Wake up and smell the… Chelsea Flower Show!

Barnshaw Section Benders have just supplied a curved pipe that formed the stem of a flower design in the Chelsea Flower Show starting on 21^st May.

Chelsea Flower Show is attended by the royal family on opening day every year as it is one of the biggest and most prestigious flower shows in the UK and has been held in Chelsea since 1913. The show features innovative outdoor living areas and garden ideas to try at home.

Barnshaws was awarded with this creative project due to the benders’ innovative recommendation to have the pipe induction bent to benefit from minimum ovality.

The job consisted of curving 5’’ NB SCH 40. Barnshaws induction (hot) bent the stainless steel pipe to achieve S-bend with 600 x 690 radius.

Barnshaws hot bending capacity range is very impressive and includes tubes up to 711mm (28" x 30mm thick), rectangular hollow section up to 500 x 300, square hollow sections up to 500 x 500, beams up to 610 wide and channels up to 430 wide. No other company in the world offers such a range of sections and unusual forms.

Interested to find out more about Barnshaws stainless steel tube curving or induction bending capabilities? Simply click here to contact us for a free consultation.

For more information about the Chelsea Flower please visit their website.

When historic meets modern: Moorgate building redevelopment

A recent innovative Moorgate development in London will provide contemporary office, residential and retail space. The property located within the Bank Conservation Area will be the new eight-storey building behind a retained Victorian façade.

Allies and Morrison Architects that have drawn up the plans for the development have commented on the project saying ‘Designed to integrate happily within the character of the surrounding area, the development occupies a city block of approximately 2,060 sq m which will be consolidated into a single unified building. The facades of 8-10 Moorgate and 17 and 16 Tokenhouse Yard are to be retained, refurbished and incorporated into the scheme. The Moorgate facade will form the principle frontage and entrance to the office building, while 17 Tokenhouse Yard will contain a number of small residential units.’

The modern extension of the building was developed by Waterman and William Hare structural engineers, which have contracted Barnshaw Section Benders to supply quality bends for the project.

Barnshaws benders provided 400 beams, largest of which was 610x305x179 UB. Altogether the beams weighed 360 tonnes and formed the structure of the Moorgate building. Barnshaws managed to deliver the curved material very quickly, it only took the benders 10 weeks.

For more information about Barnshaws section bending capabilities please click here.