fasteners

The firm has over 65 employees and supplies offshore defence and specialist construction firms with non-standard fasteners, made with stainless steel and exotic metals.

"I was finding a lot of missing fasteners, a lot of bent parts, sometimes even missing parts."

Without this protection, water can enter tiny cracks created by the decking fasteners, getting bigger over time.

Boeing removed every fastener on each of the five circumferential joins on all of those airplanes, about 2,000 fasteners for each join, and measured the gap at each hole — a so-called “through-hole” inspection.

The mid-length swim shorts are made from printed recycled polyester and have adjustable side fasteners.