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KN28001 KEY NOTE INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS APRIL 2001

67 tables and 136 pages

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This report covers: Industrial fasteners, special purpose fasteners, general fasteners, aerospace fasteners, SEMS, aluminium,steel,copper.iron,Self-tapping screws, woodscrews,Taptite,nuts, screws, washers,bolts,Triwing,Torx,rivets,bifurcated rivets, threaded screws,coach screws, screw hooks, cotters, cotter-pins, nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples, Self-locking nuts ,Slotted screws, cross-recessed screws,Hexagon socket head screws,Wood screws

Companies covered include: Benjamin Priest Ltd, Tucker Fasteners Ltd, SEP Industrial Holdings PLC, Garton Engineering PLC, European Industrial Services Ltd, Thomas William Lench Ltd, Andaray (Engineering) Ltd, Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems Ltd, Ashley Forge Ltd, Phoenix Fasteners Ltd, Montrose Fasteners Ltd, September Red Ltd, Ariel Fasteners Ltd, Alumasc Group PLC, Textron Fastening Systems Ltd, SPS Technologies Ltd, Armstrong Fastenings Ltd, Huck International Ltd, Linread Ltd, Infast Philidas Ltd, Blanc Aero Industries UK Ltd, Ellison Holdings Ltd, BAS Components Ltd, Sela Fasteners Ltd, P.R.D. Fasteners Ltd, Arnold Wragg Ltd, Fairchild Fasteners (UK) Ltd, Holo-Krome Ltd,Trifast PLC, Monks & Crane Industrial Group Ltd, Infast Automotive Ltd, Serco-Ryan Ltd, Righton Ltd, Walters Hexagon Ltd, Harrison & Clough Ltd, Industrial Fastener Supplies Ltd, F.W.B. Products Ltd, Würth UK Ltd, C.J. Fox & Sons Ltd, Unifix Ltd, Woodberry Chillcott & Company Ltd ,Aircraft Materials Ltd ,TFC PLC, Protex Fasteners Ltd, Andrews Fasteners Ltd, Bufab (UK) Ltd

