HISTORY OF BRADBURY GROUP

Founded in 1991, Bradbury Group started out as an independent local company, Bradbury Security Grilles, which specialised in the manufacture of window grilles. Since then, Bradbury Security Grilles has gone from strength to strength, partnering with and acquiring several independent companies with a similar purpose and values to ours, leading to us changing our name to Bradbury Group.

Bradbury Group has since grown into one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of innovative physical security solutions to keep the nation’s businesses and infrastructure safe. Our Group companies, Bradbury Doors, Martin Roberts, Newton Security Doors, and Liddle Doors, have enabled us to increase our offering, not only in products but also expertise and services.

History

Timeline

2019

Bradbury Group won CV Magazine’s award for Best Physical Security Product Manufacturer at the 2019 Global Security & Investigations Awards.

2019

Liddle Doors joined the Group, with 40 years of experience in the manufacture and installation of physical security products, such as steel doors, kiosks and bar sets, particularly within the utilities sector.

2018

Bradbury Group’s HQ moved to a new state of the art, purpose-built site on Foxhills Industrial Estate. To date, the company operates from 160,000 sq. ft. and employs over 220 employees across the Group.

2017

Youth Engineering wins the North Lincolnshire Business Investment Award.

2017

Bradbury Group won the Outstanding Security Equipment Manufacturer award at the OSPAs.

2017

Bradbury Group was listed as one of the LSE’s Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain

2016

Bradbury Group was listed as a National Champion in the European Business Awards.

2016

Tim Strawson won the Leadership Award at EEF’s Future Manufacturing Awards.

2016

Bradbury Group acquired Martin Roberts, the architectural door supplier.

2015

Bradbury Group won the Business of Excellence award at the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, and Tim Strawson won the Business Person of the year award.

2014

Bradbury’s Engineering Academy was formed, which is now known as the Bradbury Academy.

2014

Youth Engineering Scunthorpe, the charitable enterprise, was founded by Tim Strawson. They continue to manufacture components for Bradbury Group.

2013

Bradbury Group was listed in Yorkshire’s Fastest 50 and Insider Growth 100 for the first time.

2013

Bradbury Group acquired the Extendor brand of high-security grilles and cages.

2011

Bradbury Group acquired Newton Security Doors, the communal door manufacturer.

2002

Bradbury Group started to make steel doors.

2001

Bradbury changed its name to Bradbury Group Ltd, to coincide with the increase in product range.

2000

Bradbury set up Cross-guard, a division to make cages for data centres.

1994

Bradbury Security Grilles relocated to Dunlop Way, Scunthorpe into a 5,000 sq. ft. premises.

1991

Bradbury Security Grilles was started in Luton by Tim Strawson, and employed just three other staff, working from a 2,500 sq. ft. factory.

2019

Bradbury Group won CV Magazine’s award for Best Physical Security Product Manufacturer at the 2019 Global Security & Investigations Awards.