TR Fastenings (TR) has opened a new Technical and Innovation centre in Gothenburg, the heart of Sweden’s automotive industry. The site will allow TR to achieve two main objectives: to form and enhance working relationships with key customers in the region, and to provide a showroom-style location where customers can visit, view fastener products and discuss design and manufacturing options with the TR team.

The new facility is located in the Lindholmen Science Park, which is home to many of the key players developing forward-thinking solutions for the automotive market, including Electric Vehicle (EV) technology. From major OEM firms and IT software developers to technical and engineering teams from Tier 1 manufacturers, Lindholmen is fast becoming a hub for automotive innovation in Europe.

 

TR, owned by Trifast Plc, is a full service provider to the automotive industry, supplying and distributing fastener products to the Tier 1 market.  TR’s global reach now extends to 31 sites, since the launch of the Gothenburg location and the recent acquisition of stainless steel supplier and distributor Precision Technology Supplies (PTS). Globally, TR supplies more than 50 billion components annually to over 5,000 customers and also produces over 8 billion parts per annum from its 8 manufacturing facilities worldwide.

 

TR’s Technical and Innovation Centre comprises a showroom area, housing samples of TR products across 12 categories. Customers can examine the products and also see how they are assembled and used in product applications. There is also space to host meetings, where TR can discuss design and manufacturing strategy with customers, partners and OEMs.