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SO GLAD WE COULD HELP
"Thank you for a very efficient service and for all your help in this matter, which has already made a difference to me". G. Vanezis, Woodford Green (A recently disabled lady).
ALL DONE AT ALL SOULS
We’re proud to have completed this project; making and installing 5 new handrails for the portico of this iconic London church.
BRAVO!!!
Our brass specialist wow everyone again with his brass fabrication & installation skills. This time at The Theatre Royal Stratford East.
WHAT A WIND UP!
Since successfully servicing the windows in one area of the Lister Hospital, we have been asked to service many more.
LET’S SPELL IT OUT
A bespoke planter spelling out your school’s name is a great way to enhance your grounds
SIMPLY WOW!
Our brass expert has pulled off yet another stunning feat restoring a badly damaged art deco chandelier to its full glory.
THE ANSWER’S HERE.
And since we’ve worked our magic, the gates are now restored.
VET’S STAIRCASE VETTED
We thoroughly examined the fire escape at the rear of a leading Sheffield veterinary clinic and provided them with a detailed report.
AN OPEN & SHUT CASE
The professional replacement of a faulty gate hinge can quickly get a gate working again.
NEIGH BOTHER!
It was a pleasure for us to make and install these silhouettes for a horse-loving client.
IT’S GOOD TO BE REMEMBERED.
6 years after making and installing railings for a lovely local couple, they asked us to make and install handrails for their front and back gardens
SURVEYING IN THE RAIN
A little drizzle won’t stop our staircase inspections.
GORGEOUS GATES
We repaired and redecorated these beautiful gates, restoring them to their former glory following extensive damage and decay.
PARADISE RETURNS
As a result of the gates we made and the railings we repaired, as well as work by stonemasons, Rosewood, we’re pleased to find Old Paradise Gardens in Lambeth has been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.
See our profile in the Trust’s magazine.
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/trades-directory-news/waltham-forest-engineering
AS SEEN IN LISTED HERITAGE MAGAZINE
As part of their Metalwork – Gates & Railings feature, we were proud to advertise the quality of our work and customer service, and saw no reason to be modest!
THE MERIDIAN LINE IS NOW LONGER
At the request of The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, we made and fitted a 4.5 metre extension to the copper strip that shows the physical location of the Prime Meridian on the site. At night, a green laser marks the Meridian Line in the evening sky from the top of the...
ADD SOME WARMTH TO YOUR GARDEN
With a bespoke fire pit that has a removeable tray.
Songs of Praise
Following a robbery in our small beautiful church, it was unanimously agreed by the PCC that we wished for replicas to be made to replace the stolen articles: the ornate brass pulpit rail and a Victorian chandelier. The church is a fine example of the Arts and Crafts...
HOSPITAL WORK
We are proud to have installed a number of walkways, platforms, and cat ladders to make access to the roof of Homerton Hospital easier for staff.
THANK YOU NHS
For caring for us when we need help the most.
MAKING HISTORY MORE ACCESSIBLE
That's exactly what we did, when we made and installed this ramp at the entrance to the Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court Palace.
BOLD AS BRASS
No one should be shy of work this good. View handrail project
Another accreditation
Having passed the stringent membership criteria, we're proud to be members of this prestigious guild.
Welcome to our work
The Club's entrance restored to its original magnificence.
Let’s go into the garden
Who could resist, when stepping into the garden is down these newly restored steps?
Rather Good Railings
We have now completed installing the railings we made for this wonderful Jacobean style mansion and couldn't be more pleased. Secured around the swimming pool roof and the terrace, and down the stairs to the gardens, they provide one of the last finishing touches to...
Happy 100th Birthday
We have just helped restore the magnificient Priory Park Gates in Southend-on-Sea for their centenary year. The project is another great example of the Council showing how much it values and cares for its heritage and is determined to maintain it for all to enjoy....
To the Crystal Dome!
