Background of Company

Alpha Adhesives & Sealants Ltd founded in 1987. The aim of providing quality
Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings. Alpha Adhesives & Sealants Ltd has become one of the
UKs leading manufacturers. Centrally based in Worcestershire Alpha dispatches all over the
UK and Worldwide.
The Companys success across a varied and wide Industry base has been generated
from its high specification products, together with the high standard of customer service
provided.
In 2004 Alpha purchased the Industrial Adhesives Division of Dunlop and has since
manufactured this well-known and established product range to include Thixofix, S1358,
S5001 and so on. Dunlops history dates back to the early 1900s and Alpha is proud to have
been able to incorporate Dunlop products into the existing Alpha brand name.
Resource (http://www.alpha-adhesives.co.uk)

Below list are the production from Alpha products

thixofix
solvent based
water based
sealants
engineering adhesive
polyurethane

Listed down are the industries involved by Alpha

automotive transport & tyre rethread
horseboxes & mobile homes
inflatable & safety equipment
marine & shipbuilding
engineering
flooring & construction
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Alpha Adhesive & Sealant Ltd

Products Sectors

Product Description Application Technical Data

Alpha Thixofix was
primarily
Alpha Thixofix Contact manufactured for
Adhesive has been bonding laminated
developed for the plastics to wood,
Thixotropic Adhesive specific aim of making hardboard, chipboard,
simple the bonding of etc. Thixofix is a very
laminated plastics to versatile adhesive and Cleaner T559
Heat Resistance 70C
wood and other will bond laminated Flash point -5C
substrates, whilst plastics, rigid PVC,
maintaining the well cork, rubber, leather,
proven efficiency of fabrics, wood, painted
ordinary contact and unpainted metal,
adhesives hardboard,
plaster,plasterboard,
chipboard
It is a white liquid for Alpha Thixofix eco is a
Thixofix-Eco Neoprene
Adhesive, 250ml application by brush high performance
Colour: White Polymer
or spreader. Alpha adhesive and gives
Type: Polychloroprene
Thixofix eco has been strong bonds between
Total Solids: 47 + 1%
developed especially a wide range of
Viscosity: (at make)
to make high strength, substrates, including:-
9,000-10,000 cps
permanent bonds leather, wood,
Typical Specific
without any of the Formica, canvas
Gravity: 1.05
risks usually paper, cardboard,
associated with polystyrene, cork,
 Product Description Application Technical Data
traditional solvent foam, rubber and
based adhesives. fibreglass
Alpha Flooring
Adhesive has been
specially designed for
bonding vinyl sheet Colour White Viscosity
and tiles and felt/jute- 160,000 240,000 cps
backed floor covering Total Solids 60 2 %
materials to all normal Specific Gravity 1.02
Water Based A1258 sub-flooring surfaces, 1.04 Coverage 20 30
Flooring adhesive
including concrete, sq.metres /5 litres
Water based acrylic wood, asphalt, depending on surface
flooring adhesive hardboard, etc. Alpha porosity Open Joint
Flooring Adhesive has Time (porous)
good aging properties, Immediately (non-
water-resistance and porous) 20-30 minutes
plasticizer resistance. Heat Resistance 45C
The adhesive is also Cleaner Soapy water
suitable for use where (wet), T161 (dry)
under floor heating
systems have been
installed.
Alpha AF 178 forms
strong, permanent
contact bonds with
excellent heat
resistance between
the following
materials - rigid PVC
sheet, polyurethane Total Solids 28 2 %
AF 178 is a foams of the polyester Viscosity (at make)
polychloroprene and polyether types, 5500-6500 cps Typical
adhesive in flammable good quality Specific Gravity 0.88
Sealant solvents. The supported PVC leather Flash Point - 5C
combination of fast cloth, leather, Coverage 3-4 square
drying, long tack life polyester glass fibre, metres of bonded
and excellent hot rubber sheet and material/ litre Open
strength make it an extrusions, painted or Joint Time 7 minutes -
ideal choice for unpainted metal. Rigid minimum 20 minutes -
automotive trim laminated plastics, maximum Heat
bonding. such as Formica, Ware Resistance 100C
rite, Melamine, etc Cleaner T559
may also be fixed with
this adhesive.
 Product Description Application Technical Data
SAS 520 is a two-part
room temperature
cure toughened
adhesive offering
Consistency:
exceptionally high
Engineering epoxy Structural bonding for Thixotropic Paste
peel and impact
the transportation Colour: Adhesive -
strength, high
industry Repair of Translucent Activator -
temperature
transportation Amber Gap Filling: Up
resistance and
vehicles Bonding of to 5 mm Handling
tolerance to oil
metal structures Strength: 6 hours Full
contaminated
Assembly of electronic Cure: 24 hours Pot Life
surfaces. SAS 520 is
components (100 Gms): 20 - 45
ideal for structural
minutes
engineering,
electronics,
maintenance and
repair.