Barnshaws Steel Bending Group

Not many events typify British summertime like Wimbledon. World-class tennis players, strawberries, cream and fans from all over the world make the venue their home for two weeks – but crucially, what about the weather? Thankfully, a spot of rain won’t be halting proceedings on No.1 Court this year, as Barnshaws Section Benders has supplied steel fabrications to support an all-new retractable stadium roof.

  The ongoing regeneration of Slough town centre has stepped it up to the next level as Barnshaws Section Benders has provided curved steel to support The Curve, the new cultural and learning centre: a project delivered by Slough Urban Renewal on behalf of Slough Borough Council.

It’s very British to adapt to the extremely unpredictable summer weather, but thanks partly to the work of Barnshaws Section Benders the crowd at Wimbledon Centre Court this month didn’t have too much to worry about. The stadium features a fully retractable 1,000 tonne roof, which allows tennis fans to enjoy the spectacle of world class sport in any summer weather condition.

  Since its introduction in 2014, CE Marking for steel fabricated products has been the defining standard in assessing the quality, suitability and safety of steelwork. While the benefits of optimum steel products for structural applications may seem obvious, what has the overall effect on the construction industry been during this time period?

  Erected using steel fabrication expertise from Barnshaws Polska, a new giant retail sign has gone up in Hungary. The expert metal bending and fabrication company used 40 tonnes of precision rolled steel cylinders and cones to construct a tapered column to support the huge triangular sign structure.

Present at this year’s Commercial Vehicle show, Barnshaws Section Benders will be displaying a wide range of precision curved metal solutions designed specifically for the transport industry. All the products present on stand are designed to maximise service life and minimise operating costs for fleet transport managers. Barnshaws representatives will be available at Stand 3B75 for the duration of the event to discuss requirements.

Celebrating the heritage of Corby, a new stainless steel sculpture has been fabricated and precision curved by metal bending company, Barnshaws Section Benders. The ‘Sundew Sculpture’ designed by renowned artist John Atkin, was opened on the 20th January 2017 outside Corby train station, with its geometric complexity paying homage to Corby’s steel industry and the town’s passion for music.

To support the construction of a dual carriageway ring road around the historic city of Wielun, Barnshaws Polska has supplied seven precision curved 813x16 tubes. The company was contacted to lend their knowledge to the project, which aims to modernise the local area and increase access to one of Poland’s oldest cities.

English premiership football matches are often seen as physical representations of the titanic, with sporting and financial battles in one of the most competitive leagues. Nowadays just as much time and money goes into the stadiums as it does the sport, with the intimidating amphitheatre of the Etihad Stadium, the geometric confluence of the Emirates, the raucous intimacy of Selhurst Park, and of course the traditional fortress that is Old Trafford.

Bringing further support to Polish domestic infrastructure, Barnshaws Polska has supplied 17 precision curved steel tubes to enable the construction of a new viaduct on the S5 expressway. The viaduct will be located nearer Wroclaw, Poland’s fourth largest city, constituting part of the direct road connection between Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdansk that the S5 will provide.

This Christmas Barnshaws Section Benders, well-known for bending metal, has received a call from the North Pole as the elves need them to bend some more festive material. After Rudolph broke into the candy department and ate all the stock, the elves realised they had no candy canes left for the big day. With Christmas only weeks away, and no time to bend the candy in-house, the elves contacted Barnshaws to bend 500 tonnes of straight candy canes before the deadline of the 25th December.

Becoming a mainstay of modern architecture, aluminium louvres ensure that excessive sunlight does not adversely affect the interior environment of a structure. However, as architectural design has become more freeform, increased demand has been placed on louvres to seamlessly integrate with these new aesthetics. 

Efficient and innovative solutions are required from the pressures of the construction industry, to meet construction deadlines and provide a modern, desirable finished structure. Reducing the overall weight of structures has been a large part of this continued innovation, with the structural beam an element that has been pushed to the forefront of this revolution.

A redevelopment of Longbridge town centre, as part of the £70m project will see a new superstore for Marks & Spencer that is be one of the largest in the country and the adjoining car park has been constructed from steel with the roof and floor sections being curved by Barnshaws metal bending to ensure sufficient strength and controlled water run-off. The work was carried out for specialist steelwork contractor James Killelea.

Carrying the moniker of the co-discoverer of DNA’s molecular structure proudly, the first scientists have moved into the Francis Crick Institute in London. The £650 million structure will be Europe’s largest biomedical laboratory under one roof and will study how illness develops with the aim of tackling health conditions such as cancer, heart disease and brain disorders.

Carrying the moniker of the co-discoverer of DNA’s molecular structure proudly, the first scientists have moved into the Francis Crick Institute in London. The £650 million structure will be Europe’s largest biomedical laboratory under one roof and will study how illness develops with the aim of tackling health conditions such as cancer, heart disease and brain disorders.

The Structural Design Awards 2015 recently recognised, the construction of Derby Arena has benefitted from precision curved steel columns, measuring up to 24m long, produced by Barnshaws Section Benders. Combining an Olympic standard 250m velodrome track, 12 badminton courts or three volley ball courts, the facility seats up to 5,000 spectators.

Breaking new ground in diving and conservation techniques was the raising of the Mary Rose in 1982, and also was one of the most complex salvage operations ever conducted. It was an operation that older employees of Barnshaws Section Benders will also remember, as the businesses’ unrivalled steel fabrication expertise helped bring the wreck to the surface.

  The Oval stadium, birthplace of the Ashes and the location of the first ever Test Match in England, will be further adding to its vibrant history this August as England take on Pakistan in the final test.

Britain’s first purpose-built digital advertising arch in Salford, Manchester is using precision rolled steel tube from Barnshaws Section Benders. The Salford Arch was financed by UK outdoor advertising business JCDecaux.