Swedish fastener manufacturer  BUMAX received a SEK 1.7 million (US$177,333) order for corrosion resistant and maintenance free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast.
BUMAX said it won the order to supply stainless studs, nuts and washers for the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind power plants because it makes high strength fasteners with excellent corrosion resistance suitable for extremely challenging North Sea conditions.
“This prestigious order is a testament to BUMAX’ ability to develop and market premium stainless steel fasteners of the highest quality, for the most complex constructions and aggressive conditions,” said managing director Patrik Lundström Törnquist.
The product was the BUMAX SDX 109, a high strength super duplex fastener with excellent mechanical properties, and exceptional resistance to general crevice, pitting and stress corrosion in aggressive environments. Web: BUMAX-fasteners.com

Sherex Fastening Solutions opened its first office in Europe, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
Located in Burnley, England, the office “responds to the demands of current customers and will help further expand Sherex’s fastening solutions into the European and Middle Eastern markets,” the company stated.
“The UK facility will provide design and technical support and be our sales and distribution centre for the UK and Europe, where we will continue to work even more closely with our long- term partner Dejond N.V in Belgium,” said managing director Michael Carbine.
Sherex also has four facilities in North America and Taiwan.  In 2004, the company had only one office located in western New York.
“We’re proud of our growth,” stated Sherex president Adam Pratt. “By having offices in the UK, United States, and Mexico, and manufacturing in Taiwan and Akron, Ohio, we’re globally positioned to quickly react to our customer requirements for global support.”
Tonawanda, NY-based Sherex designs and manufactures blind rivet nuts, clinch nuts, nut and stud plates, locking nuts, hand tools and pneumatic tools. Web: Sherex.com

Tree Island Steel Ltd. announced the retirement of its CEO Dale MacLean.
“On behalf of Tree Island Steel and the board of directors, I would like to thank Dale for his contributions to Tree Island over the years,” stated board chairman Amar Doman.
MacLean became Tree Island CEO in July 2011 and held the position for eight years and five months, according to his LinkedIn account.
The Tree Island board of directors will commence a search for a replacement CEO.
Founded in 1964, Richmond, BC-based Tree Island Steel produces premium steel wire and wire products, including fasteners, from five ISO-certified mills in Canada and the U.S. Web: TreeIsland.com

Malcolm Diamond will retire as chair of Trifast plc and will be succeeded by Jonathan Shearman.
Shearman has been a Trifast director and chair of the remuneration committee. His career includes investment fund management, stockbroking, investment banking and charitable foundations. He joined Trifast in 2009.
Diamond reflected on his 45 years in the industry –  25 years of those in PLC arena, “has enabled me to offer commercial and strategic support and mentorship to the next generation” of leadership.
“Having overseen the smooth CEO and CFO succession plan at Trifast as well as the adoption of the transformational ‘Project Atlas’…, I feel comfortable in retiring as chair at the end of March 2020 knowing that the TR Board and the business is in such good shape.”
Shearman noted that “over the years I have enjoyed the challenge and work ethic at Trifast and its culture which has been a critical component to the success of the business, and it remains key to TR’s future growth.”
CEO Mark Belton observed that during his 20 years with Trifast, Diamond “has played a key mentoring role from which I and many of the senior team have been lucky enough to gain invaluable commercial, PLC experience and stakeholder engagement.”
Trifast provides engineering, manufacturing and distribution of industrial fastenings to global assembly industries. Trifast has 32 locations within the UK, Asia, Europe and the U.S., and is headquartered in East Sussex, UK. Web: Trifast.com

United Performance Metals launched a redesigned website with new navigation, page speed and features for mobile, tablet and desktop users: UPMET.com.
There is a full-screen slideshow; key material grades and processing services; product and industry line cards; the company blog, social media and live chat portal.
Marketing manager Jeff Adams emphasized the “new mobile-first design is a great advantage for those customers who prefer to navigate the web on a mobile device and offers customers across the globe a greater user experience.”
UPM, an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is a global distributor of high-performance specialty metals for the fastener, aerospace, medical, power generation, oil and gas, semiconductor and other industries. UPM is headquartered at 3475 Symmes Rd., Hamilton, OH 45015. Tel: 888 262-3292
Alabama-based O’Neal Industries is a family-owned network of metals service centers and manufacturing businesses with 80 facilities. Web: Onealind.com