Fastener Talk

As part of our 'Live from the Show' series, we are taking you to the expo floor of the Confederation of British Metalforming's (CBM) Fastener Expo, which took place on 14th October. 

Hear first-hand insights from visitors and exhibitors as they share their thoughts on the event, the importance of the association, and the importance of UK manufacturing: 

- Matthew Cutts, commercial manager, Speciality Steel UK

- Roberto Razza, area sales manager, Carlo Salvi SpA

- Richard Garton, operations director, Smith Bullough Ltd

- Jamie McLeod, senior customs director, Crowe UK

The next installment of our Application Spotlight series, in this episode we are joined by Camille Feuillet, region sales manager – south for BUMAX. He discusses the high standards placed on fastener in the nuclear industry, how this technology will progress as countries across the world invest in nuclear energy and the solutions that BUMAX can supply to this industry. 

Today, we are joined by Wilco Schuurs, global sales director for Nord-Lock Group to discuss critical bolting failures in detail.

He outlines the overall cost of downtime versus maintenance, the impact that preventative measures can have on the total cost of ownership and the role Nord-Lock plays in helping to prevent critical bolting failures.

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Today, we're opening our Fastener Boardroom to Alexandros Mikros, managing director of sales at Würth Industry Service. 

The Fastener Boardroom is a brand new series of podcasts which explore the people, challenges, and future trends shaping the fastener industry through in-depth conversations with senior leaders. 

With nearly 20 years of experience, Alex has witnessed first-hand how customer expectations, supply chains, automation and global manufacturing have transformed the industry.

From his early days as a key account manager to leading sales operations across international markets, Alex shares how he has navigated major industry challenges and what he believes is set to reshape manufacturing and supply chain management in the years ahead.

As part of our Application Spotlight series, we're sitting down with Jesse Atlas and Miriam Sparrowhawk at PennEngineering® to discuss how the company is working with both end users, OEMs and contract manufacturers to supply a wide fastener portfolio for the data and telecom industry.

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This podcast is sponsored by FastFixTechnology.com: https://fastfixtechnology.com/

The Fastener Boardroom is a brand new series of podcasts which explore the people, challenges, and future trends shaping the fastener industry through in-depth conversations with senior leaders. 

Stepping into our Fastener Boardroom first is Gareth Whiteford, commercial director at Apex Stainless Fasteners. 

Gareth reflects on his nearly 30 year career in the fastener industry, from joining Apex as an apprentice to returning in a leadership role. He discusses Apex’s growth strategy, the importance of strong foundations, lessons learned from Covid and global supply chain disruption, and the impact of regulations such as CBAM on sourcing and trade. 

Gareth also explores changing customer expectations, industry trends, export opportunities, and why people remain at the heart of the fastener sector despite increasing automation and digitisation.

Join us for this edition of our 'Live from the Show' series. This time, we take you to the halls of Fastener Fair Italy, which took place 24th – 25th June. 

In this episode we highlight the latest innovations showcased on the exhibition floor, as well a bring you the first-hand insights of exhibitors as they share their thoughts on the event, including:

- Matthew Herbster, vice-president global sales and marketing, and Paolo Baratti, sales manager Italy, Magni Group.

- Aleksandra Nadolska, global category manager, Bufab International. 

- Nicolò Sozzè, import department, Ambrovit SpA. 

- Pietro Bontempi, sales manager, Bontempi VIBO SpA.

- Timo Scholle, owner, Achilles Seibert GmbH.

 An always popular episode, for this podcast we focus on the freight and raw material markets and the potential impacts for fastener companies.

Firstly, there is an interview with Kelly Vasey, sales & marketing director at Espace Europe, about the current situation in sea and road freight over the last six months.

The second part of the podcast is a discussion with Shankhadeep Mukherjee, Chetan Soni and Yuriv Vlasov, from CRU Group, where they chat about developments within wire rod and steel long products since the beginning of the year.

Podcast Details

Espace Europe has a full range of worldwide services, including UK and European standard and express road, sea, air, air charter and hand-carry.

Website:  www.espaceglobalfreight.com

CRU Group is a business intelligence company - offering independent, reliable commodity news, market analysis, prices and consulting across mining, metals and fertilizer global markets.

Website: www.crugroup.com

In this edition of our Application Spotlight series, we sit down with Quentin Wroblak, technical support project manager at Pandrol, about the fastening innovations the company provided the Grand Paris Express metro system project in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Want to get involved with the podcast? Simply email: [email protected] with the subject header 'Podcast'. 

To listen to the podcast, click the play button at the top. You can also download and listen to the podcast via the major streaming services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

This podcast is sponsored by FastFixTechnology.com: https://fastfixtechnology.com/ 

This episode of Fastener Talk brings another instalment of our 'Live from the Show' series, this time bringing you to the exhibition floor of the Taiwan International Fastener Show. 

Hear from several exhibitors about their take on the show, the quality and range of visitors, their thoughts and opinions on the show, as well as how it compares to previous editions. Exhibitors featured in this episode include: 

- Rachel Lin, Chuan Hung Precision Industry

- Lucy Liu, Evereon Industries

- In Wang, Chi Ning

- YoYo and Gerhard Hubmann, TENZ International