About

About Rapid

Established in 1980, Rapid Industrial Fasteners remain family owned and managed. We consider ourselves unique as both a manufacturer and distributor of ALL fasteners and fixings. We are both flexible and nimble – products are globally imported to ensure quality, price and continuity of supply. This is complimented by our own manufacturing facility producing bespoke fasteners and turned parts to drawings and individual specification. In all, we are a reliable asset to many critical industries in the UK and Europe.

Rapid are in the process of moving into a modern and purpose-designed 20,000 square feet warehouse and office facility in Stourbridge, West Midlands. As of May 2022, stockholding is at £1,2000,000 which includes a full range of all fasteners and high levels of many popular items. We offer same and next day deliveries to the West Midlands and Worcestershire using our own fleet of delivery vehicles. Nationwide deliveries (including Aberdeen) are made through our contracted carriers on next-day services.

Rapid Industrial Fasteners are ISO:9001(2015) approved and operate through our own modern and innovative quality dashboard. For our standard range of stocked fasteners, we operate full traceability through our internal batch number system and maintain an approved supplier database offering peace of mind to our customers. For our manufactured items, the system is enhanced and all raw material is batch identified, colour coded and PMI tested on arrival and before loading onto machines. We are committed to continuous improvement and always seeking to improve how we operate and the fluidity of our systems and processes.

Rapid Industrial Fasteners Limited are an experienced exporter into Europe shipping twice weekly to Germany, Holland, Spain, Slovakia and Denmark. Our carrier arrangements mean we can get goods collected same day and offer next day, 2 day and 7 day transit lead-times. We are efficient at producing export invoice packs and can work with all incoterms.

Key Benefits

Over 150 years practical experience in construction, manufacturing, commercial and industrial.
Formed in 1980, Rapid is now one of the largest independent distributors in the United Kingdom.
Over 37 years of organic growth through achievement rather than acquisition.
Still a privately owned family business making for speedy, flexible decisions.
A genuine philosophy to hold stock so that our clients can reduce inventory levels.
CFA approved distributor AND tester.
VMI/KANBAN systems offering advantages over our competitors systems.
96% of all orders delivered within 24 hours for standardised products.
24-hour Technical Advice service for enrolled customers.
Over 35 years of specialist knowledge importing & exporting fasteners around the world.
A culture that develops knowledge of our products and their use to our customers benefit.
Fast reliable service.
ISO9001 approved.
Honesty, reliability, determination and a hardworking culture engrained within the company and it’s staff.
We are a complete fastener supply solution; combining all the benefits and expertise of both an established manufacturer and standard product distributor.

Our Mission

Rapid Industrial Fasteners are dedicated to becoming a leading manufacturer and distributor of fasteners in the UK and Europe by acting with honesty, transparency and integrity in all our affairs.

Pre-and post-purchase, the RAPID team is available with advice and support for your fastening needs.
We are available to field enquiries any time between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Or you can email us any time at all.

Our Products

Rapid Industrial Fasteners Limited insist on stocking only the worlds most tried and tested brands to compliment our expertly sourced RAPIDFAST items. The reputation of these brands forms part of Rapid Industrial Fasteners reputation. Our key stocked brands include Fischer Fixings, Zip-Clip, Soudal, Eurofast and Scell-It.

Stock availability is at the cornerstone of Rapid Industrial Fasteners service policy, ensuring we can consistently offer same day and next day services to our valued customers. Rapid’s trading volumes allow us to offer competitive pricing to all levels of demand. Our carefully selected quality range is the smart choice for AUTOMOTIVE, WELDING & FABRICATION, ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, TIMBER and MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL (M&E) requirements.

Dont use inferior products, for the best quality fasteners and fixing solutions, thinking of FASTeners…. think RAPID specialists in fixings, experts in all things fastening.

History of Fasteners

Fasteners and fixings including bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, anchors and nails may seem like down-to-earth products. Investigation reveals a lot more behind these insignificant fasteners. Without fasteners and fixings, all of the products used in daily life would fall apart.

Fasteners are one of the most common elements used in mechanical machine construction and design, they hold everything together; from screws in phones and electronic items to TV and washing machine and on a larger scale power stations and the majority of vehicle types from the car to off-highway vehicles.

Fixings have a longer history starting with nails, the precursor to the rivet. Solid rivets propelled the industrial revolution; ships, bridges, trains and skyscrapers would not have been possible without the solid rivet. From early history through to the 21st-century fasteners have become common objects used throughout the world. Modern fasteners are sophisticated products and the route to them becoming mass-produced articles has a long and in depth history.

Quality

We are committed to continuous improvement and always seeking to improve how we operate and the fluidity of our systems and processes.

Backed up by the accreditation of ISO9001:2015, we have identified the need to service industry with dedicated quality products. Rapid Industrial Fasteners have been involved in the construction market since opening in 1980, and the directors have been involved in this market since 1968. Over this time our expertise has also attracted the attention of some major players in the construction and manufacturing industry, thanks to our in-house and auxiliary capabilities with respect to the manufacture of stud bolts, anchor bolts, hold down bolt assemblies and customised fastener solutions. RAPID Industrial clients have already been involved in some of the UK’s most prestigious projects, from the Thames South Bank refurbishment to the rebuilding of Birmingham New Street Central Station. And even before the launch of our new web site Rapid has already become a trusted partner for some of the biggest manufacturing and fabrication companies in the UK.