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Millions of people, including a number of us here at BS Fixings, are enjoying the simple yet frustrating daily word game called Wordle. Each day a new five letter word is released, and players have six attempts to guess what the word of the day is. One word that seemed to have social media users […]

You already know that here at BS Fixings we give you the best prices as well as service in the business, but we have now gone one step further and launched our NEW “Low Price” badge, so you can see at a glance the products that offer exceptional value for money, every day. It is […]

Stainless steel was originally invented by Harry Brearly. Harry was born in 1871 and left school at the age of 12 after a childhood beset with poverty and hardship, to take on a job cleaning bottles in a chemical laboratory. In the following years, Harry attended night school and private study and was soon to […]

Stainless steel is the perfect material for a varied range of uses in today’s world. Its overall strength and corrosion resistance properties mean it is a low maintenance metal that has a very long lifespan and, in a world where sustainability and environmental impact is more important than ever, it is also fully recyclable! Before […]

In October, we reported on the rising aluminium prices and many marketing experts predicted this would continue throughout 2022 and for years to come. Figures released in early February have confirmed that the cost of aluminium has reached its highest level since 2008. The increase in cost is due to a short supply of aluminium […]

Russia has announced that stainless steel imports into the country rose by 20.8% during 2021 compared to 2020. The news was released by SpetsStal, the Russian Special Steel Association. The total volume of the stainless-steel imports to Russia was 463,040mt. The growth has been split down to a 33% increase in the imports of stainless […]

There are many different alloys of stainless steel running into the thousands of different variables. According to the World Steel Association, there are over 3,500 different grades of steel, encompassing unique physical, chemical, and environmental properties, however, they can all be divided into four main categories, Austenitic Stainless Steels, Ferritic Stainless Steels, Martensitic Stainless Steels, […]

MSP’s have been told that the sale of a Motherwell steelworks in 2016 by The Scottish government may have broken state aid rules where the government acted as an intermediary in the transfer of the Dalzell plant from Tata Steel to Liberty House. As a result, The Scottish government has asked UK ministers to refer […]

No More Nails can be simply applied either as a two-way contact or a one-way stick adhesive. In both instances, the first and probably most important task is to ensure that both surfaces to be bonded are clean, dry, and free of grease, oil, or dust before applying any of the No More Nails Adhesive. […]