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 1
1. Market Definition 2
INTRODUCTION 2
MARKET SECTORS 2
General Fasteners 2
Special-Purpose Fasteners 3
MARKET TRENDS 5
KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 5
British Cold Forging Group 6
Confederation of British Metalforming 6
Fastener Engineering and Research Association 7
Standards Bodies 7
Other Trade Associations 8
2. Market Size 9
THE TOTAL MARKET 9
Table 1: The Apparent UK Market for Industrial Fasteners by Value (£m), 1990, 1996, 1997and 1999 9
Table 2: The Apparent UK Market for Industrial Fasteners by Value (£m), 1996-2000 10
GENERAL FASTENERS 10
Table 3: The Apparent UK Market for General Fasteners by Value (£m and percent),1996-2000 10
SPECIAL-PURPOSE FASTENERS 11
Table 4: The Apparent UK Market for Special-Purpose Fasteners by Value(£m and percent), 1996-2000 11
OVERSEAS TRADE 11
Overview 11
Table 5: UK Imports of Industrial Fasteners by Type by Value (£000), 1996,1997 and 1999 12
Table 6: UK Exports of Industrial Fasteners by Type by Value (£000), 1996,1997 and 1999 13
Table 7: UK Balance of Trade in Industrial Fasteners by Type by Value (£000),1996, 1997 and 1999 14
Trade Partners 14
Table 8: UK Imports of Industrial Fasteners by Source by Value (£000 and percent),1996, 1997 and 1999 15
Table 9: UK Exports of Industrial Fasteners by Destination by Value(£000 and percent), 1996,1997 and 1999 17
Detailed Breakdownof Trade 18
Iron and Steel Fasteners 18
Table 10: UK Imports of Iron and Steel Industrial Fasteners by Category by Volume and Value (tonnes, £000 and£ per kg), 1999 19
Table 11: UK Exports of Iron and Steel Industrial Fasteners by Category by Volume and Value (tonnes, £000 and£ per kg), 1999 22
Copper andAluminium Fasteners 25
Table 12: UK Imports of Copper and Aluminium Industrial Fasteners by Category by Volume and Value (tonnes, £000 and£ per kg), 1999 25
Table 13: UK Exports of Copper and Aluminium Industrial Fasteners by Category by Volume and Value (tonnes, £000 and£ per kg), 1999 26
Average Prices 26
Table 14: Comparison of Average UK Import and Export Prices for Iron and Steel Industrial Fastenersby Category (£ per kg),1999 27
Table 15: Comparison of Average UK Import and Export Prices for Copperand Aluminium Industrial Fasteners by Category(£ per kg), 1999 30
3. Industry Background 31
RECENT HISTORY 31
NUMBER OF COMPANIES 31
Table 16: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Involved in the Manufacture of Industrial Fasteners by Turnover(£000, number of enterprises and percent), 1997 and 2000 32
EMPLOYMENT 32
Table 17: Number ofVAT-Based Local Units Involved in the Manufacture of Industrial Fasteners by Number of Employees (number of enterprisesand percent), 1997 and 2000 33
REGIONAL VARIATIONS INTHE MARKETPLACE 33
Table 18: Number of Industrial Fastener Manufacturers and Distributors in the UK by Region (number and percent), 1996 and 2000 34
LEGISLATION 34
4. Competitor Analysis 36
THE MARKETPLACE 36
A Changing Market 36
Major Players 36
Manufacturers of General Fasteners 37
Table 19: Selected Leading UK Manufacturers of General Fasteners by Turnover and Pre-Tax Profit (£m), 1999/2000 37
Manufacturers of Special-Purpose Fasteners 39
Table 20: Selected Leading UK Manufacturers of Special-Purpose Fasteners by Turnover and Pre-Tax Profit (£m), 1999/2000 39
Distributors of Industrial Fasteners 41
Table 21: Selected Leading UK Distributors of Industrial Fasteners by Turnover and Pre-Tax Profit (£m), 1999/2000 41
MARKET LEADERS 43
Alumasc Group PLC 43
Financial Results 43
Table 22: Benjamin Priest Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-2000 44
Armstrong Fastenings Ltd 44
Table 23: Armstrong Fastenings Ltd — Breakdown of Output (tonnes, million units and percent), 2000 45
Financial Results 46
Table 24: Armstrong Fastenings Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, numberand percent), 1996-1999 46
Aylesbury Automation 46
Financial Results 47
Charles Baynes PLC 47
Financial Results 48
Table 25: Andrews Fasteners Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 48
Table 26: Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, numberand percent), 1996-1999 49
EmhartFastening Teknologies 49
Table 27: Emhart Fastening Teknologies — Examples of Brand Names, 2001 50
Financial Results 50
Garton Engineering PLC 50
Financial Results 51
Table 28: Garton Engineering PLC — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 51
Harrison & Clough Ltd 51
Financial Results 52
Table 29: Harrison & Clough Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 52
Hilti (GB) Ltd 52
Financial Results 53
Table 30: Hilti (GB) Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-1999 53
HUCK International Ltd 53
Financial Results 53
Table 31: HUCK International Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-2000 54
Infast Group PLC 54
Financial Results 55
Table 32: Infast Automotive Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 55
Table 33: Industrial Fastener Supplies Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, numberand percent), 1996-1999 56
Table 34: Infast Philidas Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-1999 56
McKechnie Ltd 57
Financial Results 58
Table 35: McKechnie Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1998-2000 58
Table 36: Linread Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-2000 59
