birmingham factory Tucker Fasteners over a “transatlantic charade” which has left 220 workers facing the dole queue. Unite union is to take Stanley, Black and Decker to a tribunal over the US group’s ... [Read More]
2012/05/31

The growth of lightweight 
composite materials | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 Here bigHead Bonding Fasteners Ltd, based in Dorset, UK, looks at the development of lightweight composite materials and how it is contributing to the growth of bonding fasteners. The development of composites and plastics ... [Read More]
2012/05/29

First Fastener Fair Hannover showed good potential | Mackbrooks

May 2012 The first Fastener Fair Hannover, launched as an event for the fastener and fixings industry with a particular focus on an end user audience, attracted a total of 400 exhibitors from 31 countries and 4,500 visitors from 75 countries. ... [Read More]
2012/05/28

FAST & IASE Exhibition NORTH is a first-time success | EMT WorldWide

On Thursday 26 April, manufacturing professionals attended the first ever dedicated fastening and bonding exhibition to be held in the North of England.[...] via FAST & IASE Exhibition NORTH is a first-time success. [Read More]
2012/05/21

UK fastener manufacturers go specialist for the aerospace sector | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 05/15/2012 There are many debates about the fundamentals of engineering. Are they a sound basis in mathematics and physics? Are they an understanding of the properties of materials and how they can be manipulated? Do they depend on ... [Read More]
2012/05/17

Tentec Ltd – New UK Business Manager Appointed at West Midlands Engineering Firm | openPR .com

(openPR) - West Midlands engineering firm and bolt tensioning specialist, Tentec Ltd, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Outram as its new Business Manager for the UK. Richard will be responsible for the further development of sales ... [Read More]
2012/05/10

IBISWorld: Market Research Report of Fastener & Screw Machine Product Manufacturing in the UK | Fastener World Inc.

2012-05-07 Class:Fastener According to the latest report released by IBISWorld in April, UK manufacturers target niche high-value segments, but the local industry is small on a global scale, with the global market for fasteners worth over US$50 ... [Read More]
2012/05/08

GWR Fasteners wins prestigious business award | shropshirelive.com

Llanfyllin based precision engineering firm, GWR Fasteners, attended the inaugural ceremony of the Oswestry & Border Chronicle Business Awards on the 26th April 2012. (...) There were six categories and GWR Fasteners entered the Innovation ... [Read More]
2012/04/30

Trifast shares lifted as full-year results expected in line with market expectations – Proactiveinvestors (UK)

Industrial fasteners maker Trifast (LON:TRI) said it made solid progress in the financial year to the end of March 2012 and is comfortable with consensus market forecasts. The short trading statement sent shares higher in early deals, and by ... [Read More]
2012/04/17

“College” of fastening and assembly in the North | Packaging Europe

For one day in April 2012 (on the 26th), NewbyCom will for the first time establish a dedicated industrial and engineering fastening and adhesives forum in the North – at Harrogate Pavilions where the education exchange that is the FAST & IASE ... [Read More]
2012/04/16