Scaling Our Strengths with the Nord-Lock Group

Dan Pearce
3 days ago
3 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

At Energy Bolting, we’ve always focused on supporting our customers with precision, reliability, and quality in safety-critical fasteners. Since 2018, we’ve invested in people, equipment, accreditations, and systems to deliver what demanding industries need: trusted performance, delivered fast.

Now, as part of the Nord-Lock Group, we’re in an even stronger position to do exactly that.

What’s Changed?

Everything you value about Energy Bolting is still here - now with even greater reach, resilience, and resources.

The same leadership, the same Wolverhampton facility, the same fast response times and technical know-how. But now, we’re backed by the global reach, strength, and support of a world-class bolting group.

Meet the Nord-Lock Group

At the heart of the Nord-Lock Group is a clear mission: to safeguard human lives and customer investments through engineering excellence.

For over four decades, their technologies have held together the critical infrastructure that powers modern life, from offshore platforms and rail systems to power stations, defence assets, and heavy machinery.

Founded in 1982, the Nord-Lock Group is a global leader in bolted joint technologies, helping customers across demanding industries improve safety, reliability, and long-term performance.

The Group at a Glance:

Represented in 65 countries
Over 700 employees
32 offices, 7 production plants, and 10 technical centres

Each division within the Group focuses on its own specialist technology -whether that's wedge-locking, mechanical or hydraulic tensioning, or wear-resistant pivot solutions. While the expertise is specialised, the Group works closely together to support customers with integrated insight, cross-industry knowledge, and responsive local service.

The Nord-Lock Groups bolting and engineering solutions:

Nord-Lock ® – wedge-locking washers that secure bolted joints under extreme vibration
Superbolt ® – mechanical tensioners that replace traditional torque tightening
Boltight ® – hydraulic tensioning systems for precise pre-load
Expander ® – pivot pin systems that eliminate lug wear in heavy equipment
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Each brand brings deep expertise in its field, but what sets the Nord-Lock Group apart is how these technologies and teams collaborate across industries, markets, and geographies to deliver joined-up, practical solutions where they’re needed most.

What This Means For Energy Bolting Customers

Becoming part of the Nord-Lock Group strengthens Energy Bolting where it matters most, supply chain resilience, production capability, and the ability to scale with demand - without changing who we are or how we work.

We remain focused on what we do best: delivering high-integrity fasteners and machined components for safety-critical applications. With the backing of a global engineering group, we’ve accelerated our ability to invest - in raw materials, machinery, stockholding, and our local presence We can respond faster, operate more efficiently, reach new territories and continue growing to meet your needs.

✅ Stronger Supply Chain Resilience Access to the Group’s global material network and logistics support helps us maintain short lead times even in challenging conditions.

✅ Continued Investment in Local Capability We’re growing our presence in Wolverhampton, with more machinery, greater stockholding, and increased production capacity to stay ahead of demand.

✅ Global Strength With the Nord-Lock Group’s global presence, Energy Bolting can use this wider network to support customers more effectively at a local level, bringing the benefits of international scale without losing our hands-on approach.

✅ Improved Alignment with Tier-One & OEM Customers As part of a trusted global group, we’re better positioned to support structured procurement and long-term customer frameworks.

✅ Access to Group Expertise We remain focused on specialty fasteners, but now have the ability to connect customers with trusted specialists across the Group for broader bolted joint support.

Through this partnership, Energy Bolting gains access to the Nord-Lock Group’s global footprint, technical expertise, and complementary bolting technologies, creating a platform for further growth without compromising its service model or quality standards.

If you’ve worked with us before, you’ll find everything you value is still here. If you’re new to Energy Bolting, there’s never been a better time to see what we can do.