Yes, THE CRYSTAL MAZE is coming back soon on Channel 4 with a new 70 metre walkway made by us. So take your eyes off Richard Ayoade as the new Maze Master and look out for our industrial style walkway.
Happy of Hampstead
"Waltham Forest fabricated my brushed stainless steel balustrade to a very high standard. Their installer did an excellent job, courteous, professional and most helpful. I can fully recommend their services." Mr E Sherman, London NW3
Back Behind Bars
Our guys have just installed the last sections of the Victorian exercise yard at Saffron Walden Police Station. Amazing what you can do with a jumble of broken and corroded bars bars.
“The canopy looks amazing :)”
Opi Dhillon (pictured on the right, with our specialist leadworker, Dave) shows his delight with the entrance canopy we made for him. The appreciation worked both ways, as he was a joy to work for and we would go out of our way to help him again.
Harry Potter and the Refurbished Brass Handrails
We’re proud to have helped London’s Palace Theatre get ready for the opening of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Not having a drop of wizard’s blood in him, our brass specialist had to use hard graft and skill to produce the magical result the theatre wanted and the...
Viva Victoriana
Another antique gate lovingly restored. This time with the addition of a new arch to give it the finish touch.
When one gate closes, another one opens
After completing the restoration and re-painting of the magnificent Victory Sports Ground gates in Southend-on-Sea, the Council asked us to apply the same high level of TLC to the wrought iron gates at Chalkwell Park.
While millions of leaves are falling, we’re replacing one.
This November we replaced a missing leaf on the magnificent Victory Sports Ground Gates in Southend-on-Sea. It was the last task in a project Southend Council gave us to return the 90 year old gates to their original glory.
The View from the bottom of The Shard
Unfortunately, there isn’t much of interest to see at the base of this amazing 1,000 foot plus building. But that’s where our guys have been working recently. Arriving after 10pm on a winter’s night, they set to work to investigate why the doors and locks of The...
From Whipps Cross to Whipps Happy
Unsatisfied with their widely spaced handrails, the managers of the highly respected Whipps Cross University Hospital wanted metal panels installed at the back of them to make them a solid barrier. With perforations to let in light and powder-coating to provide a...
The Russians are coming
On 18th September The Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age exhibition will open at the Science Museum in London. We're proud - in a small way - to have helped get it there. By removing and altering some of the railings around the Mill Engine in the Energy Hall we...
Kosher Canopy
We're proud to have been asked by the Embassy of Israel to design, fabricate and install a canopy to cover the entrance used by visa applicants. For security reasons, we can only show you a photo of the curved canopy framework being made in...
Upstairs, downstairs
and along corridors, our specialist has now refurbished many metres of brass handrail for The London Palladium. So we’ve let him sit back for 10 minutes with a tub of ice cream before his next act of metal wizardry.
Year-round garden colour that doesn’t come from plants
These planters are ideal for brightening up a side path or patio at any time of year. Made of aluminium, they’re light, so easy to carry until you fill them with earth and plants. Even then, because of their height, they’re easy to work on.
Happy New Year
We hope your business has got off to as busy a start as ours. We’re refurbishing the brass handrails at the London Palladium so they shine as brightly as the cast on stage, and undertaking a host of more regular repair and maintenance work too. No wonder Christmas...
A big thank you
To our guys who worked this weekend to mend wrought iron gates at a busy depot, which involved shop and site welding, and the ones who replaced the door closers at the Tesco store next to Portcullis House. It means David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Milliband et al can buy...
Working with dragons
I’m not talking about any of our clients. I’m referring to a metal dragon, a symbol of a school house, which we’re making supports for. We’ve looked after lions, unicorns and cherubs on some of the most famous gates in the country for years, but this is the first time...
Lucky 13
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 has got off to a good start for you. For our part, we’ve been surprisingly busy. To be honest, 2012 was a bit depressing, but from 1st January this year, clients we haven’t heard of for a long time have asked us to work for them. We’ve been...