Classic Metallic is setting up a new fastener plant
Classic Metallic Sheet Factory LLC (CMSF), a wholly owned subsidiary of Classic Group and a leading manufacturer and supplier of fasteners and fixings for construction and petrochemical industries, is setting up a Dh. 50-million ($ 13.62 mn) cold-forging fasteners manufacturing facility in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility commenced in November 2007, and is expected to be complete by July 2008.
"The expansion into manufacturing of cold-forging fasteners marks an important step in supporting our customers," said Shabbir A Shaikh, Managing Director. "We are the first company in the UAE to set up a cold-forging plant for specialised industrial fasteners. We will also increase our production capacity and improve our process and standards to meet and exceed the quality requirements of our customers."
The 50,000-sq-ft facility will be located in Sajja Emirates Industrial City - Sector 7, and will have a monthly capacity of 900 metric tonne of alloy steel and stainless steel fasteners. The total plot area is 150,000 sq ft, out of which 50,000 sq ft will be developed in the first phase, and the balance 100,000 sq ft will be used for future expansion.
The plant will boast modern cold-forging machines, heat treatment plant, wire-drawing plant, and coating facilities under a single roof. Fasteners will be manufactured in the range of M6 to M24 with a maximum length of 220 mm. The automatic plant will have more than 120 employees in the first year and will manufacture a wide range of fasteners for local and export markets. The new unit will further stren-gthen the Sharjah-based Classic Group's presence in the fastener industry.
Founded in 1992, the ISO 9001: 2000-certified CMSF has four divisions: rivet manufacturing, anchor bolt (bent bolt) and stud bolt manufacturing, steel trading, and hot-dip galvanising. Besides CMSF, the group has two other subsidiaries - Classic Extrusions LLC, in the UAE itself, and Classic Fastening Systems Pvt Ltd, in India. The Classic Group is active in four business sectors: industrial and automotive fasteners, aluminum extrusions, steel trading, and architectural hardware and tools.
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