Basa Online - British Adhesives and Sealants Association

Training and consultancy in the supply and transport of dangerous goods.

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Training. Consultancy. DGSA services.

ITW Devcon are renowned as technology and market leaders in products and systems for plant maintenance, repair and overhaul operations plus all types of industrial high performance structural bonding. ITW Devcon distributes a comprehensive range of metal and ceramic filled epoxies, urethanes, adhesives and sealants throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With over 40 years experience, ITW Devcon offers premium quality products which are used across a vast range of industries, solving problems, saving time, and cutting costs. The product range includes metal and ceramic-based epoxies, which the company has pioneered since the 1950’s, containing either steel, bronze, aluminium, stainless steel or titanium, and when fully cured, can be drilled, taped or machined. The Flexane Urethane range of liquid and putty formulations has proved to be of enormous value in producing high quality materials for the Tooling and Moulding Industries. State-of-the-art new generation adhesives offer unmatched performance in the bonding of metals, plastics, composites, and other materials. Devcon have recently launched the Tru Bond light cured adhesives range which offer the flexibility of unlimited open time along with instant curing when exposed to UV light. The Devcon product offering also includes its primary range of 'Devweld' Structural Methacrylate adhesives which provides unparalleled bonding capabilities for temperatures up to 150°C. Mazel a division of ITW Devcon, specialise in the design and manufacturing of encapsulated shielding - Radishield Radiation Protection System. Its unique formulation provides flexible shielding in both inaccessible and restricted areas where traditional methods of shielding are difficult to provide. Available in flat sheets of various sizes and profiles, together with bespoke moulded units Radishield provides the solution for many shielding applications. Korroflex a division of ITW Devcon, manufacture high performance crusher backing compounds- Korrobond. Crusher backing is used as a shock absorbing compound in cone crushing machines within quarries. Manufactured to produce a tough, flexible backing material of low viscosity to ensure a free flow into the smallest cavities and contours behind manganese steel. Korrobond crusher backing is used successfully in all types of crushers and designed to accommodate all climatic conditions to prolong the working life of machines.

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Maintenance & Repair Epoxies Metal Filled Epoxies Tooling and Production Abrasion Resistant Wearing Compounds (ZIP PATCH) FLEXANE Products & Accessories Flooring Products (FLOOR PATCH) Epoxy Adhesives Methacrylate Adhesives (DEVWELD) Korrobond Crusher Backing Mazel - Radishield Radiation Protection System

Direct Adhesives Limited 15 Chartmoor Road Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 4WG Tel 01525 381111 Fax 01525 381115 sales@directadhesives.co.uk (Sales and Distribution) Subsidiary Companies Latex & Adhesives (UK) (Manufacturing & Distribution) Key Personnel: Simon Walker Mike Jenkins Denise Lane Stanford Hunt Jon McCaugherty Direct Adhesives are manufacturers and distributors of water based and solid adhesives. The product range is extensive and includes adhesives for packaging, converting, labelling, envelope production, bookbinding, tube winding, woodworking, footwear, engineering and flooring. Direct Adhesives offer the ability to manufacture and pack into the customers own labelled packaging. This typically varies from 20ml up to 1 ton IBC’s and benefit from the ability to print customer own colour labels in house. The company also produces it’s own branded range of products for the flooring, building and DIY retail sectors. The portfolio of products is extensive and includes adhesives of the following chemical types: Hot melt adhesives including packaging, pressure sensitive, reactive and pre shaped hot melt glue sticks, polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), natural rubber latex, casein, dextrine, acrylics, animal glues and cyanoacrylates. Direct Adhesives are currently official distributors for National Starch and Chemical, Power Adhesives and Slautterback hot melt application equipment. P.S. We also sell Billy Blobs!

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National Starch & Chemical Brands Instantpak - Hotmelt Packaging Instantflex - Hotmelt Bookbinding Superlok - Waterbased paper & board Durolok - Woodworking Bindflex - Waterbased Bookbinding Aquatex - Latex Adhesives Glue Machine - Flooring TecBond - hotmelt glue sticks Tec - glue guns Aquafast - waterbased adhesives Billy blobbs - hot dots

DKSH is a leading international company focussing on sourcing, marketing and distribution of a comprehensive range of specialty, innovative materials for the adhesive and sealant industries. The following products are currently available from DKSH: - a range of solvent and water borne polyolefins; - oligomers, monomers and reactive diluents for both Free Radical and Cationic UV curing; - liquid isoprene rubbers for PSA, hot melt, solution, crosslink and latex adhesives and sealants for construction and automotive applications; - a range of highly polymerised copolyesters used for hot melt adhesives offering superior physical properties; - a plasticizer for hot melt adhesives that improves the low temperature flexibility, processing and adhesion to metal and rubbers; - Biodegradable and natural resins.



With a well established and extensive network in the Far East, DKSH is able to offer a sourcing service to our customers for products which are difficult to obtain and for new technologies. DKSH is ISO 9001:2000 approved.

Founded over 65 years ago as a division of a major European construction company, DCP has since developed a range of products to meet the needs of architects, specifiers, main contractors and specialist sub-contractors working in both general construction and civil engineering. These products include treatments and protective coatings for concrete, specialist adhesives, sealants, structural repair materials, high performance structural grouts and industrial flooring systems.

DOPAG (UK) Ltd are a wholly owner subsidiary of DOPAG of Switzerland, world renowned for high quality mixing & metering machines & systems for the application of single & plural component adhesives & sealants.

The range includes high precision metering, mixing and dispensing machines for use with a hugely diverse range of single and plural component fluids, such as adhesives, sealants and greases, for use in almost every conceivable industrial application.

The Company is able to offer material testing and performance trials to both end users and material manufacturers in order to ensure the suitability of equipment for specific materials and tasks.


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DOPAG

HILGER u KERN

shotmix

ceradis

ceramix

VARIO-MIX

ELDO-MIX

MICRO-MIX

LADO-MIX

VISCO-MIX

ECONO-MIX

Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicone technology, the company continues their research and development into new innovative products and are the single largest manufacturer of silicone products in the world. Its expertise is built upon a unique ability to utilise global resource on each and every construction project.

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Dow Corning
Firestop
Trade Mate