Insight

Headquarterd in Turin, Italy, G&B Fissaggi is continuing its growth by developing new market opportunities, whilst maintaining the values, reliability and flexibility its customers have come to rely on. G&B Group now has six commercial offices in Europe and thanks to the acquisition of MAREFIX S.L – a Spanish screw producer based in Logroño – is further expanding its product range with the addition of MAREFIX screw products.

Initially specialising in the production of nylon plugs, G&B Fissaggi has been supplying products of the highest quality and certified performance to the European fixing market for over 40 years. Thanks to the flexibility of its production, the company is now a manufacturer of nylon fixing systems, as well as steel and chemical anchors for many fields including ironmongery, hardware, construction building, engineering , electric, thermo-hydraulic and self service stores.

With the acquisition of MAREFIX, G&B Fissaggi is is able to offer its customers an even wider range of products. MAREFIX® branded products by G&B Group are now part of a complete line of high-quality, versatile fasteners and accessories for applications on steel, aluminium, wood, and plasterboard, for the hardware and construction sectors. Full details and product specifications are available in G&B’s catalogue in the Geto-Fix screws section.  

“Our goal is to continue to guarantee our customers high-level products and services with the highest quality and maximum versatility,” explains Enrico Galeasso, CEO at G&B Fissaggi. “Our competitive strength will be further consolidated by the seriousness and experience of  MAREFIX – a reference point for the screws industry in the Spanish market. We are confident that thanks to this new acquisition, we will be able to satisfy every fastener and screw need, with an increasingly global approach.” 

To maintain this global presence, G&B Group has commercial offices in Germany, Spain, Belgium, France, northern Europe and the UK (with a warehouse in Sheffield), as well as its Italian headquarters in Turin, which has recently been expanded by over 3,500m² to ensure a large stock of products are readily available. The company has also recently invested in its technical, marketing and sales department to strengthen its knowledge and know-how. 

Even during the last two years of market difficulties, due to international crises and rising energy costs, G&B Fissaggi continues to work on the research and development of new products to offer a better service to its customers, both in Italy and in Europe. This includes the introduction of the GETO PLUS TMK SCREWS CE OPT 1 self-threading anchor for structural fixings, with CE Option 1 for applications in seismic areas. With a new thread for fastener installation and high performance, the GETO PLUS TMK SCREWS CE OPT 1 ensures secure fixing, even close to the edges of the support, as well as being suitable for high-loads with the special thread geometry enabling extreme tightness in concrete.

Other recent product innovations include the new GEBOFIX PRO SISMIK CE OPT 1 bonded anchor, as well as the new bonded anchor XTR EXTREME HYBRID CE OPZ 1, both of which are CE Option 1 approved for applications in seismic areas.

Furthermore, G&B Fissaggi has developed the new version of its calculation software G&B Calculation Suite – designed to calculate and identify the most suitable anchor to satisfy all geometric and load conditions.

Alongside its wide product portfolio, the company has also been committed to the very highest quality standards. “The challenges of a growing and highly competitive market such as construction fixing products, within both the Italian and European markets, has led to a thorough and more responsible use of resources in our company in order to achieve and control the total quality in every area of the supply chain – from production to sales, to service, with a growing sensitivity towards the respect of the environment and the use of recyclable packaging,” comments Enrico. “We are very proud of the quality we can provide customers, which is underlined by our production process being certified to DNV ISO 9001.”