Over 48,000 people admire Chris Ashmore’s work on social media, and the Director of Creative Murals and Portraits says he would recommend tesa® tapes to any one of them. Chris specialises in creating unique murals for any wall or surface and has brought bespoke ideas to life in people’s homes and businesses all over the UK. Some of his most popular work has been designing and painting children’...

There are many weapons in the fight against climate change. One is the use of renewable energy. Another important element is the recovery of waste energy which is released by countless industrial processes. Unfortunately, it is often just lost into the atmosphere. “In many industrial activities process gas is lost into the atmosphere. The original plan was to find a way to utilise the potential...

With GESIPA® battery powered setting tools the environment can be protected and users can focus on sustainability. GESIPA® does not waste energy for setting up or using the setting tool, it even uses the energy generated when decelerating the motor, after the rivet has been set, to charge the battery. When the rivet mandrel has broken off, the pulling mechanism immediately returns to its initia...

Techsil has introduced a new two component high performance structural adhesive from Panacol: Penloc® GTN is an easy-to-process, methyl acrylate based, low odour adhesive that can be used in a wide variety of applications. Penloc® GTN adheres especially well to brass, ceramics, steel, aluminium, PVC and similar materials. The performance adhesive boasts a high power transmission capability and...

Technifast is manufacturing fixings and inserts to secure Team Britannia’s massive inflatable tubes to the outside of its boat on the team’s round the world record attempt for the fastest powerboat to circumnavigate the globe. The fixings and inserts from Technifast have been specifically developed to allow the fitting of the two white tubes, which each weigh around 250kg, to the side of boat,...

The team at tesa's UK headquarters, based in Milton Keynes, UK, is joining the nation in celebrating the British Skeleton team's success at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The British Skeleton team picked up three of Team GB's five medals, with Lizzy Yarnold taking Gold to successfully defend her title and team mates Laura Deas and Dom Parsons winning a Bronze medal apiece. The squad a...

Barton Cold-Form, an Optimas Company, an expert in cold forging and a manufacturing division of Optimas Solutions, has recently successfully become accredited to IATF16949:2016 certification by auditing body BSI. One of the first fastener businesses in the region to attain the soon to be mandatory standard, the certification reflects a philosophy of continual quality improvement inherent at Bar...

Shakespeare said “all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players” and for the Cornwall factory of European Springs & Pressings, a company in the Lesjöfors group, this couldn’t be more true. The National Theatre, world renowned for creating award winning theatre productions, is staging Shakespeare’s Macbeth and approached the Redruth factory of European Springs & Pressi...

Harrison Silverdale, a supplier of threaded inserts and specialised fasteners to the plastic moulding industry, is able to offer customers an extensive range, engineering expertise and knowledge of the fastener market – making it best placed to provide a cost-effective supply solution for all fastener requirements. Harrison Silverdale’s Press-In Type FL range of inserts are designed for press f...

Rivet nuts are fasteners that can create a thread on pre-holed plates, having access from one side of the workpiece only, also known as ‘blind application’. Their application does not cause damages or deformations on superficially plated materials. Rivet nuts are bushings with threaded seat and a chamber to be expanded into a permanent deformation on metal or plastic sheets. They are suitable f...