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Christmas is traditionally a time for shopping but, in recent years, has had some serious competition from Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is when the REAL bargains are available and you’ll find plenty of those on the BS Fixings website this year…. Black Friday has been a fixture on the USA retail calendar for […]

The Tamtorque Sign Banding System is ideal for the temporary fixing of Christmas lights and decorations. It is widely renowned as being among the best banding in the business and delivers the most remarkable versatility – here are some of the reasons that Tamtorque is such an innovative, game-changing sign banding system. Ease with Effectiveness […]

Troopers aren’t really known for displaying the finer qualities of men. You hear of people smoking, swearing, drinking (or all three!) like a trooper; never are troopers reported to be behaving, quiet or sticking to the rules. So it was with caution we approached ‘Trooper’, one of the many beers for the tasting this weekend […]

Stainless steel was first created and perfected right here in the UK; it’s now regarded as an essential material throughout the modern world. The same can be said on both counts for the game of cricket, that quintessentially British pastime where gentlemanly conduct is paramount and where rain can shold things up for days. Only […]

BS Fixings maintain a strong social media presence and we have recently extended this to Pinterest. Like many other social media sites, Pinterest has experienced rapid growth since it was established and we look forward to reaching out to a new audience, bringing our quality stainless steel fixings and fastenings to a wider group. Pinterest […]

Stainless steel banding is nothing new but the basic idea continues to evolve and inspire new tools and ancillaries. One of these is the Bandfix Bantam Tensioning Tool, new to BS Fixings and available to purchase today. The Bandfix Bantam makes applying stainless steel banding quicker and easier than ever before,delivering the fastest tensioning and cutting. […]

Lighthouses, although apparently old-fashioned, are still used extensively to warn passing ships of unsafe waters. Although new lighthouses are very rarely built, existing structures still need to be maintained and occasionally replaced. A lighthouse-replacement project carried out at Roancarrigmore, located on the wild and remote coast of County Cork in Ireland, made extensive use of […]

Stainless steel banding is just one component of the effective system that has multiple uses across industry. Of course, it’s crucial that the banding is properly secured and for that you need to buckle up! Stainless steel banding is secured using ear-lokt buckles, which are an essential component of the Bandfix® system. Stainless steel buckles […]

The Department of Transportation in Chicago, USA, commissioned a study that showed an increase in crime during power outages, when entire buildings and streets would be in darkness. A rise in crime rates of 7% was noticed during such outages across the city and many streetlights and other electric facilities are now being given extra […]