How Do I Choose the Right Fastener?
Making sure that you have the correct fastener for your application is indispensable in ensuring your work is successful – and sometimes projects need the use of several diverse types of fasteners to be assured that the application runs smoothly, often seeing...
A Complete Guide to Tamper Proof Screws
These anti-theft and anti-vandalism fasteners are designed to stop attempts at removal of them, and the items they are placed in. They come in all sorts of forms and styles. That’s for a genuine reason, due to the particular job they have to perform. Tamper resistant...
When Should A Washer Be Used?
You might be wondering when to use washers. In a number of applications, washers are a critical element of the use of fasteners – and not using them could lead to a significantly subdued lifespan of the fastener in the application or product. Not using a washer...
Preventing the Theft of Solar Panels
The theft of solar panels is becoming more of a regular occurrence Worldwide, with people losing tens of thousands in equipment. Solar panels are valuable, and anything valuable within our society can be a target for thieves. Only last year did thieves steal around...
Security Fasteners From A Leading Supplier
Security Fasteners are our bread and butter, and with so many different fasteners available on the market, it’s understandable that an end user may get confused due to the number of different applications and security levels available for purchase. These...
Fastener Materials to Fight Against Seawater Corrosion: Titanium, Super Duplex and Monel
Often in marine equipment, there are a number of things that can cause the failure of fasteners in it – but over 35% of fasteners within marine equipment fail due to marine corrosion. Seawater is especially complex to counteract due to chemical and biological...
Preventing or Reducing Fastener Corrosion With Finishes
When a fastener is installed, it’s assumed to stand the test of time – but this often is not, or will not be the case. There’s a silent plague that hits fasteners and can become an issue in the integrity and strength of a structure – known as...
Star Dowels for Wood Applications
Why use Star Dowels? That’s an easy question. Star dowels are fixings suitable for applications involving wood and are incredibly popular in window frames and gates. They are made from die cast Zamak, otherwise known as Zamac, which is a family of alloys with a...
A Wide Range of Materials and Finishes for Fasteners
Here at Fastenright, we want to make sure that your application is getting the best possible fastener for the application or project that you’re working on. This means ensuring you have the size that you require, and that any specific finish or material needs...
Why Are Sentinel Screws Useful?
Sentinel Screws are designed to offer a permanent, robust security solution in a number of forms, including button, countersunk and wood screw. This permanent solution is fastened with a pozi-drive screwdriver and the shape of the drive is intended to prevent the...
Is a Lock Nut Reusable?
Lock Nuts are exemplary in a number of real-world solutions involving high-temperature conditions, and when their strength is required in mechanical equipment. You will be able to find our wide range of nuts here. The nuts, in a material like Hastelloy, are ideal for...
The Ultimate Guide to Inserts for Plastic
Inserts for plastic are generally used in applications where the need for strong and durable metal threads is prevalent. This is often the case in areas where the unit is frequently assembled and disassembled for maintenance or repair. In fact, an insert for plastic...
When Would I Use an M2 Screw?
To provide context, every screw size is described by using two numbers – an ‘M number’ – which is for metric screws and indicates the screws nominal outer diameter, and a number indicating the length of the shank. So in the above instance, an...
Threaded Rods in a Wide Range of Materials
We have a wide range of materials that our threaded rods, otherwise known as all-thread, are available in. At Fastenright, we are able to provide threaded studding in steel ranging across a number of grades, including grade 4.8, 5.8, 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9. As well as...
New Arrival – The Tricone
Introducing our patented premium security screw the "Tricone®".
Only available from Fastenright Ltd - all tools are uniquely coded and fully traceable providing the highest security
of any security screw on the market!