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With the largely industrial nature of many of the applications stainless steel is used for – and the accompanying industrial quantities – it is easy to forget just how relatively light, strong, malleable and versatile this miracle metal can be. So it’s always good to get a reminder and they don’t come much more breath-taking than […]

So, after my disaster with the gutters last week, I thought it might be a good idea to get the whole lot checked out by the professionals. It turned out to be a good job I did because, not only were my gutters blocked, they actually were not even installed to the front of the […]

It’s a question that has puzzled the minds of some of the world’s greatest thinkers – no, we don’t mean ‘what is the meaning of life’, what everybody wants to know is just who does shave the barber, make the cobbler’s shoes or look after the final affairs of the undertaker?! With many variations in […]

Stainless steel wire has many uses from welding to tying and is used in a plethora of diverse sectors both artistic and industrial. As the largest independent supplier of stainless steel wire in the UK, BS Fixings maintain a steady interest in the different ways the product is used around the world and so a […]

And we’re off again! Our parent company, BS Stainless Ltd, created BS Fixings not so very long ago, bridging a gap that prevented potential customers benefiting from the quality, and of course the low prices, of our services. BS Stainless are involved with supplying major quantities of stainless steel products to such industries as oil […]

If you were asked to lift a million lbs of stainless steel, you might start wondering how to get in touch with Superman to offer a little help! As his number seems to be ex-directory, a team of scientists had to find an alternative solution to the problem. But what exactly IS the problem in […]

If you’re looking for an interesting day out this summer, then why not head on over to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park? The unique venue is playing host to a major exhibition of work, the first in the world, created by the Swiss-American artist Not Vital. Best known for his large-scale sculptures though also a major […]

Fans of the iconic Robot Wars series excitedly received news that the show would be making a return to our screens this year – and what a return it looks set to be! Those who were unable to wait for the screening of the new series made their way to various locations in the UK […]

Contact BS Fasteners.. Er.. BS Fixings, today! Our team are standing by to help… You will often hear us talking about ‘fixings and fasteners’ here at BS Fixings – after all, one of those words is part of our company name! So, why are we not called BS Fasteners instead? Here we explain the reason, […]