About Us
Hybond is unique in the adhesives marketplace
We are a long established business, focused around a carefully chosen team who collectively have decades of experience in adhesives and application/surface preparation technology.
We have several of our own core brands, as well as distributing for some of the largest corporate adhesive suppliers in the world. Our products are found in aerospace, defence, marine, rail, automotive, furniture, packaging, woodworking, glass bonding and many, many other applications.
Our adhesives are all around you every day, in the air above you, perhaps the car you drive, the boat you went on in the holidays, maybe in your kitchen, your lounge furniture and on the shelves of the major retailers. Our customer base is hugely diverse and encompasses everything from small manufacturing outfits to major multinational corporations.
Based centrally in Shrewsbury, we have our own laboratory and test facility and all distribution is from our warehouse via the national distribution network.
Our value proposition is all about customer service and technical backup, with a number of unique and innovative solutions to customer problems.
Below you can explore the Hybond Timeline, as well as a selection of notable Hybond past projects.
Hybond History Timeline
1997; Hybond is Founded
Hybond was founded in 1997, by the existing owners, as specialist suppliers of technical adhesives to industry.
The company’s expertise and focus in these early days lay very much within the woodworking and furniture industry.
Today Hybond holds over 20 years experience in supplying to major manufacturers within the woodworking and furniture arena, including some of the largest operations in the UK.
Year 2000; Expansion
At the beginning of the millennium, Hybond were enjoying steady growth, and were eager to expand operations. It is at this time that the company took over Midlands Adhesives & Sealants. Still with a strong focus on supplying adhesive bonding products and their application systems to the woodworking and furniture industry, Hybond’s also provided products and services to an ever increasing variety of industries including: automotive, aerospace & rail, marine & inflatable structures and the packaging industry.
2002; Laboratory Launch
Hybond’s unique selling point is undoubtedly their ability to not only supply quality adhesive products to industry, but to provide outstanding technical support to manufacturers through a detailed understanding of chemical bonding processes, and the test regimes and pass requirements of OEMs.
In 2002 the team were delighted to launch Hybond’s own purpose built laboratory which set the company on a 20 year journey of providing laboratory supported technical bonding expertise.
Current Day; Laboratory
Today Hybond boasts a comprehensively equipped materials laboratory run by our full time PhD Chemist. We have our own in-house bonding workshop with many types of application equipment including adhesion testing and climate chamber test facilities. We can replicate customer’s bonding processes remotely, representing zero disruption to their production site whilst adhesive testing is carried out. In addition to working with our own customers, we offer consultancy and testing services to the adhesives manufacturing industry.
Hybond Notable Projects
Mission to Mars
A company involved in developing velocity retardation equipment which would slow the entry approach of scientific equipment destined for the planet Mars, approached Hybond to assist in solving a highly technical and complex bonding problem, which was made uniquely challenging by the exceptional space environment of Mars. Substrate samples were provided by the customer to the Hybond laboratory and after a period of detailed R&D the bonding challenge was successfully overcome.
Around the World attempt
A company producing an essential component part for a unique aircraft undertaking a global circumnavigation attempt, was experiencing difficulties in bonding low surface energy materials to the standards required to withstand the extremely harsh environment and journey that the craft would be exposed to. The design team approached Hybond for technical assistance, and further to development work within the Hybond laboratory, a bonding solution was proposed that met and exceeded all the environmental testing required by the customer’s aerospace test facility.
Luxury Vehicle Interiors
The extremely high demands that automotive OEMs place on their interiors to ensure the integrity of the finished materials are well known to all who operate within the automotive environment. Every bonded component has to go through vigorous climatic routine & peel-bond strength tests. Reaction to extreme temperatures, humidity, & thermal shock aging are all part of the adhesive approvals process. Hybond’s high level climate test facilities enabled us to provide a fully proven solution to a bonding challenge within the interiors of a well known luxury vehicle brand.
Race & Rally Vehicle Interiors
A bespoke manufacturer of carbon fibre racing seats, used by competitors on the global motor sports stage, was experiencing issues with adhesion failure caused by the extremely demanding conditions their seats must withstand. Such failure meant seating foams & fabrics could potentially become detached during an event. Hybond was approached, and after a period of testing and development within the Hybond lab, a seat was produced, tested, and the adhesive recommended proven to be a highly successful solution within this demanding environment.
The Shard; Interior Adhesives
The tallest building in the UK, The Shard is a 72-storey skyscraper iconic upon the London skyline. Home to offices, restaurants, and a hotel, The Shard also boasts interiors which incorporate Hybond bonding expertise. One of London’s historic and super-premium interior design & fit-out specialists have for many years utilised Hybond’s technical adhesive solutions for some of the capital’s most exclusive residential, commercial and yacht interiors. Of particular note is the use of Hybond products within the interiors of some of the Shard’s most prestigious apartments.
Armoured Vehicle Interior Refurb.
A company involved in the refurbishment and upgrading of armoured vehicles supplied to the British Army, was encountering issues with the interior seating due to the rigours that such seating, and the adhesive bonds within, must be able to withstand. Hybond was approached for bonding solutions, and after a period of testing and development within the Hybond laboratory, a seat was produced and tested, and the adhesive recommended was proven to be a highly successful solution for use within the demanding environment of an active military vehicle.
