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Bonding PE Foam to Pre-Cast Concrete Beams: A Practical Adhesive Solution

🔧 WE DON’T SELL ADHESIVES. WE OFFER SOLUTIONS. 💡 Adhesives are about much more than sticking things together. Think about the adhesives you have at home. Chances are, many are there to fix something that has broken. But in industrial applications, adhesives can do so much more. They can improve performance, increase production speeds, simplify […]

Homeease – Production has stopped

Homeease Has Stopped Making Glue Guns. And Glue Guns Direct has Got Your Replacement. Taiwanese manufacturer Homeease has ceased production of hot melt glue guns. If your own-label or unbranded glue gun was originally made by Homeease, Glue Guns Direct stocks the direct UK replacement — in stock now, and built around the same 12mm […]

Polyamide Hot Melt Adhesives: When Performance Matters More Than Price

Polyamide hot melt adhesives are the adhesive of choice when standard EVA hot melts cannot meet the demands of the application. Offering outstanding heat resistance, excellent adhesion to metals and engineering plastics, and exceptional resistance to oils and chemicals, they are widely used across automotive, electronics, filtration, aerospace and industrial manufacturing. This guide explains where […]

Wood glue and Wood repair – a guide for professionals in 2026

Woodworking comes back to two essentials: bonding and repair. Wood glue supports everything from edgebanding and assembly to laminating and panel work. Wood filler deals with knots, voids, deep scratches and defects that become obvious once finishing begins. This guide is written for joinery, furniture, fit-out, maintenance and manufacturing teams who need reliable outcomes and […]

Knottec®: The Smarter, Faster, Cleaner Way to Repair Wood

When it comes to repairing knots, cracks, splits, and imperfections in wood, most professionals are familiar with the frustrations of traditional fillers. Mixing, drying times, shrinkage, mess, and colour-matching challenges can slow down even the most skilled tradesperson. That’s where Knottec®, the innovative wood repair system from Power Adhesives, truly stands out. Designed specifically for […]

GARD PC 800 – The Multipurpose solution for panel finishing

GARD PC800 – the all-in-one edgebander fluid PC800 eliminates the need for separate release agents, cleaners and antistatic fluids on your edgebanding machine. Developed for the furniture and timber industries, PC800 provides: Release agent – prevents glue from sticking to workpieces Antistatic protection – reduces dust and protects tools and rollers Cleaning action – removes […]

The Tec 810 is Back!

We’re excited to announce the return of the TEC 810 Hot Melt Glue Gun, the most trusted and versatile glue guns on the market. Now available once again at Glue Guns Direct, the TEC 810 is designed for professional performance and long-lasting reliability. The Professional Glue Gun for Every Application The TEC 810 glue gun […]

Kenyon Adhesives – Ultimate Adhesive Solutions for Point-of-Sale, Retail, and POP Displays

In the fast-paced world of retail, eye-catching point-of-sale displays (POSD), Point-of-Purchase (POP) displays, Totem displays, and Dump Bins are essential for capturing customer attention and driving sales. The manufacturing of these retail displays relies heavily on high-performance adhesives that ensure durability, flexibility, and ease of assembly. At Glue Guns Direct, we specialize in premium hot […]

EVA, PUR and Polyolefin Adhesives for Edgebanding and Edgelipping

Create the best bonds with Henkel Technomelt Adhesives Over the last few years, there has been much publicity about which hotmelt adhesive to use for edgebanding and edge lipping for the bonding of various materials to wood-based panel products. Kenyon Group’s Technical Sales & UK Sales Manager, Steve Morrow, tells us more …“It’s universally accepted […]

Direct Adhesives Limited Announces Acquisition of Kenyon Group Limited

We are excited to share with you that Direct Adhesives Limited has acquired Kenyon Group Limited. As a valued customer of Kenyon Group Ltd, we want to inform you of this important development. Both Kenyon Group Ltd and Direct Adhesives Ltd have long-standing reputations in the industry, and this acquisition brings together two companies with […]

Bonding corrugated board or cardboard – are you using the correct adhesive?

Create the best bond with Tecbond hot melt adhesives! Tecbond hot melt adhesives designed for carton closing, straw attachment, tray forming, deep freeze, cold storage, closure of folding boxes, point of sale, cardboard pallets, security packaging, cardboard furniture, palletising, cardboard coffins, difficult surface bonding we have the answer to the problem. Tecbond hot melt adhesives […]

For the first time in 50 years, Power Adhesives are refreshing their brand.

The comprehensive rebranding initiative comes as a strategic move to strengthen Power Adhesives’ identity across its markets, and further differentiate the company from its competitors and reinforces its position as the premier choice for bonding solutions. The comprehensive rebranding initiative comes as a strategic move to strengthen Power Adhesives’ identity across its markets, and further […]

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