Fixfast is focused on improving the way fasteners are made and used in the construction of better, safer buildings. So they have made a multi-million pound investment in a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing and R&D cell in the UK.

The new Fixfast facility in Kent helps the company to deliver on their three ongoing commitments; service excellence, technical leadership, and raising standards in the industry.
For Fixfast customers, the expanded UK manufacturing capability means Fixfast can be even more reliable and responsive.

Fixfast have always had industry-leading stock levels and a big commitment to delivering the best customer service. This new UK facility means Fixfast can rapidly upscale production to meet customer demand and reduce lead times further.

Fixfast have made a big investment to maintain their ‘Maximum reliability’ promise. With the addition of more manufacturing capacity, that promise has never been stronger. For their OEM partners, Fixfast has the design and production capability to match their own high-performance systems.

The addition of this new UK facility means Fixfast can design and produce a greater range of products more quickly, and with industry-leading accuracy and quality. Fixfast are able to rapidly prototype bespoke fastener designs to match OEM system specifications in just a few days.

The Fixfast manufacturing and R&D cell underlines their commitment to ongoing technical excellence. As well as ensuring the supply of quality fasteners to the UK construction market, this new facility consolidates their position as trusted technical experts.

Fixfast have brought together the best manufacturing components from around the world to create one of the most advanced manufacturing and engineering environments in the UK construction industry.

The cell uses data to link Internet-of-Things enabled machines in one of the sector’s first Industry 4.0 grade facilities. These machines allow Fixfast to monitor each stage of the manufacturing process and give them huge amounts of data on the performance of the cell – so Fixfast can produce fasteners with greater speed and technical accuracy than ever before.