Case studies

Forgefix is a specialist distributor of fixings, fastenings and associated products. Formed in 1991, the business has grown over the last two and half decades to become a market leader in its field, supplying a customer base that includes NMBS members and the wider builder’s merchant sector. Today, Forgefix operates from two ...

Deligo buys and sell fixings, fasteners and accessories to the electrical industry. From their humble beginnings selling items at car boots, the co-owners began the Deligo journey over 20 years ago. Now, the company has 50 employees, an annual turnover of £8 million and over 96 product categories with plans to continually grow through acquisition and p...

With over 50 years in business, Frank Blakeley is a family-run company that’s become a one-stop shop for local businesses and factories looking for tools, equipment, workwear and more. Starting out importing and exporting all metal components of a cotton shuttle during the boom of the cotton industry, the company then had to look at other industries whe...