The industry

An industry for professionals

In one year, fasteners worth 55 billion euros are sold worldwide and the market for fasteners is constantly growing.
Mechanical fasteners, such as screws and nuts, are technically essential construction parts, used virtually everywhere: from mobile phones to medical equipment, they ‘hold together’ trains, planes, ships, wind and water turbines. Almost no product can do without them. 1,000 screws hold a car together. 3.5 mm stainless steel screws orbit satellites. And a threaded rod that generates power for a wind turbine weighs up to 20 kilos.

Managers of complex supply chains

For manufacturers of complex products, the consistent quality of fasteners and maximum cost efficiency are essential. Fastener distribution companies fulfil these requirements and ensure the availability of the right fastener at the right time. They purchase high-quality special parts from Italy and all over the world, manage complex supply chains, maintain a wide range in stock locally and use sophisticated warehouse management systems. Trading companies are increasingly turning into full-service providers for C-parts management.
The product range of even small and medium-sized companies includes 30,000 different products, from standard fasteners to customised product segments and special designs. Across the industry, customers can choose from up to 130,000 fasteners, order and receive their customised range.

Partner for professionals

The fastener distribution supplies industrial customers from sectors such as automotive, aviation, railways, mechanical engineering and construction. It also opens up international markets for downstream trading and trading companies.

Rapid technological development and international competition place ever-increasing demands on the Italian fastener distribution sector. Consumers expect ever better products at ever lower prices. In order to meet the growing expectations of their professional customers locally, fastener distribtors are equipping themselves internationally and strategically investing in automated logistics processes and qualified personnel.

The brochure “Securing the Future” of our European umbrella organisation EFDA provides detailed information on the development of an exciting trade sector.