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FOCUS on adhesives, tapes, sealant & fillers: Sika, Weicon, Bond It & Ultratape

Tapes from Sika and Ultratape, adhesives from Weicon plus fillers and adhesives from Bond It – it’s all in Torque’s rundown of adhesives, tapes, sealants and fillers… Sika The latest from the Stixall range, by Everbuild – A Sika Company – is Stixall on a Roll – an invisible double-sided tape with extreme power. Ideal for use when bonding glass or clear surfaces as […]

Dripless caulking guns now available in the UK and Ireland via Caulfield Industrial

Dripless, Inc. is bringing its line of high quality caulking guns to the UK and Irish markets through a partnership with Caulfield Industrial of Galway, Ireland. The guns are being marketed through Amazon.co.uk. This includes the Made-For-The-UK 380ml ETS2000EL and ETS3000EL line of long barrel guns. As spotted by Torque Magazine at this year’s Totally […]

Bond It confirms plans for NMBS Exhibition

New products, new innovations and special offers await visitors to the Bond It stand (Stand 131) at the 2017 NMBS Exhibition. The UK-based manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals will use this year’s show to highlight a number of developments from across its business – including the launch of Incredibond. A brand new fibre reinforced, […]

Bond It’s multi-million investment will grow range and boost output

Bond It will invest an extra £300,000 into its main manufacturing facility in Elland, West Yorkshire in Q1 2017, following up a long term programme of investment in the manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals. Over £1/2 million was invested in 2014/2015 and then £1.1 million in 2016. The latest investment – which includes grant funding […]

Bostik completes Den Braven acquisition to boost building product line-up

European-based adhesives and sealants manufacturer Den Braven is now officially part of Bostik following the completion of the acquisition announced mid-2016. The move is part of a strategy to double Bostik’s EBITDA by 2020. Bostik’s CEO (of the time) announced the goal when Bostik was acquired by Arkema in February 2015. Through the combined might […]

Techsil reveals new solvent-free UV-adhesive from Panacol

Adhesives and Sealants supplier Techsil has unveiled a new solvent free UV-adhesive from German manufacturer Panacol – Vitralit VBB-2N LV. The adhesive features low viscosity and is suited for bonding elastomeric materials. Because elastomeric materials and rubbers all differ in their polymer structure, polarity, and surface properties, this makes them very difficult to bond, Techsil said. […]

Sika Everbuild wins NBG Supplier of the Year for 6th time

After a year away from the limelight, Sika Everbuild received the ‘General Building Supplier of the Year’ award for the 6th time at this year’s NBG Conference, held at Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport on 15th November. Since 2010, Everbuild Building Products have had a UK-wide agreement with NBG to be preferred supplier of building […]

New boss for Building Adhesives

Building Adhesives Limited, owner of the BAL and Dunlop brands, has appointed a new General Manager. David Hackett is now taking full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the business, which manufactures tile adhesives, grouts, sealants and ancillary tiling, flooring and decorating products under the two brands. Hackett was previously Sales & Marketing Director of […]

tesa launches double-sided tape for demanding outdoor environments

tesa’s new 62510 double sided tape has been designed for outdoor mounting applications in the most demanding of environments. Promising a reliable bonding performance, tesa 62510 is 1mm thick (1000µm) and has a highly conformable PE foam backing, designed to allow ease of application while providing an optimum fit on a wide range of applications, such as […]