SEP Industrial Holdings PLC 59
Financial Results 60
Table 37: SEP Industrial Holdings PLC — Financial Summary (£000, numberand percent), 1996-2000 60
Serco-Ryan Ltd 60
Financial Results 61
Table 38: Serco-Ryan Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-1999 61
SPS Technologies Ltd 61
Financial Results 62
Table 39: SPS Technologies Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 62
Textron FasteningSystems Ltd 63
Financial Results 63
Table 40: Textron Fastening Systems Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, numberand percent), 1997-1999 64
Trifast PLC 64
Table 41: Trifast PLC — Turnover by CustomerSector ( percent), 1998-2000 64
Financial Results 65
Table 42: Trifast PLC — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1996-2000 66
Tucker Fasteners Ltd 66
Financial Results 66
Table 43: Tucker Fasteners Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 67
Unifix Ltd 67
Financial Results 67
Table 44: Unifix Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1998-2000 68
Walters Hexagon Ltd 68
Financial Results 68
Table 45: Walters Hexagon Ltd — Financial Summary (£000, number and percent),1996-1999 69
Würth UK Ltd 69
Financial Results 69
Table 46: Würth UK Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1997-1999 70
Table 47: Monks & Crane Industrial Group Ltd — Financial Summary(£000, number and percent),1997-1999 70
OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS TOTHE INDUSTRY 71
Suppliers of Machine Tools 71
Suppliers of Materials 72
ADVERTISING ANDPROMOTION 73
5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities andThreats 74
INTRODUCTION 74
THE TOTAL MARKET 74
Strengths 74
Weaknesses 74
Opportunities 75
Threats 75
GENERAL FASTENERS 75
Strengths 75
Weaknesses 76
Opportunities 76
Threats 76
SPECIAL-PURPOSEFASTENERS 76
Strengths 76
Weaknesses 77
Opportunities 77
Threats 77
6. Buying Behaviour 78
USERS OF INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS 78
Table 48: The Industrial Fastener Market byEnd-User Sectorby Value ( percent), 2000 78
Automotive 78
Table 49: The UK Car Market by Production Volume (000), 1996-2000 79
Aerospace 79
Mechanical Engineering 80
Table 50: Forecast UK Expenditure on Process Plant by Sector at Constant 1995 Prices (£m), 2000-2004 80
Computers and Telecommunications 81
Table 51: The UK Computer Hardware Market by Value (£m), 1994-1999 81
Electronics 81
Table 52: The Forecast UK Market for Electronic Components Manufacturing by Value (£m),1999-2003 81
Construction 82
Table 53: Construction Output by Sector at Constant 1995 Prices (£m),1996-2000 82
Furniture 83
Table 54: UK Manufacturers’ Sales of Office Furniture by Material of Manufacture by Value (£m), 1995-1999 84
Domestic Appliances 84
Table 55: The UK Market for Domestic Appliances by Sector by Value (£m),1993-1997 85
7. Current Issues 86
STEEL SUPPLIES 86
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE ANDTHE INTERNET 86
MOVING MANUFACTURING OVERSEAS 87
CORPORATE ACTIVITY 87
SPS Technologies andDACAR 87
Kingfisher PLC andScrewfix 87
Other Corporate News 88
QUALITY CONTROL AND COMPONENTTRACEABILITY 89
TECHNOLOGICALADVANCES 89
New Drive-Head Design 89
Disbondable Adhesives 90
High-TorqueReplacement Bolts 90
Weldnut Alternatives 90
Self-Piercing Rivet Improvements 91
8. The Global Market 92
TAIWAN 92
Exports 92
Table 56: Taiwan Exports of Industrial Fasteners by Value and Volume ($m and000 tonnes), 1990-1999 92
Imports 92
Table 57: Taiwan Imports of Industrial Fasteners by Value and Volume ($m and000 tonnes), 1990-1999 93
THE US 93
Market Size 93
Table 58: US Imports of Industrial Fasteners by Value and Volume ($m and000 tonnes), 1990-1999 94
Overseas Trade Partners 94
Table 59: US Imports and Exports of Industrial Fasteners by Country of Origin/Destination byWeight and Value( percent), 1995 95
Major Players 95
Table 60: The Major US Manufacturers of Aerospace Fasteners by Turnover and Number of Employees($m and number), 1998 95
Buying Behaviour 96
Table 61: Sales of US-Manufactured Industrial Fasteners by Type by Value ( percent), 1996 96
JAPAN 97
Exports 97
Table 62: Japanese Exportsof Industrial Fasteners by Country of Destination( percent), 1995 97
Table 63: Japanese Exportsof Industrial Fasteners by Value (¥bn), 1991-1995 98
Imports 98
Table 64: Japanese Importsof Industrial Fasteners by Value and Volume ($m and 000 tonnes), 1990-1999 98
EUROPE 99
Table 65: Number of Industrial Fastener Manufacturers in Europeby Country of Location (number and percent),1997 and 2001 99
Germany 100
Table 66: German Production of Industrial Fasteners by Volume and Value (000 tonnes, million DM and DM per kg), 1985-2000 100
9. Forecasts 102
FUTURE TRENDS 102
FORECASTS 2001 TO 2005 102
Table 67: The Forecast Apparent UK Market for Industrial Fastenersby Value (£m and percent),2001-2005 103
10. Company Profiles 104
Alumasc Group PLC 105
Armstrong Fastenings Ltd 107
Garton Engineering PLC 109
Infast Group PLC 111
McKechnie Ltd 113
SEP IndustrialHoldings PLC 115
Serco-Ryan Ltd 117
SPS Technologies Ltd 119
Textron FasteningSystems Ltd 121
Trifast PLC 123
Walters Hexagon Ltd 125
11. Further Sources 127
Associations 127
Periodicals 127
Directories 128
General Sources 128
BonnierInformation Sources 129
Government Publications 130
Other Sources 131
Key Note Research 132
The Key Note Range of Reports 133

