The Oil and Gas Industries have been important market sectors for bolting in the UK for a number of decades. The Nuclear Sector thrived with new builds in the third quarter of the twentieth century but then became unfashionable.

However, following the concern with Global Warming and a rising demand for electricity the UK Government has sanctioned Nuclear as the way forward to provide maximum supply from a new generation of sites. Wind and Wave power is being utilized to capture the natural resource that we have available on and around our island. Planners are being sympathetic in granting planning permission for these projects. All of these sectors are increasingly important customers and prospects for us.

Engineering has for many years been one of the most important users of British Made Fasteners. But the decline of the UK Engineering industry since the 1980s also mirrors the fortunes of the UK Fastener manufacturing base with most of the high volume bolt manufacturers being forced to close.

Today, in the second decade of the twenty-first decade both the Engineering Base and the Bolt Manufacturers are both leaner and fitter.

We are pleased that Engineering Companies remain an important part of our customer base.

The demand from the Construction Industry mirrors the fortunes of the country's performance.

This industry is a significant user of Industrial Fasteners but demand has slackened dramatically since the boom days leading up to the 2009 Global Financial Crash.

The global Automotive industry is the single largest consumer of industrial fasteners in its widest sense. The sector covers all powered vehicles including On & Off Road, Rail, Marine & Air.

We supply the special requirements, service and spares items into this huge market sector.

Our bolts are used in the restoration of many classic and vintage vehicles.

We hold very large stocks of standard BSF & BSW threaded fasteners, as well as UNC & UNF.

The standard range is complemented by our in house manufacture that ensures that your requirements can always be fulfilled. The standards that cover these ranges include BS 916 & 1083, and BS 1768. Mechanical properties and grade strengths are selected to suit the particular application.

Our fastener range covers the restoration of many classic and vintage vehicles, including:

• Fair Ground Vehicles
• Steam and Petroleum powered engines, both Static and Driven.
• Bikes
• Motor Bikes
• Classic Cars
• Trucks
• Trailers and Carts
• Ships and Boats
• Agricultural Tractors, Trailers and Equipment
• Railway