Brands

Ambersil

Founded over 60 years ago, we began manufacturing products developed to meet the most exacting standards of industry. The Ambersil brand provides engineers and maintenance professionals with exceptional product quality and performance, whilst maximising value for money.

Being part of the global CRC Industries group means we have an excellent understanding of the chemical industry and global marketplace. Utilising these global connections allows us to rapidly develop and bring to market new, tested products, setting us apart from our competitors.

We understand your reliance on quality and conformance and your trust in us to deliver. All of our products undergo stringent quality control tests at every stage of product production. Our in-house technical specialists assist with the design, manufacture and testing of all products in a purpose built blending and production facility. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified, so as a customer of Ambersil you can feel confident that our products will produce right first time results every time.

Many of our products are specified or approved by large organisations and government bodies, including: MoD, NATO, Rolls Royce, Ford, Rail Operators, Boeing, NSF and many more. This further serves to illustrate the high performance and reliability of our products.

We supply and work with a network of local, national and international distributors who can supply Ambersil products on demand. Our expert sales force works proactively with these distributors to provide you with consistent, efficient results.

Environmental Policy
At Ambersil we are committed to managing our environmental performance, preventing pollution, ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental legislation and delivering continual improvement. The development, implementation and maintenance of our Environmental Management System has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification. We are innovating continually to offer solutions that minimise environmental impacts.

Technical support
We understand that updating Technical Data Sheets (TDS) and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can be a time consuming, legal HSE requirement. This is why we offer all Ambersil end-users and distributors access to My Ambersil; a free service that sends you updates automatically.

BIL Group

Starting life in 1972, BIL Group started from humble beginnings. Originally known as Baz-Roll International, the company began life as a castor and wheel distributor quickly expanding and relocating from its original premises in South East of the UK across to the South West to its current location in Calne, Wiltshire.

The Skoots Moving System was then introduced, establishing the Materials Handling division, and was followed by the introduction of the modular AluTruk® range. The company very quickly expanded further and following an MBO in 2007 took the vision of manufacturing more of its own product, ultimately adding more control over quality standards and stockholding.

In 2019 the BIL Equipment division was introduced, acting as a manufacturing arm with full machining and fabrication capabilities adding more overall flexibility to what the company was able to offer to its customers.

Integrating these divisions is key to our success with many product lines now being manufactured in house, again ensuring standards are kept to the expected high levels.

The company itself is comprised of three divisions:

BIL Castors and wheels:

The UK’s leading manufacturer of such products, with thousands of combinations and options available. With over £2.3m stockholding we have a solution for nearly any requirement. If it’s not a stock item then we have the capabilities to produce project work and make your solution bespoke.

BIL Material Handling:

Featuring our renowned premium AluTruk modular sack truck range and our Skoots Moving system along with a whole range of trolleys, dollies, moving skates and more. As with our castor division, extensive stocks are held for fast reliable delivery!

BIL Equipment:

The third piece of the jigsaw. Our BIL Equipment division have full welding and fabrication capabilities, which in turn produce some of our many product lines. Adding to our innovative and flexible approach we are able to machine produce additional parts such as axles, spacer plates, assemblies and much, much more. The possibilities are endless.

SKF Group

SKF stands for Svenska Kullagerfabriken in Swedish, it means Swedish Ball Bearing Factory in English. Founded in 1907, SKF is the largest bearing manufacturer in the world now, with over 40,000 employees worldwide. SKF also is one of the world’s top 10 bearing brands. It has over 85 manufacturing units and has the largest industrial distributor network in the world.

The SKF Group (open in new tab) is a leading supplier of rolling bearings, bearing housings, bearing units, seals, lubrication systems, drives and motion control products in the world. SKF annual revenue for 2021 was 9.53 billion US dollars. It increased 16.8% compared to 2020.

Schaeffler Group

Schaeffler Group is a one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses in Germany. They have 3 famous brands which are INA, LuK and FAG. INA and FAG are among the top 10 bearing brands in the world. Their sales revenue is approximately 13.9 billion Euros in 2021. The number of their employees is around 83,000.

Schaeffler Group is most known for its needle roller bearings. By 2022, it has sold more than 100 billion of needle roller bearings in various types. The needle roller bearings are used everywhere, from electrified transmissions to lightweight robots.

The Timken Company

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings and power transmission products. It was founded in 1899 by Henry Timken in United States. It has around 20,500 employees (2022), and the revenue is 3.51 billion of US dollars in 2020.

Timken not only manufactures bearings, but also produce gear drives, automated lubrication systems, belts, chain, couplings and linear motion products. The also provide a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services.

NSK Ltd.

Founded in 1914 in Japan, NSK (open in new tab) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bearings, linear technology and steering systems. It is the first manufacturer in Japan to design and produce bearings. At present, NSK has established a sales network in more than 30 countries and regions around the world, and has around 70 factories, ranking among the top in the world. In the early 1960s, NSK established a sales company in Michigan, USA. Starting from this, NSK officially started to establish and operate overseas business outlets.

NSK has two core business divisions – Industrial Machinery Division (Industrial Machinery Bearings, Precision Products) and Automotive Products Division (Automotive Bearings, Auto Parts). NSK implements a three-in-one management system with business divisions as the axis, production, sales, and technology. It implements the responsibility system of each division to formulate business growth strategies and profitability improvement measures.

