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As part of ongoing expansion Tension Control Bolts Ltd are delighted to welcome new colleagues Jaquelina ‘Jackie’ Vieira and Sarah Stephens to the team. As well as bringing a wealth of commercial experience, both Jackie and Sarah are multi-lingual. Jackie is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and French, and Sarah speaks French, Spanish and Welsh. Welcome
Snow and ice could not prevent the Irish British Constructional Steel Association (BCSA) members attending an interesting presentation on high strength preloaded bolts given by Arnie Glausiusz, Sales Manager at Tension Control Bolts Ltd, in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The presentation covered high strength friction grip bolting, installation tools, development of the new GSULR300 shear
Tension Control Bolts Ltd were pleased to attend, exhibit and deliver presentations to COSTAIN temporary works and design engineers at three separate COSTAIN supplier events across the UK. TCB are proud members of the Temporary Works forum which promotes best practice in the construction industry. Temporary Works are an important aspect of most projects and are usually
Tension Control Bolts Ltd visited the Natural History Museum in London to deliver installation support to steel erectors on site. AC Structures were installing Countersunk Tension Control Bolts (CSK TCBs) adjacent to the main hall. Dippy the Diplodocus, the famous plaster cast replica of fossilised dinosaur bones, was on tour at the time so missed the
Tension Control Bolts Ltd attended Ferrybridge Power Station to deliver the BCSA accredited Bolt Competency Course (Level 1 Practitioner) to the Severfield crew working on site. A well-received demonstration of our new GSULR300 shear wrench to Pat McLaughlin, the UK Construction Manager for Severfield, followed the installation training. The new GSULR300 is a highly specialised
The Queensferry Crossing, also known as the Forth Replacement Crossing, opened in August 2017 to much fanfare. The bridge, at 1.7 miles (2.7km) long, is the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world. Tension Control Bolts Ltd were pleased to support Cleveland Bridge UK with installation training for the M30 TCBs that are widely installed
Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, today visited Tension Control Bolts Ltd with his local Conservative party candidate Andrew Atkinson. Both the Tories and Labour are fighting it out for the Wrexham parliamentary constituency seat in the 2017 general election. Mr Hammond and Mr Atkinson were given a tour of the TCB factory, learning
In July 2016 Tension Control Bolts Ltd (TCB) of the United Kingdom along with Shanghai High Strength Bolts Factory Co., Ltd of the People’s Republic of China created a new joint venture, Shanghai Premier Tension Control Bolts Co. Ltd (SHTCB). With the aim to supply high strength fastener assemblies coated with the unique environmentally friendly
Managing Director of TCB Tim Stokes gave an interactive seminar on high strength bolting to the Hong Kong Clerk of Works Annual Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Central. To support TCB installation Tension Control Bolts Ltd provide a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited seminar to introduce and demonstrate the advantages of Tension Control
Tension Control Bolts Ltd Managing Director Tim Stokes reunited with his Sandhurst Platoon Commander from 1985! Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley CB DSO PhD MA in his capacity as Chairman of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum Trust was visiting Caernarfon Castle and decided to spend a day at the Bodfuan Estate for some simulated game shooting. Tim
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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