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Did you know that the wrong fastener material can lead to corrosion - and ultimately the fastener could fail? 🫥 Fasteners are not repairable or replaceable, so they must be selected to last the lifetime of the building they are used in. But what fastener material should you use for which environment? Learn more with our Skills Hub article: https://buff.ly/3XIvUVU #SkillsHub #fastener #bestpractice

It's tonight! ⌛ Today's the day the winner of the Best B2B Website of the Year award is announced - alongside other awards at the eCommerce Expo in London this evening. 🥳 We've counted down 3 months since we were selected as a finalist for this prestigious award - find out what it means: https://buff.ly/3zzUaA6 Good luck to all the finalists - may the best win 🤝 #ecommerce #ecommerceawards #finalistbestb2bwebsite

A brand new week brings new opportunities. Here's an inspirational quote chosen by our Arsenal F.C supporting Head of Customer Service, Stephen Coppins: "Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere." - Arsene Wenger ⚽ #motivationalmonday #teamFixfast #quote

Last week we highlighted how carbon steel fasteners fixed into timber battens can cause bi-metallic corrosion. 🔩 But what is bi-metallic corrosion? And why should you worry? 🤷 Our Skills Hub article explains all that and more: https://buff.ly/3AwCjKx #SkillsHub #bestpractice #bimetalliccorrosion

Meet Derek. He's our Quality Control Assistant.👋 ...and today he's celebrating 21 years at Fixfast! 🎂 Derek's key to our 'maximum reliability' promise as it relates to quality fasteners - spending most of his time testing to ensure the fasteners that we ship out to sites across the UK meet our high standards of quality. With a laugh that lights up the room, Derek's a great guy to have on the team. Happy work anniversary Derek Booysen! 🎊 #workanniversary #teamFixfast #qualityproducts

It's Monday again - here's to another great week.🌅 Sam Jones, one of our Logistics Facilitators, has some inspiration to set our week up right: "Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves" - Bruce Lee 🌠 #teamFixfast #motivationalmonday #quote

📷 Northgate Yard 📌 Bridgwater, Somerset The construction of the mixed-use leisure and retail development at Northgate Yard in Bridgwater was part of a larger regeneration project for the local area, led by the community and district council. A real demonstration of creativity was shown in the façade panels used - the South-West's premier roofing and cladding contractor progressive were contracted for the building envelope construction, utilising different systems on the retail units and cinema. We were able to supply progressive with low profile, lacquered DrillFast fasteners colour-matched exactly to the colourful blend of different façade panels - within our standard fast turnaround of 2-3 working days. 🚚 "Northgate Yard was a fantastic project for us...Fixfast's two-day turnaround on high-quality, lacquered fasteners not only ensured we stayed on schedule but also gave us confidence in the durability and finish of the installation" - James Rayner, Director at progressive (credits to progressive for the photos) #Fixfastcasestudy #facade #buildingenvelope #maximumreliability #Rockpanel #IKO #Kingspan #Marley

Who remembers Ventra Supplies? 🙋 Way back in 2010 the Carrons merged Ventra Supplies with Fixfast, bringing the V-seal flashing range into the comprehensive Fixfast range we still offer today. That means both Jon Carron and Lee Carron have been working at Fixfast for 14 years - happy work anniversary both! 🎊 They're an integral part of Team Fixfast, and we certainly couldn't do without them. 🤝 Know either of them, or both? Give them a like if you do.👍 #teamFixfast #workanniversary #decency

Carbon steel fasteners into timber battens = ❓ We've got an article that explains why the two shouldn't mix - and how they can lead to bi-metallic corrosion 😶❌ Read it here: https://buff.ly/3AMsQ24 #SkillsHub #preventingcorrosion #fasteners #bestpractice