NTN Corporation

Founded in 1918, NTN corporation (open in new tab) is one of the world’s largest bearing manufacturers in Japan. Through over 100 years’ development, NTN has become the world’s third largest comprehensive bearing manufacturer, the world’s second largest constant velocity joint manufacturer and the world’s largest automobile wheel bearing manufacturer. Its products are widely used in various fields of industrial sectors, such as orbital satellites, aviation, railways and automobiles, office equipment and food machinery.

NTN Corporation has over 23,300 employees (2022), and the net sales over 562 billion Yen in 2021. NTN’s various bearing products are produced by high-precision machining and testing technology in units of 0.01 micron. From ordinary household appliances that require both high performance and low cost, to aerospace rockets that require normal bearing functions in harsh working environments, NTN bearings have laid the foundation for the development of machinery in all walks of industries and various uses.

JTEKT Corporation

JTEKT Corporation (open in new tab) was created in 2006 upon the merger of Koyo Seiko Co. and Toyoda Machine Works. Its parent organization is Toyota group. It has brands of JTEKT, Koyo and Toyoda, etc. It has over 50,000 employees globally.

Koyo is a one of the top 10 bearing brands in the world, and Koyo Seiko co., Ltd is one of the top 4 bearing manufacturers in Japan. The main products of KOYO bearings are: rolling bearings, deep groove ball bearings, high-precision bearings, self-aligning bearings, seated bearings, plane ball bearings, short cylindrical roller bearings, linear guide bearings, ball screw bearings, miniature linear guide bearings, crossed roller guide bearings, and reciprocating rotating bushing bearings.

IKO Nippon Thompson

Founded in 1950, IKO is a professional bearing manufacturer with a history of more than 70 years. Now, IKO is a registered trademark of Nippon Thomson Corporation of Japan. “IKO” stands for “Innovation, Know-how & Originality”. It is a technology development-oriented industrial accessories manufacturer. Their products are mainly needle bearings and guide rails.

Their products are used in a wide range of industries such as automobiles, motorcycles, printing machinery, industrial robots and construction equipment.

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. is founded in 1928 in Toyama, Japan. It is committed to the development of mechanical technology and machinery manufacturing. Its consolidated net sales is over 2,200 million US dollars (2021), and it has over 7,000 employees worldwide.

It has 3 major machinery manufacturing businesses including machine tools, functional parts, and materials. Nachi Bearing is one of the top 4 bearing brands in Japan, the other 3 brands are Toyo, IKO and NTN. Nachi’s main bearing products are deep groove ball bearings, angular contact ball bearings, self-aligning ball bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, four-row tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, thrust ball bearings and spherical roller thrust bearings. They are widely used in various industries.

NMB Technologies Corporation

Founded in 1951, NMB Technologies Corporation (open in new tab) was formerly known as Nippon Miniature Bearing Co., Ltd. Now, it is a MinebeaMitsumi Group Company. It is a comprehensive component manufacturer mainly producing bearings, micro motors, semiconductor components and electronic components.

NMB Bearing is the world’s largest manufacturer of micro ball bearings. It high-precision bearing are widely used in the drive and transmission of video recorders, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, automotive motors, medical machinery and computer peripheral hardware. Especially in high-speed and high-precision products, it is the industry leader.

RBC Bearings Inc

Founded in 1919, RBC Bearing Inc (open in new tab) was formerly known as Roller Bearing Company of American (Roller Bearing Co., Ltd.) in New Jersey, USA. It mainly manufactures various bearings and related products.

In 1990, RBC acquired California-based Industrial Construction Bearings (ITB) who was established in 1955. ITB manufactures a complete range of thin-walled ball bearings, which are high-precision bearings, often made of special materials. It helped RBC successfully enter the aerospace and defense industry market, winning huge profits.

RBC’s main products include: ball bearings, end rod bearings, roller bearings, ball screws, thin-walled ball bearings, spherical plain bearings, tapered roller bearings and tapered roller thrust bearings, airframe control bearings, self-lubricating plane bearings and special bearings. These bearings are mainly used in aerospace, military technology, mining, transportation, packaging, robotics, semiconductor processing equipment, construction machinery and other fields.

Ldk bearings

Founded in 1986, Deyuan Smart Technology(Fujian) Co., Ltd is a dynamic and customer oriented bearing manufacturer delivering solutions to a global market.

The company is located in Quanzhou city, Fujian province, P.R.China.

Our main products are:

Cast iron pillow blocks
Thermoplastic housed bearing units
All stainless-steel mounted ball bearing units
Accu-Grip Concentric locking bearing units
Mounted units for air handling industry
Rod ends and linkage/Assembly
Spherical plain bearings
Farm implement bearings

Our core competence are:

IATF16949 certified manufacturing facilities.
Dedicated research and development capability.
Testing capabilities: Fatigue life, Tensile strength, Noise & Vibration and Salt spray testing.
Flexible manufacturing to allow for low to high volume production.
Bearing and housing produced in house and in one place.
Wider product range. Insert bearing bore from 10mm to 140mm with over 1,000 combination of different material and types of housings.

TYGRIS

For over 50 years, TYGRIS has been the engine room of the industrial industry, powering progress with cutting-edge cleaning, lubrication, and protection solutions. From our coastal base on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, we’ve become a global force, driving innovation and performance across diverse sectors.

In 2024, we expanded our offerings and innovations to the USA, bringing our industrial prowess to the International market.