Schmid Schrauben Hainfeld GmbH
Andreas Gebert, managing director
The Austrian fastener and fixings market is growing steadily in timber construction according to the sector with a slight upward trend. However, it remains to be seen what impact the latest political changes will have.
At Schmid Schrauben we are currently working primarily on the Cr6 ban, which will come into force in September 2017. As a result of the new REACH regulation no screws with galvanisation containing Cr6 will be sold in Europe from that time. This has wide-reaching consequences both for European manufacturers and for importers. Fortunately, we at Schmid Schrauben have many years of experience with Cr6 free surfaces and can tackle the topic a little more easily.(…)
