TR is a leading international specialist in the design, engineering, manufacturing and distribution of high quality industrial fastenings to both distributors and OEM's on a global basis. It provides a 24/7 ‘full service provider’ offering ‘end-to-end’ support to all its customers. TR's success and ongoing growth is based on a unique mix of high quality manufacturing, sourcing know-how and adaptable, reliable global logistics.
Trifast distinguishes itself from international competitors by offering the "Unique Selling Proposition" of combining eight low cost manufacturing sites in Asia with a global logistics capability from business locations within UK, Europe, South-East Asia and North America, along with full technical and design support to customer engineering personnel. It employs over c.1,300 staff across 31 global locations.
Its main customer sectors are: Automotive, Electronics, Distributors, Domestic Appliances & other industries. TR had attained "Global Supplier Approval" with over 40 international key customers.
On-going profit growth deriving from aggressive sales strategy, improving operational efficiencies and strict selection of profitable niche acquisitions: in 2011, Trifast acquired PSEP in Malaysia in order to expand the Group's range of safety critical components demanded by the rapidly expanding automotive sector, an area Trifast is successfully targeting. In May 2014, it added Viterie Italia Centrale Srl (VIC) which greatly enhanced its business within the domestic appliances sector; in October 2015, it extended its geographic presence into the German market through the acquisition of industrial distributor, Kuhlmann. In April 2018, Trifast extended its distribution product range through the acquisition of Precision Technology Supplies Limited (PTS), a key supplier and distributor of stainless steel fastenings in the UK, holding one of the widest product ranges of any supplier in Europe.