ForgeFix says it looks set to repeat its success in using its own form of art to raise money for charity.
Earlier this year, the business says it donated a 1.2m x 1m portrait of David Bowie, which was created using 4,000 of its ForgeFast elite performance woodscrews, for sale at a silent charity auction held at the NMBS Gala Dinner.
The picture reportedly sold for £1,000 with all proceeds being donated to CRASH – the construction industry charity which supports homeless and hospice charities with free advice, practical assistance and financial aid.
Now, the company says it aims to go one better with a new portrait of Carrie Fisher.
This time, the tribute to the recently deceased actress has been created using over 5,000 ForgeFast screws. It features Carrie as Princess Leia from Star Wars.
The latest portrait enjoyed pride of place on the ForgeFix stand at the UK Construction Week (UKCW) exhibition 2017. In the near future, the business will once again donate the portrait to NMBS so its sale can be used to raise funds for CRASH.
ForgeFix says it began creating the screw-based portraits of legends from the world of music, sport and film – which the business has dubbed “ScrewsArt” – as a unique and fun way of demonstrating the capabilities of its ForgeFast range.
ForgeFix says it has positioned its ForgeFast screws in a new and elite performance category due to their characteristics in a range of areas including corrosion resistance, fixing speed and ease, holding power, pull-out and more.
Brian Trevaskiss, marketing manager at ForgeFix, said: “When the Bowie ScrewsArt picture was auctioned for charity earlier this year we were both surprised and delighted by the level of demand for the portrait and by the subsequent amount of money it helped to raise for CRASH.
“We decided to build on that achievement with our latest piece, depicting the much-loved Princess Leia. Given the popularity of Star Wars and the pending release of the latest film in the franchise, ‘The Last Jedi’, we’re hoping our newest creation will prove even more popular and raise even more money.”
