INSIGHT Rivco shows its guns Most people will know Rivco Ltd for being a distributor of Huck® T


he tooling department at Rivco is in essence a division in itself, which looks after the maintenance, hire and the sales of tools and spares. “Having a tooling department as in-depth as ours is quiet unique in the industry,”


explains Matthew Roden, commercial director at Rivco. “We have over £100,000 worth of tooling available for hire and can offer customers a wide selection of tools in different makes and models for different sizes and applications.” The department is run by Tony Lewis (pictured below), an


engineer with over 25 years experience in tooling. The tooling department can repair any manufactured riveter and rivet nut tool whether it be Huck, Rivit, FAR, Geispa or Avdel, and all the repairs are carried out in- house. “Rivco has


a centre of excellence for quick turnaround on the repair of riveting tools,” states Matthew. “It is vital that as a company you offer a quick repair service because without riveters


companies can’t assemble finished products. This is why we offer replacement tools for hire that companies can use whilst their tools are being repaired.” As well as repairing tools Rivco is able to service the complete


range of rivet and rivet nut tools. A customer can either send the tool to Rivco, or Tony Lewis can visit the company’s premises and service the tools onsite. “The longer you leave a riveter without getting it serviced the greater the chance of problems. If you get them serviced regularly then the life cost will be a lot less than if you just keep using a riveter until it breaks,” explains Tony. Rivco also provides companies with a cost effective solution


for hiring hydraulic tooling machines which can be used on applications from half inch up to an inch and 1/8 diameter. If a company doesn’t have the knowledge or experience to use the machines they can also hire Tony Lewis who is available for hydraulic applications. “The added benefit of Tony going to visit a site is that he can


use his experience to decide if there could be any complication with the application or the fixing,” mentions Matthew.


fasteners, blind rivets, rivet nuts and


associated setting tools. However, the Worcestershire based company is also able to service, hire and repair riveting tools, as well as sell spares, through its experienced tooling department.


Rivco recently invested in a complete range of new tools


as it wanted to have a stock of tools on the shelf so that when a customer rings up it is able to offer them the correct tool from stock. “We have a wide range of tools for various fixings,” highlights Matthew. “We have tools for the whole range of POP® rivets including the standard 2.4mm POP®


rivet. We then have


tools for structural rivets, which includes both blind fixings as well as pin and collar fixings, along with all the dedicated nose assemblies.” Another new addition to the tooling department is a tooling


demonstration area which has recently been completed. Rivco decided to add a tooling demonstration area so that customers who visit the company can see the fixings and tools that Rivco can offer.


Rivco is a main distributor for Alcoa Fastening Systems


selling the Huck branded tooling products, as well as being the sole distributor in the UK for Rivit Srl. “These are well known manufacturers of high quality rivet and rivet nut tools and we want to be associated with these companies, and their products” states Matthew. “Rivco wants to sell established good quality riveters and by introducing a tooling demonstration area customers can see the tools being used in front of them.” The company can also sell and service FAR tools and spares. Matthew adds: “Customers can also bring applications to us


and our engineers will have a look and help the customer decide what fastener and tooling would be best for the job.” By giving customers the ability to have their tools repaired/


serviced, as well as the opportunity to hire or purchase a wide range of tools, Rivco is offering a service which is appealing during the current climate when companies are still being cautious. The recent investment in new tools, spares, coupled with the introduction of the new demonstration area, shows that the tooling department is very important in Rivco’s future plans and will enable the company to add to the already personal and comprehensive service it currently offers.


88 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 67 January 2011


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