Weld Join Expo 2026 – TWI
VBC Group will be exhibiting at the Welding, Joining and Manufacturing Conference and Exhibition 2026, on the 7th July 2026. Hosted by TWI, the Weld Join Expo 2026 will bring together industry specialists and professionals to exchange insights, tackle current ...
Soaring Silver – Impacts on the Brazing Industry
Silver pricing has reached a record-high, recently surging to over £2,700/kg. The price remains on an upward trajectory despite a recent plummet, with no current indication of when this trend may stabilise. Silver brazing is a common industrial joining process ...
MACH 2026: Stand 17-529
We’re very excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at MACH 2026 - the UK’s premier manufacturing and engineering showcase. We will be located in the AMUK Additive Manufacturing Zone at Stand 17-529. With focus on our Additive Manufacturing ...
Advanced Engineering 2025
Chris Sawbridge has retired as of October 2025 and Kynan Perry will be taking on Chris’ role and hopes to build upon his success. Chris has been with us for 8 years as a Senior Sales Representative, and in the ...
MRO Asia-Pacific 2025
Ahead of MRO Asia-Pacific 2025, we'd like to showcase VBC Group's Asia-Pacific facility and its capabilities in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul industry: Stockholding - Our Asia-Pacific stockholding facility allows customers to better manage inventory levels by reducing the quantity ...
AMUK Member Spotlight
As a member of AMUK, VBC Group received a Membership Spotlight, highlighting our capabilities and partnership with Tekna in the Additive Manufacturing industry: ‘VBC Group are a specialised distributor of metal powders and wires for additive manufacturing. They are the ...
VBC Group’s Add-itive™ Range
Our brands Meta-Braze™, Pura-Weld™ and Solda-Met™ have helped identify define the companies products and services as we diversify our product range and extend our market cover. We have now developed our Add-itive™ brand to signify the range of engineered wires ...
Tekna’s visit to VBC Group Office
In July 2025 we welcomed Christophe Tisserand from Tekna (OSE:TEKNA) into the VBC Group Head Office to catch up and touch base. Tekna are global experts in the processing of spherical powders such as ours for Additive Manufacturing. We are ...
Industry Advisory Board Briefing
On the 22nd June, our Technical Director, Phil Webb, attended the 'The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training' Industry Advisory Board Briefing at the University of Birmingham. This was an interesting opportunity to learn how the UK’s newly formed Fusion ...
Löt 2025
From June 24-26th, VBC Group visited Aachen, Germany, to attend Löt 2025, the 14th Annual International Brazing, High Temperature Brazing and Diffusion Bonding Conference. Here are some key takeaways from the conference: Session 1 (Furnace Brazing) - An interesting project ...