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Tornado innovates with Twister launch
Tornado Construction Products has launched Tornado Twister, a concrete bolt which offers a strong removable fixing for many substrates.
Said to be a dramatic addition to fixing technology, the Twister is both re-usable and suitable for all concrete types as well as a suitable
fixing for stone, brickwork, marble, hollow pot material and the majority of construction materials.
Tornado says that the innovated thread design of Twister allows it to cut a strong deep grove into the substrate with improved cutting speed and
the bolt’s thread formulation offers high loads. It can also be used for cracked concrete applications.
“As Twister is expansion-free it can be used closer to the edge than
conventional expansion anchors. Our re-useable anchor also has a heavy,
all-weather coating to protect it against the elements. The Ruspert coating
has been tested to withstand over 500 hours of a ‘salt spray test’, giving
it a serious advantage over other concrete bolt products.“
Designed for medium-heavy duty use and available in two head designs,
the Tornado Twister can be used in a wide range of projects including: aerial
installation, alarm systems, extractor fans, fencing, handrails, machine
installation, boilers and many more applications.
Tornado has also appointed two new business managers to strengthen
its UK market reach. Phil Stagg will be responsible for the South-west and
Wales, while Kenny Sharman will help grow the business in the Midlands
and West Yorkshire.
“Both professionals have many years of experience in the fixings
industry and their technical knowledge will be a boon to customers.”
New enlarged builder
pack range
Fischer says it has extended and improved its Builder Pack range of popular fixings for builders. This range has been developed to meet
the needs of tradesmen, who often prefer to buy fixings in larger size pre-packs. It has proved to be a very popular format with the
trade and sales of the product groups included being strong.
Now the range is being increased to include a number of new additions, such as FBS concrete screws, FFS window screws, resin studs and
plasterboard fixings, as well as a new concept of frame fixings and general nylon plugs sold complete with appropriate-sized drill bits.
These new additions join the existing Builder pack products – FBN throughbolts, FSA Sleeve Anchors, FWB wallbolts, KT toggle fixings, HM
cavity fixings and a full range of nylon fixings
including the UX universal fixing, SX high
performance fixing, N hammerfix and FD
plasterboard fixings.
The improved range also features new single-
material packaging to reduce environmental impact.
The packaging has a modernised design with article
numbers printed on the front for quicker stock
identification and a coloured bar indicating product
suitability, in accordance with fischer’s established
colour-coding system.
“Fischer Builder Packs have been popular in
builders merchants and distributors since their
launch three years ago,” says Dr Pietro Grandesso,
managing director of fischer fixings UK. “We are now
expanding the range and improving the packaging
concept as a result of feedback from customers. I’m
confident that the new range will also meet the
needs of our builder customers in the future.”
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