Issue: 151 (Jan - Feb 2025)

The new year is a time to celebrate new beginnings, set goals and embrace the potential of the year ahead. So what will 2025 bring you? Opportunities? Challenges? Innovations? As always, this magazine will continue to be with you every step of the way.

Without our readers and the relationships we’ve forged over the past 27 years, the magazine would not be what it is today. In my new role as Editor, it’s important for me to continue what we do best – talking to you, visiting you, understanding your challenges and goals for the future, as well as making sure we’re keeping you up to date with everything you need to know.

How fitting then that 2025 brings with it the 10^th Fastener Fair Global show in Stuttgart, taking place from 25^th – 27^th March at Messe Stuttgart in Germany, as a platform for the entire fastener and fixing industry to network and showcase their technologies under one roof. As the show’s official media partner, we have an extensive preview of the companies and products that you can expect to see, as well as a full exhibitor list to help you plan your days. The whole Fastener + Fixing team will be at the show – so please do come by hall 7, stand 4040, to say hello – we’d love to see you.

We’re also once again hosting the Route to Fastener Innovation Competition, which gives visitors a first-hand opportunity to see new products and services that exhibitors have brought to the market since the last show. Entrants to the competition will have a special ‘Route to Fastener Innovation’ logo on their stands – so make sure you look out for them.

A company that will have a big presence at the show is pgb-Europe, the focus of this issue’s Cover Story. As one of the leading suppliers and manufacturers of fasteners and anchors, pgb-Europe highlights how it is taking the next step in the development of its sustainable growth plan, through the construction of a new automated shuttle warehouse – with 40,000 storage locations.

In addition, we have a special ‘Made in Taiwan’ feature with articles from Taiwanese manufacturers that focus on the continued developments in products, and services, and in particular how they’re responding to CBAM. We also have an in-depth article from one of our Taiwanese media partners – Fastener World, which gives an insight into the Taiwanese fastener market and some of the challenges manufacturers are facing in an increasingly global and competitive market.

You’ll also find our special features within the magazine including ‘Chemical Anchors + Resins’ in Construction Fixings, ‘Aerospace Fasteners’ in Application Technology, as well as ‘Stainless Steel Fasteners’ and ‘Torque Wrenches’ in Products.