Since their invention in 1958, cable ties have been used as fasteners to ‘hold’ objects together. Thomas Betts Electrical Company initially designed and invented the product to be used as airplane wire harnesses. The original cable tie appeared Nylon plastic with a steel Pawl attached, but manufacturing was time consuming as well as inefficient…
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BA abbreviates British Association and was put together in 1884 to then, be published and standardised in 1903 this thread type is still in high demand today even though ISO metric is slowly replacing due to BA being declared obsolete in 1966. As most engineers are aware the larger the diameter required the smaller…
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For the last 3 days before the Christmas holiday last year we were stock taking. This meant counting the quantity of each stainless steel fasteners we stock. Later we updated the existing stock number for each item with the newly recorded figures. Because we now have updated these figures this has made us aware…
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Recently we have seen an uptick in the requests for imperial sizes, including drills. Whilst in many respects this is obsolete stock, we are happy to keep stocking such items, specifically with demand from our website increasing. Whilst imperial sized drills have become rarer, its probably time that we admitted to stocking a wide variety…
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Non-Grip U bolts are typical of the stock we hold, however, “grip U bolts” can be ordered in, to the size and specification of your requirement. Non-Grip U bolts we stock, are used as attachments to pipes and bars where vibration and movement occur. Because the U bolts are non-grip, this allows longitudinal movement of…
DetailsDue to customer demand, we have decided to add three different types of TiN coated drill kits; this adds to our existing range of drill bits, kits and taps. Two of the kits contain drill bits only; the two ranges of sizes are M1 to M10 and M1 to M13. The third kit includes the…
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A big thank you to all our customers for their support during 2018. We appreciate your custom, as a small business we will continue to offer competitive prices and a brilliant service. From everyone at Leyton Fasteners Nigel, Leanne, Marc, Declan, Mike, Jack and Karl. From Wednesday 19th December we will be closed for…
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For many years we have been quoting customers whether they have an account, are just trade end users, or retail customers on the trade counter. Any product requested whether it is on the shelf or is a special/obsolete item we are able to offer a quotation for the current price and availability of the item…
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For years we have supplied anchor bolts to customers for a variety of uses. We stock a wide range of anchor bolts, but have recently started to supply ”bi-metal” anchor bolts, which are A4 stainless steel. These bolts are self-tapping and come with a hardened carbon steel tip, they are coated and self-lubricating for easier…
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This month is the 27th anniversary of Leanne Caine, (our Office Manager) starting work at Leyton Fasteners. Not only was 1991 important as Leanne’s start date, it was also the year of the Gulf War, John Major was Prime Minister, the first web browser was announced for the internet and Simply Red had the best…
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