BigHead fasteners stand the test of time

Britain’s most experienced clockmaker, The Smith of Derby Group, has turned to BigHead Bonding Fasteners to secure its clock dials to turrets and cladding to mobile phone antennas.

Manager Verl Dowling says that BigHead has an exceptionally wide range of reliable and robust fasteners. “With the kind of products we make, we have to be sure that the fastenings will endure. Our clock dials stay in place for many years, and the GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) imitation brick or stone cladding we use needs robust, discreet joinings that will last.”

For its clock dials, Smith uses BigHead’s T-type fasteners - just one variant of a complete fastening system suitable for rotational moulding, injection moulding, G.R.P. moulding and many other plastic moulding techniques. Fixing can be by adhesive, encased plastic moulding, POP rivets, screws, nails or nuts & bolts, depending on the material.

Smith of Derby is one of many loyal clients of BigHead Bonding Fasteners.

For nearly 40 years BigHead fastening systems have been incorporated in thousands of plastic products. Used with all common moulding methods and types of plastic they provide strong, concealed anchorages and join plastic products quickly and cheaply to mating components. BigHead fasteners, and the new BigRings and BigStrips, are ideal for use with pre-finished materials, as they require no expensive ‘making good’, drilling or filling. They are either bonded or stuck into something during manufacture, and are undetectable when assembled.

Some 2000 different types and sizes of BigHead, BigRing and BigStrip fasteners are available from stock, all featuring load distribution capabilities unmatched by other fastener systems. 200 or so new designs are added each year, as well as specials designed for customers’ specific fastening problems. Orders are despatched within 24 hours, and the company makes up samples free of charge - these are normally delivered within two or three days.

For more information contact:
Brian Giddings � Managing Director, BigHead Bonding Fasteners Ltd.
Tel. 01202 574601 Email: briangiddings@bighead.co.uk Website: www.bighead.co.uk