The profile bending company, Barnshaws Section Bender have received recognition from the Scottish Parliament for their contribution to the region’s industry. The Motion was put forward by the MSP Margaret Mitchell after she visited the company’s Hamilton facility. During Margaret Mitchell’s visit to the Hamilton facility, the expertise and high quality of materials used in the company’s work was apparent.
Barnshaws has been operating for 23 years, and was first established in 1969. The business is the largest capacity of bending machines in the world, and Barnshaws has developed over the years in order to become the top expert profile bending business in the world. The company have recently expanded to work with non-ferrous materials such as commer and aluminium after mostly working with steel. The company also work with more specialist materials such as Hardox.
The section bending business was first opened in Tividale, the West Midlands and Barnshaws still has a HQ in this area. The Company has been recognised for work at their Hamilton facility, but Barnshaws also operates out of Manchester, Coseley and most recently Poland.
Barnshaws has been involved in the creation of sculpture such as The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the Angel of the Nauld which is a mermaid that is located in Cumbernauld and measures 10m in height. Barnshaws also created the tubular trees that are found at Terminal 5 of Heathrow as well as the ArcelorMittal Orbit which stands in the Olympic Park in London. The business also works for a range of different sectors including construction, power generation and mining among others.
