ISB Bearings: Economical Performance Since 1981
Official UK Distributor of ISO 9001 Certified Economy Bearings
Howcroft Group is an Official Distributor of ISB Products
ISB brings its experience as bearing manufacturers for more than 50 years to its unrivalled range of bearings with the highest performance to fulfill its motto: "Resistance, Performance, Reliability"
50 Years of Bearing Excellence
ISB Group, specialised in bearings & components, has been present in the market since 1981. The ISB Headquarters in Italy is the strategic center of a wide network of distributors and manufacturing sites, which are all led and guided by the internal R&D and Quality departments.
ISB Group divisions are dedicated to specially designed bearings and components for a wide array of industry and sports sectors.
Complete Bearing Range
From deep groove ball bearings to specialist slewing rings—ISB delivers unrivalled range with the highest performance.
Why Choose ISB?
Economical Alternative
For applications with moderate loads, speeds, and operating temperatures—ISB delivers 85-90% of premium bearing life at 40% lower cost.
ISO 9001 Quality Assurance
ISB manufacturing is certified to ISO 9001:2015 with full material traceability and dimensional inspection—not a grey-market product.
Strategic Inventory Optimization
Use ISB for non-critical spares and safety stock—reserving premium brands for mission-critical applications. Reduces total bearing inventory cost by 25-35%.
ISB Product Catalogue
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Why Choose Howcroft for ISB Bearings
ISB gives our customers a European-made bearing at a sensible price, and we have supplied the range alongside the premium brands for years.
Because we also handle SKF, FAG and Timken, we can be straight with customers about where an ISB bearing is the right call and where it is not. That honesty is worth more than a margin.
Balanced specification advice
A like-for-like view against premium brands, including where ISB is genuinely the better value choice.
Wide range held
Deep groove ball, self-aligning, taper and housed units across common metric sizes.
Interchange support
Cross-referencing to and from OEM references so a line is not held up waiting for a premium part.
