Cookies help us to provide, protect and improve Nifco's services. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. HOME > HISTORY NAVIGATION 1967 Elta Plastics Established Nifco UK formally known as Elta Plastics Ltd was established in 1967 on a site at Yarm Road Stockton-on-Tees offering a world-class service in the field of injection-moulded products. At that time, Japan was undergoing a period of rapid industrialization led by the automotive and home electronics industries. It was a competitive age of mass production growth, when emphasis was placed on increasing manufacturing efficiency especially in fields of automobile and home electronic appliance production. 1967 Nifco in Japan Nifco turned its early attentions to devising ways to reduce manpower in the manufacturing process and became the first company to introduce plastic as an alternative to metal for use as fasteners. Nifco fasteners make full use of the superior characteristics of plastic: lightweight, rustproof and highly mouldable. Although small in size, Nifco fasteners have made a major contribution to the automobile and home electronic production processes and brought about a "Fastening Revolution" in Japan. 1972 Technology Transfer Agreements in America In 1972, Nifco Inc entered into technology transfer agreements with America's Big Three of GM, Chrysler, and Ford, and after this Nifco Inc's products came to be used in many automobiles as the Japanese automobile industry flourished and the advantages of plastic fasteners in reducing the costs and energy needs of industrial productions processes came to be recognised. 1983 1990 2004 2008 2011 2012 2014 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Jun 2015 2016 2017 About Nifco About Us What We Do Meet The Team History Our Products Fasteners Buckles Motion Control Devices Fluid Control Systems Interior Exterior Kinematics Powertrain Contact Us Contact Sales Contact Recruitment Contact Purchasing Careers Careers Home Upload CV Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Sitemap Website created by hush.digital