Adhesives for conservation
Structural Adhesives Ltd are making a big push to improve our sustainability and using the United Nations sustainable development goals as our guide. On first glance, some of the...
Lab expansion pending
Things have been changing over the last few years at Structural Adhesives Ltd. The emphasis of the business has shifted and we’re focussing more and more on sustainability and...
The importance of contextual data
In primary school, as I embarked on the long road that eventually led to my career in chemistry, one of the first things I recall being taught was about...
Changing the colour of an A2-s1d0 rated product
It is usual in the construction industry to match the colour of the adhesive or coating to masonry in applications such as cut and bond bricks and cladding. In...
Adhesive technology: Where industry and academia meet
Whilst there are stark differences between the work being carried out at universities and by businesses there is a common theme that will forever link them together; preparation for...
Fire safety regulation enforcement in the construction industry
As we launch our A2 fire rated epoxy adhesive we at Structural Adhesives ltd are thinking more deeply about the statutes that surround the use of products such as...
Biobased Adhesives: is it a question of environmental cost vs financial cost?
Increased cost is one of the barriers to launching biobased adhesives and this is something the team here at Structural Adhesives Ltd have been discussing recently. Currently, biobased polymers...
Failure mechanisms of mechanical fixings
Defects or irregularities in structural materials such as holes, sharp corners, notches and grooves disrupt the flow of stress and cause areas where the stress is considerably higher than...
Structural Adhesives Ltd.’s progressive social impact journey
The sea change in worldwide attitudes towards how we impact on our surrounding community and the environment and has never been more relevant. Manufacturing and in particular, the Chemicals...
Trends in Adhesive Technologies
The adhesives industry is far from stagnant, like in any other industry the popularity of different technologies rises and falls. Some technologies stick around for a prolonged period of...