Coleherne Ltd is a privately owned engineering and manufacturing business. We specialise in the design, manufacture and repair of White Metal bearings and the supply of laser cut parts and laminations.
About
Coleherne has been in operation since 1905 with around sixty-five employees and 10,000m² of manufacturing space.
History
1905
Established under our former name as “The Glyco Metal Company”. Initially developing and marketing the “Glyco” range of anti-friction white metals worldwide. Subsequently progressing to the manufacture and repair of plain and white metal lined bearings.
1983
Company name changed to Coleherne Ltd, relocated to our current location and entered into a sole UK and North European agreement with our partners Kingsbury Inc. They are world leaders in fluid film bearing design and manufacture with a comprehensive range of tilting pad thrust and journal bearing assemblies.
1989
Certificate of Registration to BS EN ISO 9001:1987
1991
Business expansion into CNC subcontract precision Laser cutting.
1995
Introduction of KingCole non-equalizing thrust bearing. Joint manufacturing between Kingsbury and Coleherne.
1997
KingCole non-equalizing thrust bearing “Product of the Year Award” (Manufacturing Industry Achievement Award).
2005
Representation for Kingsbury extends to Eastern Europe.
2014
20th year of “Modern Apprenticeship”.
Launch of the white metal bearing performance program for plain journal bearings in co-operation with Loughborough University.
2017
With the help of Alan Barber, we opened a designated electrical steel stamping division. Alan and his team have brought over 35 years of lamination expertise to the company. This side of the business has grown rapidly and supports major blue-chip generator, motor and pump OEMs in the UK, Europe and the Americas.
2018
BSI Certificate of Registration to BS EN ISO 9001:2015
2022
Opening of the Hydro Coleherne LLC joint venture white metal bearing repair facility in Samail, The Sultanate of Oman
2024
Our Oman white metal bearing facility achieves ISO-9001 then API Spec Q1 registration
Coleherne are approved suppliers across the range of multi-nationals to development start-ups in the engineering, defence, maritime, oil & gas and electricity supply industries. We can design, manufacture, reverse engineer and repair everything from large thrust and journal bearings for power generating equipment to small high-performance bearings for high-speed compressors. Our range of white metal bearings is continuously changing to cover larger and more sophisticated technical products demanded by advanced technology. In addition, our Laser and Laminations Divisions are key in supporting all our customer base across the Coleherne Group.
