Buyer guides
Choose the right mould guide.
Practical buying advice for chandlers, from first questions to material, sizing and production choices, so you can compare options with more confidence.
In this section
Start with the right guide
This section brings together our buyer guides for candle moulds, materials and production decisions. It is designed to help you understand the main choices before you buy and spot the questions worth asking early.
If you want the full picture, start with All guides. If you have a specific question, go straight to mould types, silicone options, sizing for your wax, or when hand-poured production may no longer be the best fit.
All guides
The full library
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Candle mould buyer guide
What to ask before you buy
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Pillar vs vessel moulds
Which type suits your wax
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Silicone types for chandlers
Tin, platinum, and what changes
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Sizing your mould to your wax
Shrink, headspace, and safety
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Scaling from hand-poured
When to move to compression
ExploreIf you are not sure which guide applies to your product or process, get in touch and we will help you narrow it down.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Mouldings, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Part of TCI GroupFive specialist brands, one engineering team. Visit TCI Group.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
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