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[[image:Im1953v196-p87.jpg|thumb| 1953. Made to the design by [[British Insulated Callender's Construction Co]].]] | [[image:Im1953v196-p87.jpg|thumb| 1953. Made to the design by [[British Insulated Callender's Construction Co]].]] | ||
of Hereford, | of Hereford Steelworks, Holmer Road, Hereford | ||
Specialists in the design and production of lattice steel structures. | |||
1920 Company founded. | 1920 Company founded. | ||
1929 Private company. | 1929 Private company. [[Leslie Edmund Painter]] and [[Ralph Arthur Painter]]. | ||
Sometime before 1957 became a subsidiary of [[BICC]]<ref>The Times May 30, 1958</ref> | Sometime before 1957 became a subsidiary of [[BICC]]<ref>The Times May 30, 1958</ref> | ||
1960 Supplying galvanized steel structures to [[BICC]] and worked with [[Bartles (Carn Brea)]] Ltd on railway electrification work<ref>The Times, May 23, 1960</ref> | 1960 Supplying galvanized steel structures to [[BICC]] and worked with [[Painters and Bartles (Carn Brea)|Bartles (Carn Brea)]] Ltd on railway electrification work<ref>The Times, May 23, 1960</ref> | ||
1961 Electricity transmission towers and poles, radio and television masts, U.C. bridges and hangers, and other structural engineering and heavy galvanising. 450 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | 1961 Electricity transmission towers and poles, radio and television masts, U.C. bridges and hangers, and other structural engineering and heavy galvanising. 450 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
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1969 Integrated in the [[BICC]] Construction activities<ref>The Times Mar 18, 1969</ref> | 1969 Integrated in the [[BICC]] Construction activities<ref>The Times Mar 18, 1969</ref> | ||
Now part of the [[Balfour Beatty]] Group. | |||
Website [https://www.painterbrothers.com/ '''here'''] | |||
Products include:- | |||
* Overhead line electrification (OLE) steelwork for the rail industry | |||
* [[Callender-Hamilton Bridges|Callender-Hamilton truss girder bridges]] | |||
* Telecommunication masts and towers | |||
* Overhead line transmission towers | |||
* Substation equipment support and cable support steelwork | |||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 16 June 2023




of Hereford Steelworks, Holmer Road, Hereford
Specialists in the design and production of lattice steel structures.
1920 Company founded.
1929 Private company. Leslie Edmund Painter and Ralph Arthur Painter.
Sometime before 1957 became a subsidiary of BICC[1]
1960 Supplying galvanized steel structures to BICC and worked with Bartles (Carn Brea) Ltd on railway electrification work[2]
1961 Electricity transmission towers and poles, radio and television masts, U.C. bridges and hangers, and other structural engineering and heavy galvanising. 450 employees. [3]
1968 Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement.
1969 Integrated in the BICC Construction activities[4]
Now part of the Balfour Beatty Group.
Website here
Products include:-
- Overhead line electrification (OLE) steelwork for the rail industry
- Callender-Hamilton truss girder bridges
- Telecommunication masts and towers
- Overhead line transmission towers
- Substation equipment support and cable support steelwork
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times May 30, 1958
- ↑ The Times, May 23, 1960
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times Mar 18, 1969
- The Engineer of 26th April 1968 p 650.