John Hilton and Tim Garton represented Smith Bullough at the Torque Expo Fastener Exhibition at Silverstone on the 11th and 12th of October. John and Tim were kept busy with visitors who represented a good cross-section of the British fastener distribution industry.…
On the 10th February 2015, Smith Bullough were featured on Sky News as an example of a fast-growing firm, as PM David Cameron hailed business as the country's "job engine". Click the image above to watch the video on the Sky News…
Smith Bullough recently supplied some square head bolts with special head dimensions that were needed for renovation of the famous Grand Fountain in Paisley, Scotland. For this heritage restoration project, the replacement bolts had to match the original ones exactly. The square head…
This M48 diameter x 200mm long grade 12.9 hexagon bolt is a great example of our special bolt machining capabilities. We manufacture standard & special fasteners in a vast array of materials and threadforms (including Metric, BSF, BSW, UNC & UNF)…
These images show details relating to our new induction heater being explained to Barry Taylor, Forging Manager, by the commissioning engineer from Ambrell. This unit will significantly increase our forging throughput and ensure that we maintain our position as the…
Our expertise in the manufacture of special and difficult to manufacture bolts was recognised and we produced the bolts pictured above for use by a multinational manufacturer of offroad vehicles. The bolt illustrated above is M12 diameter x 505mm long, which was forged…
Tim Garton represented Smith Bulllough at the European Industrial Fasteners Institute (EIFI) annual General Assembly held at Stratford upon Avon. The meeting delegates represented all the main European bolt manufacturers. Meetings took place which included the state of the market…
Tim Garton and John Hilton attended a seminar in West Bromwich where the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC - CPD) was discussed. David Moore, Director of Engineering from the BCSA, explained to the delegates the implications of this EU Directive and…
Here’s an example of our fastener manufacturing capabilities, which shows that not all our fasteners are threaded. These 106mm x 220mm drilled pins were manufactured on a CNC machine in our onsite machine shop. The above picture shows the…
Smith Bullough were one of only half a dozen manufacturing companies that were invited to take part in a day seminar at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Rotherham. Nuclear AMRC is one of the CATAPULT High Value Manufacturing…