News
26th November 2019
The UK’s skills gap is one of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry. Birtley Group has been working with a local college to support the students studying vocational construction courses by offering free building materials. Graeme Miller, Managing Director at Birtley Group supports the initiative, he comments: “We really want to support colleges and […]
25th November 2019
Hanging a Wreath on a Composite Door It’s the most wonderful time of the year and with Christmas just around the corner, it’s finally time to venture into the loft and make room for those all-important Christmas decorations. It’s not just the halls you want to deck this Christmas, your front door could also use […]
11th November 2019
Birtley Group will close for Christmas and New Year on Friday 20th December 2019 and will open again on Thursday 2nd January 2020. Normal deliveries will commence on Monday 6th January 2020. Please see the 2019 delivery cut-off points for Birtley Lintels, Bowater Doors, Expamet and Birtley Galvanizing. Bowater Door Orders Painted doors: […]
29th October 2019
Birtley Group’s Gary Maddison will be ‘Lifting of the Dinnie Stones’ next month in aid of Crohn’s & Colitis UK. Gary, whose friend and colleague suffers from Crohn’s & Colitis, hopes to shine a light on the condition and raise some money for the charity as a special thank you to his friend who helped […]
21st October 2019
Birtley Galvanizing has recently teamed up with Galvanizers Association to celebrate the Galvanizing Industry’s second Open Day event on October 15th. The event which was held throughout the UK and Ireland opened the doors to fabricators, architects, engineers, contractors, and specifiers alike and aimed to shine a light on the impressive alchemy that is hot-dip […]
19th June 2019
Expamet have recently donated £130 to local charity Alice House Hospice as part of their 130th Anniversary. To mark the occasion of turning 130, we are hosting a series of monthly Facebook competitions, with the chance of our followers to win £130 worth of prizes. We launched the competition on Facebook last month, three charities […]
9th May 2019
Birtley Galvanizing, specialists in Hot-Dip Galvanizing, Powder Coating and Shot Blasting, has recently supported Michael Fairington to unveil the Blyth Battery Guns in celebration of their 70th anniversary. M.Fairington who manufactured the naval guns wanted to work with Birtley in order hot dip galvanize the guns which will be a […]
12th April 2019
We take a look at The Future Homes Standard and how lintels can help developers adopt world leading levels of energy efficiency in new build homes. According to government reports, heating and powering buildings accounts for 40% of the total energy usage in the UK. By making the buildings more energy efficient and embracing smart […]
25th March 2019
Ben Chipping, Nicola Elms and Russell Hill join Birtley Group as the newest Windpost Design Engineer, Assistant Door Estimator and Warranty Administrator. Ben joins Birtley Group with over 6 years’ experience working within the manufacturing and engineering sector has taken on the new role as Design Engineer for Birtley Lintels. “I’m from a Product Design background, […]
5th March 2019
Birtley Group has strengthened the marketing department with the appointment of Faye Smith as the Marketing Assistant. As part of her role, Faye will be on hand to support merchants with their marketing projects to ensure that the Birtley Group products are promoted effectively and efficiently. Faye brings with her over three years of marketing […]