First For Bearings
The Official Publication from the Hayley bearing Solutions Team
First For Bearings is a digital and print magazine from Hayley Bearing Solutions, the dedicated bearing sales and support team at Hayley Group.
Issues of First For Bearings regularly contain the latest innovations from the world of bearings, stories from around our nationwide branch network, insights from our teams and our leading-brand manufacturing partners, and special features on best practice.
Upon release, each branch receives a quantity of printed copies. Please speak to the team at your local branch if you would like a copy.
First For Bearings Issue 6
Published: February 2022
In this issue:
- Finding Fake Bearings Stops Machine Failure
- Split Bearings Improve Safety and Reduce Maintenance
- Safety First - Bearings Help to improve Food Standards
- Maintaining Standards
- Extending Bearing Life with Remanufacturing
- Hayley Ballymena: Providing Bearing Solutions for Over Thirty Years
- Hayley Bury St. Edmunds: A Branch Built on its Passion for Service
- Hayley Milton Keynes: Powering Forward into 2022
- 2021 Hayley Bearing Mastermind Winner - Richard Spencer!
- First For Bearings Quiz
First For Bearings Issue 5
Published: November 2021
In this issue:
- What's New In '22? We ask NSK, SKF, Schaeffler and NTN.
- Branch Focus: Hayley Northern - A True Northern Powerhouse.
- Branch Focus: Hayley Manchester - A Team United In Supporting Its City
- Hayley Group Headquarters - Dedicated to Supporting our Branches and Providing a First-class Service.
- Birchall Racing & Hayley Group - A Winning Combination.
First For Bearings Issue 4
Published: September 2021
In this issue:
- Bearings in the Water and Waste Management Industries.
- NSK Creep-free Bearings.
- NTN-SNR All-In-One Kit with DRIVE BOOSTER Automatic Lubrication System.
- FAG Double-row Angular Contact Ball Bearings.
- SKF Three-barrier Solution.
- AMS Hayley Alfreton, Dedicated to Providing Bearing Solutions for the Water Industry.
- Cooper Bearings for the Water Industry.
- Hayley North East, Providing Bearing Solutions to the Waste Management Industry.
- Hayley Southern, Bringing the Latest Product Innovation to Customers in the Waste Management Sector.
- Drive Efficiency Improvements with the NSK Asset Improvement Programme (AIP).
- Hayley Group & NSK Help to Halt Bearing Failures at Waste Services Facility.
- Introducing Hayley 24/7 Pump Repair & Refurbishment Services.


First For Bearings Issue 3
Published: July 2021
In this issue:
- The 5 Main Challenges for Bearings in the Paper & Packaging Industry.
- FAG X-Life Spherical Roller Bearings from Schaeffler.
- NSK TL Series Spherical Roller Bearings.
- SKF Sealed Explorer Spherical Roller Bearings.
- NTN-SNR Rust Guard Corrosion-Resistant Bearings.
- Hayley Wales Branch Focus.
- Hayley Cumbria Branch Focus.
- Lamond & Murray - Serving the Paper Industry for 100 Years.
First For Bearings Issue 2
Published: May 2021
In this issue:
- The 4 Main Challenges for Bearings within Mining & Quarrying Environments.
- NTN-SNR ULTAGE [KIZEI] Spherical Roller Bearings (NTN-SNR bearings).
- FAG Spherical Roller Bearings with Durotect CK Coating (FAG bearings).
- SKF Cooper Split Spherical Roller Bearings (SKF bearings).
- NSKHPS Spherical Roller Bearings (NSK bearings).
- Hayley Bristol Branch Bearings Story.
- Hayley Southern Branch Bearings Story.
- DMS Condition-based Monitoring & Asset Management.
First For Bearings Issue 1
Published: February 2021
In this issue:
- The 5 Main Challenges for Bearings in the Food & Beverage Industries.
- SKF Food Line (Blue Range) Ball Bearing Units.
- NSK Stainless Steel ES1 Bearings.
- FAG Generation C Deep Groove Ball Bearings.
- NTN-SNR TOPLINE Deep Groove Ball bearings.
- Branch Focus: Hayley King's Lynn Helps to Extend Bearing Service Life at Food Processing Factories