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Any day now, the first shipment of SPAX Screws is due to land at BS fixings HQ. Following a quick quality check by our customer service and technical team we hope to get these into stock and on our shelves within hours of arrival, ready for shipment to our eagerly awaiting customers. Our first order […]

This is a question we often get asked when discussing the different screw options with our customers. It is a phrase that is often used, but also the type of question you may be embarrassed to ask if you believe everyone else knows what a self-tapping screw is, and you don’t! Perhaps it is the […]

It wouldn’t be spring without our spring sale and BS Fixings bringing you special offers on a wide range of stainless steel and DIY products to help you complete those jobs around your home or business.  We have a great range of special offers on some of our bestselling lines in many of our main […]

How to fit wall plugs – Your step-by-step guide by BS fixings. Fixing wall plugs is easy if you know what you are doing and have the right equipment to start with, but if you get it wrong you could end up with screws that do not lock tightly into the wall plug, or wall […]

Spring is well and truly underway. The birds are singing, the sun is shining (sort of), and most importantly, beer gardens are open. After chatting with our loyal customers in recent weeks, it seems the mood around the country has been lifted, at least a little bit. To make things even better, we’ve cut our […]

It is that time of year again when we all start to spend more time outside. The weather is getting warmer, the lockdown restrictions are being slowly lifted and we want to catch those early summer rays. It is the time of year when we start to notice the wildlife around us, both the good […]

It is probably little surprise to those in the steel industry that once again, China tops the league table for the country producing the most steel. The latest figures analysed by BS Fixings show China tops the steel-producing table with a monthly production of 90.2 (MT), way ahead of India in second place with a […]

Here at BS Fixings, another of our fastest selling lines is our Stainless Steel Tying Wire which is available for next day delivery and comes in several different options. We sell 2 different grades of stainless steel tying wire, 304 and 316. Grade 304 is the most common austenitic stainless steel with a high nickel […]

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted the UK construction industry during 2020 and the beginning of 2021 with a sharp decline in confidence and output. The subsequent lockdown was one of the main factors in the UK construction industry output contracting by a reported 13.6% in real terms in 2020, Quarterly output told more […]