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BS Fixings is beginning to acquire something of a reputation for rubbing shoulders with artistic types, something that we feel adds a welcome touch to our tough, industrial appearance! We have always sung the praises of everyone’s favourite metal and often commented on its versatility. The stuff our artist friends are coming up with really shows […]

We, BS Fixings, have a unique connection with an artist who has given us great pleasure over the years we have known him. Robin Wight approached us some time ago, requesting any old scraps of stainless steel wire we might have hanging around the place as he was thinking about putting an artistic idea into practice… […]

Metal cladding is where some of stainless steel’s toughest qualities are demanded of and put to the test. Protecting workers and property in myriad ways from various forms of pollution, including that from noise. Massive bales of insulation material are secured in strategic locations to help control the noise of machinery and rapid temperature changes. […]

If you hear a rustling in your chimney, then don’t call Ghostbusters; it’s probably just a bird! All joking aside, having these feathered visitors isn’t good news so you need to protect your chimney against them. The best way to do it? Let us show you… Your chimney is nice and warm, protected from the […]

As we continue in our search for the most diverse examples of how stainless steel is used to improve our quality of life, we happen upon to objects that really couldn’t be more different from one another, unless you count the fact that they both begin with the letter B… BRIDGES Bristol’s fantastic and imposing […]

Towards the end of the 1920s, two companies who couldn’t have been more different had the same idea – to use stainless steel, then a very new material, to clad their respective buildings. It was something of an architectural shocker but the public loved it and the structure remains to this day on both the Savoy Hotel […]

Stainless steel. What images do these words bring to mind? For almost all of us, depending on our jobs and lifestyles, the mental images are going to be of highly-functional products, machines and components — this is true whether you are thinking of anything from a fork to a forklift truck or a juicer to […]

The humble screw has been in existence since the 1st century when wooden screws were commonly found in the Mediterranean countries as essential parts of oil and grape presses. Since that time, the basic form has remained unchanged though there have been many developments and improvements. During the rapid expansion of knowledge that took place […]

To clip or not to clip; that is the question. But what about clamping!? Luckily, the difference isn’t as confusing as Hamlet’s many dilemmas and, if you have got the word ‘hose’ in there as well, then there it is even harder to tell the difference except by name. What’s in a name…?   If you’re […]