Painter Brothers

Painter Brothers is a major British fabricator of structural steelwork and one of the leading producers of bolted lattice steelwork in the world.

History

Painter Brothers was founded in Hereford, England in 1920[1] and incorporated in 1929.[2]

In conjunction with Callender's Cable and Construction Co Ltd, Painter Brothers provided the steelwork for the first Callender-Hamilton unit-construction hangars ordered by the British Air Ministry in the pre-World War II rearmament programme.[3]

The company manufactured the Skylon, the iconic ‘Vertical Feature’ that was the emblematic symbol of the 1951 Festival of Britain.[4]

In 1955 Painter Brothers became a member of the BICC plc group of companies and now operates within the Balfour Beatty Power Networks Division.[5] This has enabled the company to offer a fully integrated service that includes all aspects of overhead electrical transmission with worldwide distribution.

In 1968 the company was awarded the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement.

Operations

All manufacturing is carried out at the Hereford site. Accurate fabrication of all structures is achieved by the full use of computer controlled production techniques.

The company specialises in the manufacture of:

  • Callender-Hamilton lattice girder bridge systems.
  • Communications masts and towers for radio and television broadcasting and for microwave and satellite communications.
  • Galvanised steel towers for the electrical transmission and distribution industries.
  • Lattice distribution poles, sub-station support steelwork, flare stack support structures, rail electrification gantry structures and crossarm steelwork.

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References
  1. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Painter_Brothers GRACE'S GUIDE
  2. http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/painter-brothers
  3. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1938/1938%20-%200196.html FLIGHT, JANUARY 20, 1938
  4. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=33317 EXHIBITION SITE READY FOR OPENING – British Pathé
  5. http://www.painterbrothers.com/companyprofile.php
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcell_claassen/4668655005/
  8. http://www.painterbrothers.com/itemdetails.php?id=25
  9. http://www.painterbrothers.com/itemdetails.php?id=30
  10. http://www.painterbrothers.com/itemdetails.php?id=23
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.painterbrothers.com/itemdetails.php?id=26
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