News
8th April 2020
In response to an ever-changing market, from Tuesday 14th April 2020 we have decided to re-open our Lintel, Expamet and Expamet Construction (masonry support/windposts) factories on a skeleton staff. This is to support the demands of customers still trading in these difficult circumstances. Initially, these will be manned by a skeleton staff […]
24th March 2020
In light of the Government announcement on the evening of the 23rd March 2020, Birtley Group has taken the decision to close down our operations across all sites with immediate effect to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. Provisionally this will be for a 3 week period and we will, of course, continue to monitor […]
24th March 2020
In light of the Government announcement on the evening of the 23rd March 2020, Birtley Group has taken the decision to close down our manufacturing operations across all sites with immediate effect to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. All of our technical and design teams are working from home and will continue to process […]
23rd March 2020
In these difficult times, Birtley Group is still manufacturing and supplying products to exceed the current demand. The safety of our employees is paramount. We have made amendments to shift patterns and the office environment to ensure all of our employees are able to follow the social distancing advice to flatten the curve and protect […]
17th March 2020
With the unprecedented situation regarding Coronavirus we would like to update you on our current position and the steps taken to mitigate risk to our supply chain and our ability to service our customers. Birtley Group does have some direct suppliers in both China and Italy for door slabs and some door components. We have […]
7th February 2020
Whilst retaining his current responsibilities, National Key Account Manager, Lewis Walsh will now take the lead role in developing Expamet Construction, a sub-brand that focuses on key structural products such as masonry support, windposts and brick slip solutions. Lewis has worked in the UK construction industry for over 10 years and will use his knowledge […]
28th January 2020
Birtley Group is pleased to welcome Kristina Lightburn to the Expamet Construction team as a Design Engineer. Having recently graduated from Northumbria University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Kristina will be part of the windpost and masonry support systems design team which will see her design bespoke and often complex products. She will also […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