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Note estimates that the apparent UK market for industrial fasteners was worth £835m in 2000. The market has been falling in value in recent years — down from a figure of £1.09bn in 1996. These figures cover the entire range of industrial fasteners, from the general fasteners sold in builders’ merchants, through the hexagonal socket screws used in the mechanical engineering sector, to the highly specialised fasteners found in the aerospace industry. The market was hit particularly hard in 1999, with a 12.6 percent fall in value, which particularly affected the general fastener sector. Although the strength of sterling helped purchasers of general fasteners, the trend towards overseas sourcing of lower-specification fasteners was already well established.
Key Note has separated the range of industrial fasteners into two distinct categories: general fasteners and special-purpose fasteners. General fasteners include the majority of nuts, bolts, screws, non-aviation rivets and building hardware. These products are typically found in builders’ merchants, mail order catalogues, agricultural merchants and DIY (‘do-it-yourself’) stores. Special-purpose fasteners have a much higher specification and tighter quality control. These fasteners are used in aerospace, structural steelwork, high-temperature applications and safety-critical situations. In general, they are available only from the manufacturer or from specialist outlets.
The UK market for industrial fasteners follows the fortunes of four main end-user sectors: automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, and computers and telecommunications. The aerospace sector is now in recovery, which has boosted sales of specialist fasteners, but the general fastener markets (with the exception of the computer and telecommunications sector) are static. The vast majority of general fasteners, however, are sourced from overseas countries — especially Taiwan.
Those UK companies that have concentrated on the distribution of industrial fasteners have experienced good growth. Key Note believes that the larger purchasers of fasteners have developed strong purchasing links with these distributors, so that stock levels are strictly controlled, with reordering taking place automatically. The larger consumers are seeking single sourcing of their components and have even subcontracted small assembly and kitting-out functions to the distributors.
The market’s value is expected to remain static in 2001 and then to recover slowly over the following 4 years as aerospace orders improve. Key Note forecasts that special-purpose fasteners will take the greater share of the market’s value by 2003.

Text © 2001 Key Note

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