Jan 03, 2017 
DKL Metals Ltd., the largest UK solder manufacturer in electronics, is pleased to announce the company’s 30-year anniversary. As the UK’s foremost producer of lead-free solders and tin-lead alloys for the European industry, DKL produces ultra-pure solder alloys for the electronics assembly and HASL industry.
Colin Longworth, Managing Director commented, “We are proud to have served the electronics industry in the U.K. and Ireland for last 30 years and look forward to another 30 working together, developing new products to suit the ever-changing requirements of the electronics industry.”
DKL Metals Ltd. was established as an independent manufacturer of tin/lead alloys. Since then, the company has grown substantially, and today is recognized as one of the U.K.'s leading suppliers of high purity solders and alloys – manufactured in accordance with national and international standards or customer proprietary specifications.
DKL Metals formed a number of strategic alliances with like-minded independent companies and in 2002 signed a manufacturing license with Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. of Japan to produce the SN100C range of lead-free solders. At this time the company also linked up with Balver Zinn of Germany and a year later with FCTA, USA.
Established in 1986 as an independent manufacturer of tin/lead alloys, DKL Metals Ltd. has grown to become one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high purity solders and alloys — manufactured in accordance with national and international standards or customer proprietary specifications. It is DKL Metals’ policy to pursue the highest standards of quality and consistency to satisfy the varied and exacting demands of the modern manufacturing industry. In recognition of pending EU legislation to remove lead and other harmful materials under RoHS, DKL Metals formed a number of strategic alliances with like-minded independent companies and, in 2002, signed a manufacturing license with Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. of Japan to produce its SN100 range of lead-free solders. At this time they also formally linked up with Balver Zinn of Germany and a year later with FCTA, USA offering customers a global supply network of lead-free solutions. For more information, visit www.dklmetals.co.uk.
