Coleherne Ltd, formerly known as The Glyco Metal Co Ltd of Droylsden, Manchester, has been engaged in both the manufacture and repair of plain and white metal lined bearings for over 100 years, supplying the majority of rotating & reciprocating plant makers in the UK. Over this period, we have gained a reputation for high quality and reliability making us now one of the leading manufacturers within the UK.

We are an approved supplier to all sectors of the engineering industry and our range of plain and white metal bearings is continuously changing to cover the more sophisticated and technical aspects demanded by today’s technology. Our scope of supply varies from small compressor bearings through to large thrust and journal bearings for power generation equipment.

In the early 1980’s  we engaged in an agency agreement with our partners Kingsbury Inc, enabling us to offer both tilting pad thrust and journal bearings throughout the UK and Europe. This arrangement which has now gone from strength to strength and includes joint manufacturing products.

Laser cutting introduced a new culture within the company where 24 hour continuous shift pattern working has been essential to provide the service demanded by a diverse and exacting customer base. All our advanced inspection techniques and strict quality assurance procedures are controlled within the scope of our ISO9001 BSI registration and these are applied throughout all our manufacturing activities.