Member News

We’d like to thank event sponsors Cardinal Global Logistics, Apex Stainless Fasteners, Epicor and Brighton Best International for supporting our upcoming conference on Thursday, April 30 at the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island. This event will gather industry experts to explore some of the key challenges currently...

Its origins… in the words of its founders BIAFD has recovered minute books starting in 1943, when its original predecessor was formed as the National Association of Bolt and Nut Stockholders (NABNS). We are currently creating a digital archive to preserve an extraordinary record of the...

The British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors (BIAFD) policy adviser, Phil Matten, will be retiring at the end of June. Phil’s first involvement with BIAFD dates back to around 1992, when he joined the then Executive to represent Fastbolt UK. He was briefly vice chair,...

We are now less than a month away from the BIAFD Spring meeting 2025! BIAFD's flagship event returns to the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island, Leicestershire on Thursday, April 3. The line-up is complete with experts and representatives from the UK's most esteemed institutions, covering a variety of...

BIAFD’s first member meeting of the year is nearly here! As the Spring meeting approaches, we are delighted to announce the sponsors for this year's event. Accu is the headline sponsor. A leading engineering component supplier, Accu proudly helps over half of the world’s top engineers &...

Thank you very much to members who attended last week’s Autumn meeting. Once again, it was great to see the membership come together. Those in attendance gained a better understanding of important industry issues and had the benefit of networking with another. For the second meeting running,...