China Minerals Refractories Home Company Info News Technical Events & Exhibitions Sales Literature Vacancies Contact DSF News 18 Dec 2013 DSF Christmas Opening times 31 Oct 2013 New Appointment at DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd 24 Sep 2013 DSF Exhibit at Gulf Glass 2013 25 Jul 2013 Neale Parkin elected President of the British Ceramic Confederation 8 Jun 2013 Trevor Wilson wins Michael Garvey Award 5 Jun 2013 DSF Golf News 30 Jun 2013 24th China Glass 19 Apr 2013 Well Done Rodney! 27 Mar 2013 Snow disruptions at DSF! 02 Mar 2013 Glasspex India 2013 06 Dec 2012 DSF Christmas Opening times 03 Dec 2012 Email Technical Issues 02/02/12 - 03/02/12 02 Nov 2012 Biggest Stand– Best Glasstec Exhibitions & Events DSF attend various conferences and exhibitions throughout the year to keep in touch with developments in refractories and in our user industries. Gulf Glass 3rd – 5th September 2013 Glass Problems 14th-17th October 2013 China Glass 14th – 17th April Glasstec 21st -24th October 2014 More News >> More Details >> Welcome to DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd DSF is an independent company based in Derbyshire in the United Kingdom and is in the business of refractory manufacture and mineral processing, supplying to a wide range of heat containment industries. The company was established over 120 years ago as the Derbyshire Silica Firebrick Company, mining local mineral deposits to manufacture refractories for use in the production of town gas. Through the 1960's, the business diversified into supplying other industries including steel, glass and cement and the company named DSF Refractories. In 1987 DSF Refractories Ltd was acquired by forehearth manufacturer British Hartford-Fairmont Ltd to support their business in the glass industry. DSF quickly expanded its own supplies to the glass industry, and opened many significant export markets whilst operating within the BH-F group. In June 1993, DSF was bought out from the BH-F parent company by a team including the then board of directors and backed by the Bank of Scotland. The company was renamed DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd to reflect the growing importance of processed minerals to the business. In August 2003 the continued independence of the company was assured by a new management buy-out, with a focus on continued developments and increases in production capacity based on our successes in special refractories and high quality processed minerals. For the first time in the company's history the local management had a controlling interest in the company. In the 10 years since the buy out there has been a period of major investment to significantly increase the capacity of our factory with improved firing facilities and cutting and grinding equipment. Refractories DSF produce a wide range of alumino-silicate and special refractories and the company is world renowned in the production of high fired mullites. The company specialise on manufacturing large and complex shapes, and the production of bricks to tight dimensional tolerances. DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd. Friden, Newhaven, Nr. Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0DX, England Minerals DSF is a major importer of refractory minerals. Our state of the art crushing, screening and bagging operation is used to produce high quality processed materials. Products are used in refractories production, road surfacing applications and also used to produce ceramics and welding fluxes. Email info@dsf.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1629 636271 - Fax: +44 (0) 1629 636892 Web site and all contents © Copyright DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd 2011.