Founded in 1958, NBC Group Ltd has grown from a regional bearing supplier into a trusted global partner to OEMs across a wide range of industries. Remaining proudly family-owned throughout its history, the business has built its reputation on technical expertise, reliability, and long-term customer relationships.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, NBC established itself as a dependable UK supplier of bearings and engineering components, originally serving the maintenance markets but moving more into supplying original equipment manufacturers. This period laid the foundations for a customer-focused approach that remains central to the business today.
In the decades that followed, NBC Group has diversified its offering beyond bearings into a comprehensive range of mechanical power transmission products, including chains, belts, pulleys, couplings and housings, enabling customers to source multiple critical components from a single, knowledgeable partner.
A key milestone in the company’s development was the introduction of its own product ranges, most notably the QCB brand. Originally driven by success in slewing rings and drives, the QCB portfolio has expanded to include bearings, mounted units, thermoplastic housings and specialist products for demanding applications. These ranges provide customers with a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to major global brands.
Today, NBC Group operates from its headquarters in Telford, with nearly 100,000 square feet of warehousing & from it’s branch in Belfast providing service to customers across the UK, Ireland and international markets. The business maintains one of the most extensive stock holdings in the industry, ensuring continuity of supply & just in time deliveries for OEM customers worldwide.
With ISO 9001 accreditation and a continued investment in technical capability, stockholding and customer service, NBC Group remains committed to delivering engineering solutions that keep industry moving. Over more than six decades, the company has evolved with the needs of its customers—while staying true to the values of quality, expertise and reliability that have defined it since the beginning.
