All the latest news, updates and information happening at Tension Control Bolts.
Further to our announcement in May, the expansion project at TCB HQ is taking shape with work set for completion in mid-September. The exciting development includes new production and staff facilities in addition to an extension of the warehouse, QA laboratory, wrench workshop and office space. Subsequently, TCB Ltd has invested heavily in staff recruitment
As part of continued and sustained growth Tension Control Bolts Ltd is pleased to announce we are expanding our current facility in Wrexham. The current premises, comprised of manufacturing, warehousing, testing, workshop and offices is just 7 years old. Increasing global demand for our Greenkote TCBs has meant expansion is now required to ensure we
A wind farm comprising of 24 Modular Steel Towers erected with Greenkote® tension control bolts has been fully commissioned as of 1st April 2021. The Karmalinovskaya wind farm in the Stavropol Krai region of Russia has a total installed capacity of 60MW. Each of the 24 wind turbines is assembled using over 9,000 M27 TCBs.
With the lifespan of structures growing and the time until first maintenance also extending there has been increasing demand for weathering steel (WS) tension control bolts globally. TCB has historically supplied many weathering steel structures, but the progression of HS2 has accelerated demand in recent times. TCB has already supplied some enabling bridges as part
Dear Customer, Tension Control Bolts Ltd are open for business as usual. Thanks to a combination of remote working and increased hygiene and social distancing measures in the workplace, proactive management has allowed TCB to tackle the crisis head-on and we are now operating without any significant restrictions. The suspension of production during lockdown in
Tension Control Bolts Ltd will be exhibiting at the Bridges 2020 conference and exhibition, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Thursday 12th March. Please come and join us on stand number C01. The annual Bridges conference and exhibition is the leading event for bridge owners and operators in the UK. Learn
Tension Control Bolts Ltd are delighted to announce a major new supplier agreement with Konnect Fastening Systems, who now have the exclusive distributor rights to sell the TCB product range in New Zealand and Australia. Konnect Fastening Systems lead innovation in structural steel and have always demonstrated a commitment to quality. Tension Control Bolts Ltd
Tension Control Bolts Ltd are proud to be a sponsor of the upcoming UK Steel Construction Day 2019. The event, organised by the Steel Construction Institute, will be held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London on November 7th, 2019. This year the main theme is ‘Innovative steel solutions’. We will look at a
Tension Control Bolts are very proud that our bolts are being installed in the reactor halls at ITER, an incredibly ambitious energy research project in Southern France. 35 nations are collaborating to build the world’s largest tokamak. First developed by Soviet research in the late 1960s, the tokamak has been adopted around the world as
Have you got a stunning TCB-related image on your phone or camera captured on site? Enter our 2019 photography competition for the chance to win a £100 prize. Open to all steel erectors and site personnel, the 2019 TCB photography competition has been launched to capture the best images of our products from around the
Greenkote® anti-corrosion protection
Tension Control Bolts Ltd has its own metal coating plant producing an environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coating called Greenkote, which is comparable to galvanising, although it is harder wearing and readily accepts all paint systems. Learn more about Greenkote.
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