• that can attach sophisticated, yet incompatible materials (like steel & plastic; or wood & fabric).
• VELCRO® brand fasteners are used for attaching like or unlike materials wherever permanent, semi-permanent or temporary fixing is required. They are fasteners that give & take as the materials expand & contract at different rates.
• that is strong enough to hold hundreds of pounds & has the gripping power of a steel clamp.
• that can be opened and closed thousands of times - with just a flick of the wrist.
• that grips tighter, gets stronger with vibration...one that can be hidden from view.
• that can be cut...
• that does not rust, rattle, corrode or squeak...
• that comes in a variety of colours
• that can handle extremes in temeratures, hot or cold.

NOW IMAGINE THAT THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON...

They are all VELCRO® brand hook & loop fasteners

Practical Fasteners for

Practically Anything!

How it all began ...

In the 1940's, Swiss inventor George de Mestral was hiking and came home with cockleburs on his trousers. His microscope showed that cockleburs were covered with hundreds of tiny hooks and that his trousers were covered with hundreds of tiny loops. The hooks engaged the loops and stuck!! de Mestral decided to turn his discovery into something useful. He perfected and patented a hook product and a loop product that mimicked the cocklebur/trouser combination.

Nowadays, his invention is called "touch tape" or "hook & loop tape" or "hook & loop fastener". The loop tape is soft and fuzzy while the hook tape has stiff little hooks on it. Hence the brand name "VELCRO"... derived from the French words "velour" meaning velvet and "crochet" to depict the hook tape.

Velcro Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Velcro companies worldwide, forming a global partnership to help achieve its objectives for quality of product and service. The Quality Assurance Department of Velcro Australia Pty Ltd manages our quality control system, which is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:9002. Our experience and involvement has spanned virtually every industry and product category, resulting in functional yet attractive products, in a range of colours. VELCRO® brand fasteners have become the standard of excellence for consumers seeking performance and long lasting value, it is the standard of the industry worldwide. We offer advice and assistance from experienced sales consultants to help our customers use our products at lowest cost and highest performance, value for money and prompt, efficient national delivery service.

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