Gluecom Ace
Gluecom Ace operates from Birmingham, providing comprehensive UK coverage through strategically located facilities. The operation serves packaging, bookbinding, and converting markets with dispersion adhesives, jelly glues, and starch-based systems.
Manufacturing capabilities include water-based PVA and VAE dispersions alongside traditional protein adhesive technologies. Three sites ensure rapid delivery across the UK, from Cornwall to Inverness.
The Birmingham team maintains expertise in traditional adhesive technologies including jelly glues and starch systems, providing sustainable alternatives for customers prioritising biodegradable solutions.
Gluecom Ace History
Ace Adhesives was formed in 1986 by two former employees of Alfred Adams & Co. In 1987, the company launched jelly glues into the UK market, and within two years had become a significant supplier in the UK, particularly for bookbinding applications.
The business expanded to include PVA and VAE dispersions alongside jelly glue products. Gluecom Demcopack purchased Ace in 2004, bringing UK manufacturing expertise into the developing group structure.
Today, Gluecom Ace operates three UK sites providing comprehensive coverage and maintaining strong customer relationships built over nearly four decades in the UK adhesives market.
Gluecom Ace Adhesive Products
Gluecom Ace manufactures water-based PVA and VAE dispersion adhesives at UK facilities, whilst providing the complete Gluecom product portfolio including Demcomelt hotmelts from Labord and jelly glues from Demcopack. This combination of local manufacturing and group access delivers comprehensive adhesive solutions for UK industrial markets.
Dispersions manufactured in Birmingham serve packaging assembly, laminating, paper converting, and general industrial bonding. The complete product range includes hotmelt systems for instant bonding applications, jelly glues for bookbinding and luxury packaging, and starch-based systems for natural, biodegradable requirements.
Three strategically located UK facilities enable rapid nationwide delivery of both UK-manufactured dispersions and the full European product range. Technical support covers all adhesive technologies, providing customers single-source solutions backed by local manufacturing capabilities and group-wide expertise.
