ACT was founded 37 years ago…

IT'S ROOTS GO BACK TO 1988, SO THE COMPANY CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF TRADING IN 2018!

The company has been under family ownership since 1991 when Peter & Margaret Austin took over the company until their retirement in 2007 when the company changed to its present ownership of Tim & Jo.

Since then ACT has been expanding exponentially year by year, constantly expanding in to new industries.

ACT are proud to having trading relations with many other companies throughout UK, as well as across Europe and the rest of the world.

ACT is one the leading companies for sourcing both Standard & Bespoke threaded fasteners in all materials & and many finishes ranging from a single screw to a million washers.

Established in 1988, ACT now has one of the largest range of machine screws in Europe. Our range of Brass Machine Screws almost mirrors those in Steel. If we don’t stock your requirements, these can be sourced or manufactured for you. You’ll be amazed with what we can find!

We stock metric, imperial, UNC, UNF, BA, Whitworth fixings in different grades and materials. We also compliment Machine Screws with the following: Nuts, Washers , High Tensile Products, Self Tappers, All Threads, Socket Products. The Bar Turning Operation can produce (often on short notice) specialised components. Worried about where to get Plated Fixings and Fasteners? Give us a call. We stock all kinds of finishes on our shelves, from Zinc, Zinc Yellow, Self Colour, Electro Tin, to Chemi Black and Nickel. If we don’t stock the finish you are after, we will always source it for you.

We can also do fasteners and fixings patched in a variety of different nylon anulok patches. We can deliver all over the UK and worldwide thanks our reliable couriers we use!

2018 saw ACT achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2015 accreditation and was the start of a new direction in trading ambitions. ACT incorporates over 75 years of industry knowledge and strives to use modern and innovative manufacturing processes in the following fasteners specifications;

DIN, ANSI/ASME, ISO, and BS.

In 2018 ACT was proud to become members of the BIAFD.

Here at ACT, all our staff are passionate about fasteners and fixings. If you have a problem finding specialist screws, why not give us a go?