Painter Brothers
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Painter Brothers is a major British fabricator of structural steelwork and one of the leading producers of bolted lattice steelwork in the world.
, England
in 1920 and incorporated in 1929.
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.
The company manufactured the Skylon
, the iconic ‘Vertical Feature’ that was the abiding symbol of the 1951 Festival of Britain
.
In 1955 Painter Brothers became a member of the BICC plc group of companies and now operates within the Balfour Beatty
Power Networks Division. This has enabled the company to offer a fully integrated service embracing every aspect of overhead electrical transmission with worldwide distribution.
In 1968 the company was awarded the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement
.
plants which between them can process over 30,000 tonnes of interchangeable structural steelwork per annum. Accurate fabrication of all structures is achieved by the full use of computer controlled production techniques.
The company specialises in the manufacture of:
History
Painter Brothers was founded at HerefordHereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1920 and incorporated in 1929.
In conjunction with Callender's Cable and Construction Co Ltd
BICC
The Bearer-Independent Call Control is a signaling protocol based on N-ISUP that is used for supporting narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network service over a broadband backbone network. BICC is designed to interwork with existing transport technologies...
, Painter Brothers provided the steelwork for the first Callender-Hamilton unit-construction hangars ordered by the British Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
in the pre-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
rearmament programme.
The company manufactured the Skylon
Skylon (tower)
The Skylon was a futuristic-looking, slender, vertical, cigar-shaped steel tensegrity structure located by the Thames in London, that apparently floated above the ground, built in 1951 for the Festival of Britain....
, the iconic ‘Vertical Feature’ that was the abiding symbol of the 1951 Festival of Britain
Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition in Britain in the summer of 1951. It was organised by the government to give Britons a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote good quality design in the rebuilding of British towns and cities. The Festival's centrepiece was in...
.
In 1955 Painter Brothers became a member of the BICC plc group of companies and now operates within the Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
Power Networks Division. This has enabled the company to offer a fully integrated service embracing every aspect of overhead electrical transmission with worldwide distribution.
In 1968 the company was awarded the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement
Queen's Awards for Enterprise
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development. They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses...
.
Operations
All manufacturing is carried out at the Hereford site which has two modern galvanizingGalvanization
Galvanization is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, in order to prevent rusting. The term is derived from the name of Italian scientist Luigi Galvani....
plants which between them can process over 30,000 tonnes of interchangeable structural steelwork per annum. Accurate fabrication of all structures is achieved by the full use of computer controlled production techniques.
The company specialises in the manufacture of:
- Callender-HamiltonCallender-Hamilton bridgeThe Callender-Hamilton bridge is a modular portable pre-fabricated truss bridge. It is primarily designed for use as permanent civil bridging as well as for emergency bridge replacement and for construction by military engineering units...
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 stackGas flareA gas flare, alternatively known as a flare stack, is an elevated vertical conveyance found accompanying the presence of oil wells, gas wells, rigs, refineries, chemical plants, natural gas plants, and landfills....
support structures, rail electrification gantry structures and crossarm steelwork.
Major Projects
- Akagera River Bridge in TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
with a reduced centre span to allow maximum clearance for shipping. - Chumphon Rail Bridge in ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
located on the main southern line between BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
and the Malaysian border. - Crystal Palace Tower in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - Gorai RiverGorai-Madhumati RiverThe Gorai-Madhumati River is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges....
Bridge in BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. - Tal-y-CafnTal-y-CafnTal-y-Cafn is a small settlement in Conwy county borough, north Wales.It lies in the Conwy valley close to the Roman settlement of Canovium at Caerhun, and was the site of a Roman river-crossing point of the River Conwy...
Bridge in North WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The bridge is a Callender-Hamilton Type B10. - Tekezé RiverTekezé RiverThe Tekezé River, also known as the Takkaze River, is a major river of Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan. According to materials published by the...
Bridge in EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
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