Issue: 153 (May - Jun 2025)

As you’re reading this issue, hopefully you’ve had time to catch your breath after another successful edition of Fastener Fair Global – and what a show it was. It really was the perfect opportunity for us to connect with the entire industry. I would like to thank everybody who took the time to show me their latest products and, most importantly, catch-up and discuss developments within the industry.

We have a full report on the show including the official visitor numbers, feedback from exhibitors, a breakdown of the winners of the Route to Fastener Innovation Competition, as well as a full gallery of photos. One of the highlights of Fastener Fair Global for us as a magazine is being called onto stands and taking team photos, as well as those of new products. Of course, we are only too happy to oblige. Whilst we’d love to publish every single image we take, we only have limited space in the magazine, but this year we’ll be making all the photos of the three days available to view through our online galleries, which you can access from page 69 of our digital issue.

A big topic at the show was the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation, with exhibitors highlighting the steps they have taken to be ‘CBAM compliant’. With that in mind, it’s the perfect time for our special ‘CBAM ready’ feature in this issue, which looks at how fastener companies are investing in reporting tools to ensure they’re able to provide accurate data, as well as what steps EU importers and distributors are taking to ensure their supply chain is complying with requirements.

This includes articles from the European Fastener Distributor Association (EFDA) urging for further simplification; as well as articles from HISENER Industrial, Fürniss GmbH, as well as NORM Civata, underlining the importance of digitally recording CBAM data to provide accurate and reliable information to suppliers. It certainly is an interesting read – and dare I say it, a promising one, highlighting that, despite the administrative burden fastener companies are facing, there is a great deal of investment and preparation underway to be ‘CBAM ready’ for the January 2026 deadline.

As well as this, our Cover Story this issue focuses on PEM® and its long-standing reputation for delivering value through innovative, reliable fastening solutions. Gerard Quaid, new managing director PEM® Europe, discusses how PEM® has become the leader in self-clinch and insertion technologies, supported by a strategy that emphasises sustainable growth, digital transformation and operational agility. 

Special features in this issue include ‘Heavy-duty anchors’ in Construction Fixings; ‘Marine fasteners’ in Application Technology, as well as ‘Security screws’ in Products – including an article from Hafren Security Fasteners looking at the history of the security screw.