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in Europe and different market orientations, it showing the European Commission the view of More than ever before, the job for EFDA will
cannot be ignored that the distribution industry the users and importers. It is likely, that the be to provide the platform enabling our
depends on good relations to their suppliers. activities of the European distributors, amongst members to meet with all parties linked to the
Fortunately we have a strong fastener others, accomplished that no preliminary industry.
manufacturing industry with wide diversity duties were imposed. In consequence, the I am convinced that also for the future,
and excellent quality in Europe. I was therefore course of the Commission’s further research also EFDA is prepared to be an excellent institution
happy that we were able to intensify the includes a joint hearing with representatives of to support our members in competing with the
relations between these two associations and all participants in the market, to clarify the still challenges to come.
create a basis for exchanging experience, for open questions.
example concerning the changeover from One of EFDA’s most important tasks for the
hexavalent chromium coatings to trivalent near future will be to collect the necessary
About Bernhard Berrang
surfaces or the REACH regulation and facing facts and information to help the European
President and Shareholder of Karl
the steel price increase. Commission to come to a decision which
Berrang GmbH
The anti-dumping proceedings against the allows a worldwide fair competition and trade
Bernhard Berrang was born 1947. After
import of carbon steel fasteners from China in the future.
graduating with a diploma in Mechanical
are a significant challenge to our industry, to Another important project will be to
Engineering and Economy for Engineers
which EFDA responded collectively. Even organise and host the next European
and having worked as engineer in
though the final outcome of the anti-dumping Conference in 2009, to which I would like to
France, the USA and in Germany, he
proceedings remains open, one may say that wish all the success to our new president Steve
joined the fastener distribution business
the action of the individual national Auld, Geoff Hopwood as vice president and
which was founded by his father in 1948.
associations coordinated by EFDA and the Bernd Stapf as reliable secretary and our Italian
He manages the company together with
systematic measures of the FDS in its role as colleagues of UDIB who will assist the office, as
his brother-in-law Peter Hofmann.
project leader, contributed successfully to the meeting will take place in Stresa, Italy.
More than a club – MFCE
changes status
A new European association of independent fastener distribution companies has been announced. Called Fasteners Association Europe
(FAE), its members regularly exchange advice on marketing practice and technological changes in all types of fastening systems, devices
and assembly equipment.
FAE has grown out of Modern Fastener Club Europe (MFCE), which was founded in 1967 by a group of fastener distributors who were aware that
business would change dramatically in the coming years – not least because of globalisation. Its members have now recognised that
fasteners, fastening technologies, their markets and marketing, have moved well beyond the vision of forty years ago and that a new profile was
required to encompass all types of assembly techniques and the 21st century way of doing business.
“We realised that we needed a new name and image,” says FAE president Philippe Graber of KVT Switzerland. “‘Modern’ sounded slightly risible
and ‘Club’ is not universally used to describe an association. In changing our name to Fasteners Association Europe, we are reflecting that
‘fasteners’ encompasses a wide range of assembly techniques and all kinds of fasteners and systems.”
“After all, traditional, mechanical fasteners are only one means of holding parts together – FAE members also offer chemical and thermal
fasteners (including adhesives and welding), setting equipment and sonar bonding. “Their businesses reflect the technological developments and
market changes that have brought in lighter weight materials and ever more efficient manufacturing processes,” he added.
The Association is already represented in many European countries and is keen to welcome new members.“It is a unique forum whose members
benefit from a worldwide network of commercial and industrial contacts in virtually every industry,” said Mr Graber. “They have decades of
experience about markets and marketing knowledge and, as experts in fasteners themselves, provide practical support to fellow members.”
The FAE’s main aims are:
• To encourage co-operation between FAE members in management strategy, technical and market development and product portfolios.
• To promote the benefits of belonging to FAE as a leading organisation of mechanical, thermal and chemical fastener distributors.
• To extend its contacts so that members have ever widening marketing opportunities.
Current FAE members are: Biotek, Hungary; Dejond, Belgium; Colly, Sweden; Forind Avio Elettronica, Italy; KVT, Switzerland; Titanox, France;
Titgemeyer, Germany; and Viba, The Netherlands. Details about these companies and the address of the secretariat are on the FAE website –
www.fastening-systems.com.
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