Nedschroef considers a corporate and visual identity to be crucial and an important tool in maintaining its image and supporting targeted marketing objectives The original company activity, the production of rivets for the shipbuilding industry, was started in Helmond in 1894 by Henrik van Thiel at the same location where Nedschroef Helmond B.V. still operates In 1962 the invention of a revolutionary hot forging machine resulted in the establishment of the Nedschroef Machine Factory in Herentals Koninklijke Nedschroef Holding B.V., headquartered in Helmond, the Netherlands, is the leading automotive fasteners supplier in Europe Acquisition of trading company Elnor in Spain, now called Nedschroef Fasteners Spain S.A