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Umicore UK Ltd

We've been selling Umicore and complementary products into the UK and Irish markets since the 1970's giving us a wealth of experience to serve your needs. We have 2 offices in the UK and stock hold a number of products which enhances our ability to serve our customers' current and future needs.

Our office in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter provides a comprehensive range of precious metal products and services to the manufacturing trade and the wider community. We offer a precious metal management service and a refining facility to make a “Closed Loop” solution for the UK.

Our office in Hertford is experienced in working in diverse market sectors selling a variety of products including brazing alloys, pastes and foils, technical ceramics and thin film products for PVD applications. We are constantly looking for new synergistic product opportunities.  We support Umicore’s Automotive Catalyst division with the team providing technical and commercial services for both global OEM’s and the UK automotive industry.

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Our portfolio

Our offices in Birmingham are your first point of call for precious metals and labware. Feel free to give us a call on 0121 554 3985 or email them at sales.birmingham@umicore.com 

We stock a wide range of Grain, Investment Bars, Sheet, Wire, Anodes and Tube.

  • Precious Metals including refining (Pt, Pd, Au, Ag, Rh, Ru) into the jewellery and industrial sectors (manufactured by Agosi, part of the Umicore Group)

  • Platinum Labware (Oegussa) including crucibles, dishes and thermocouple wires for chemical analysis in manufacturing and research laboratories (manufactured by Oegussa)

For more information on all our other products, please click on the links or give us a call on 01992 551939 or email us at sales.hertford@umicore.com 

  • Automotive Catalysts used in emission systems for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles

  • Umicore Thin Film Products consists of a broad portfolio of high quality products which include evaporation materials, sputtering targets, such as IBS and accessories.

We stock a wide range of brazing rods, foils, trifoils, discs and wire plus various fluxes. We stock Kyocera ceramic rods and tubes in standard sizes and can assist in developing bespoke components.

  • Brazing Alloys, fluxes and contact materials (BrazeTec) for the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), power and tooling industries.  Our range of products includes Bluebraze, which offers the same properties as our traditional brazing alloys but with a lower silver content.  Bluebraze is particularly suited to the tooling market.

  • Kyocera Technical Ceramics. We offer a wide range of fine ceramics from our stock and we can assist with the design of customised components for your specific needs.

  • MACOR (machinable glass ceramics) for aerospace, medical, vacuum and high-temperature applications

  • Mullite (technical ceramics) for high-temperature applications

  • PTCR (Process Temperature Control Rings) which are a reliable and accurate temperature indicator, important in a wide variety of industries to show the thermal energy received by products during firing or sintering.

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Locations

Umicore UK Ltd. Birmingham

+44 121 554 3985

sales.birmingham@umicore.com 

111 Spencer Street
Birmingham B18 6DA 
United Kingdom

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Umicore UK Ltd. Hertford

+44 1992 551 939

sales.hertford@umicore.com 

Collier House Mead Lane
Hertford SG13 7AX 
United Kingdom  

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