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Here at Quality Bearings Online (QBOL) we pledged to support Candlelighters, a Leeds based non-profit charity which supports families with children who are battling cancer. We chose Candlelighters as our charity of the year 2023 with the goal of raising £5,000. We surpassed our target and have raised over £8,000 so far.Founded in 1976, Candlelighters was formed by a group of parents and medical staff who recognised a need for supporting families with children facing childhood cancer. S …

Quality Bearings Online was awarded Employer of the Year at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023. Held at London’s Grosvenor House on Tuesday 14th November, this prestigious event shone a light on businesses and entrepreneurs who have truly made an outstanding contribution to British Business.The Employer of the Year award celebrates organisations that go the extra mile through all stages of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to inclusion and development.S …

Mounting and dismounting a bearing is an essential procedure, which involves certain tools and techniques needed to correctly install and remove bearings. It is vital that a bearing is mounted correctly. Using the wrong techniques can significantly reduce your bearing's service life, leading to bearing damage and failure and, in turn, costing more time and money through unplanned downtime and replacing the bearing or even damaged equipment. Did you know that around 16%* of all premature bea …

Modern day bearings are a part of everyday life that most people aren’t even aware of. The concept of employing a bearing to diminish friction between an object and the surface it traverses, effectively "bearing" the load, dates back almost as far as human civilization itself. Now bearings are used in any application that has a rotary motion; from CNC Machines and aeroplanes, to bicycles and computer fans. This blog explores the origin and history of bearings.  In modern industry …

Quality Bearings Online (QBOL) was founded in 2012 and has since expanded into a multi-award-winning company supplying precision bearings, engineering spares, and technologically advanced lubricants to customers in over 110 countries worldwide. Over the years, we've onboarded 20 team members, who all bring talented and unique skill sets, ensuring we provide the highest standard of customer service to assist our customers in every way we can. Our team is full of ambitious individuals …