OUR STORY SO FAR
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hroughout the years the company has always been at the forefront of quality, service and innovation. Bradnam Joinery prides itself on authentic craftmanship, using both traditional and modern techniques to design custom solutions.
Originally founded in 1890 as ‘F. Bradnam & Sons’ by Frederick Bradnam, who was a woodturner, the business has developed over the years, producing a wide range of wood products from fencing panels and sheds to trailers and cattle mangers. In the mid-50s, Fred’s son John took over the company and renamed it ‘J. Bradnam and Sons’. By the 1960s the business started manufacturing solid wood coffins and by 1967, introduced the production of veneered coffins to local funeral directors. The business started to grow rapidly and in 1976, Bradnam Joinery was established by Jack Bradnam (fourth generation of the company founder) to concentrate on coffin manufacture. In 1999, Bob Spittle was part of a management buyout of the business. His son David joined the company in 2004 and Bob took full ownership of Bradnam Joinery in 2009. In 2018, Bob’s daughter Rachel also joined, thus making Bradnam Joinery a family-run business once again with family values at its core.
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