PECOL – Sistemas de Fixaão, S.A – anEuropean manufacturer of screws/bolts by cold heading process and adistributor of a wide range of fixing products. Besides standard fasteners we alsocan manufacture special parts according todrawing. PECOL is an industrial-based Portuguesegroup and internationally acknowledged company focused on themarketing of products, systems and solutions for industrialassembly and fixing. Currently it holds a relevant position on anEuropean level, making available a global range of products in theareas of fixing and assembly systems, for all kinds of industries,in compliance with the most strict quality criteria. The PECOL group is comprised ofdifferent business platforms implemented in Portugal, Spain, Italy,Angola, Marroc and Brazil. The Águeda facilities in Portugalincludes a surface metal coating and thermal treatment plant(www.retsacoat.pt ) and the largest Iberian unit for manufacturingparts by cold stamping (www.pecol2.pt ), occupying an area of around 150.000m2. PECOL (http://pecol.pt ) has around of 45.000 references and an warehousecapable of storing 45.000 pallets.