With Fastener Fair Russia, from 12-14 March 2013 at the Lenexpo Exhibition Centre in St Petersburg, companies of the fastener and fixings industry are now offered a dedicated trade exhibition to target the vast Eastern European market of Russia. Organised by Restec-Brooks, a joint venture between Fastener Fair organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions and their Russian partner Restec Exhibition Company, this launch event will be co-located with BLECH Russia, a highly successful industry exhibition focussing on sheet metal working. & nbsp;

After the global economic crisis, Russia’s economy has bounced back with a 4.1% increase in GDP in 2011. Due to new infrastructure projects such as the high-speed railway track from Moscow to St. Petersburg with an investment of some 23 billion US$, and with Russia hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games as well as the 2018 World Cup, alongside several other multi-billion US$ investments in infrastructure, the country provides excellent business opportunities for both investors and manufacturers.

“This positive economic development in Russia together with an increasing demand from companies in the fastener and fixings sector to approach this important market, made us launch a new Fastener Fair in St. Petersburg, Russia’s fastest growing industrial region” says Susanne Rauberger, Exhibition Director Fastener Fair Russia.

“The region around St. Petersburg is renowned for its automotive and shipbuilding production and as a centre for R & amp;D, robotics, IT, metal working and the electronics industry. Fastener Fair Russia 2013, therefore, offers great business opportunities for local as well as international manufacturers, suppliers and traders of fastener and fixings technology,” explains Susanne Rauberger, on behalf of the organisers.

The exhibition profile of Fastener Fair Russia covers industrial fasteners and fixings, construction fixings, assembly and installation systems, fastener manufacturing technology as well as storage and logistics services. As a dedicated market place for the fastener and fixings sector, the exhibition provides buying and networking opportunities for distributors, suppliers, engineers and industry professionals.

For companies interested in exhibiting at this specialised industry event for Russia’s fasteners and fixings industry detailed information is now available from the Fastener Fair website at www.fastenerfair.com

Issued by: Susanne Neuner, PR Director

Fastener Fair Press Office, Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd

Romeland House, Romeland Hill, St Albans, Herts AL3 4ET, United Kingdom

Tel. +44 (0)1727 814400, Fax +44 (0) 1727814401; Email: press@mackbrooks.co.uk

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Elgin Fastener Group, headquartered in Versailles, IN, has acquired licensing to produce MAThread® and MATpoint® threaded fasteners. Joe Hertz, EFG Vice President/Sales, stated, “Our range of manufacturing continues to expand. The 2011 acquisitions of Silo Fasteners and Landreth Fastener were designed to accelerate EFG’s growth in the construction and appliance markets, and the addition of MAThread® capabilities will enable us to make new inroads in the production of automotive and truck industry applications.”

The patented thread design of MAThread® and MATpoint® prevent virtually all threaded fasteners from cross threading and/or jamming during installation. Their unique ability to prevent fastener jamming while improving ergonomics have enabled MAThread® fasteners to become the preferred standard screw for industries ranging from automotive to furniture, construction, heavy duty engines, and earth-moving equipment.

Elgin Fastener Group is comprised of five domestic fastener manufacturers (Ohio Rod Products, Leland Powell Fasteners, Chandler Products, Silo Fasteners, Landreth Fastener), a metal finishing company (Best Metal Finishing), and an engineering and international procurement division (Elgin Fasteners International). The EFG companies provide quality fastener solutions for various industrial applications, and are all ISO certified. For more information, contact Elgin Fastener Group, 1415 S. Benham Rd., Versailles, IN 47042; Ph. 812-689-6565; Fax: 812-689-6635; Website: www.elginfasteners.com; e-mail: info@elginfasteners.com.