Barton Engineering & Export
Pressmetal House St Augustines Business Park, Estuary Close, Whitstable, CT5 2QJ
About
Established in 1964 and based in Whitstable, Kent, UK, Barton Engineering & Export Limited is a specialist manufacturer and installer of RF screened enclosures, equipment racks, and secure building works, serving defence, government, commercial, and research sectors. With over five decades of experience, the company leverages extensive in-house capabilities including precision sheet metal fabrication with CNC punching, milling, and turning across various metals, alongside MIG, TIG, and specialist welding, CNC woodworking, and forming/folding services. Holding ISO 9001:2015, Cyber Essentials, and CHAS accreditations, Barton Engineering demonstrates a commitment to quality and security, notably evidenced by large-scale secure building refurbishments for Embassies and High Commissions overseas delivered by DV cleared personnel. Their strongest differentiator lies in providing engineered reliability and durability with no minimum order quantity.
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Barton Engineering & Export Limited, established in 1964 and based in Whitstable, Kent, UK, is a specialist manufacturer and installer of RF screened enclosures, equipment racks, and secure building works. With over five decades of experience, the company has developed a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, engineered solutions across a broad spectrum of demanding sectors.
The company boasts extensive in-house manufacturing capabilities, including precision sheet metal fabrication with CNC punching, milling, and turning across a wide range of metals such as aluminium, steel, stainless steel, brass, and copper. They also offer MIG, TIG, and specialist welding, woodworking via CNC routing, and forming and folding services. Barton Engineering serves defence, government, commercial, and research sectors, providing comprehensive project support from consultation and design through to manufacturing, delivery, and installation.
Barton Engineering holds key certifications including ISO 9001:2015, Cyber Essentials, and CHAS accreditation, underscoring their commitment to quality and security. Their expertise in secure building works is evidenced by large-scale refurbishments for Embassies and High Commissions overseas, including projects in Kyiv and Singapore, all delivered by DV cleared personnel. The company operates with no minimum order quantity, focusing on engineered reliability and durability.
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CNC capability3
- Sub-process
- Milling, Turning
- Specialist categories
- Mill-turn
- MOQ (minimum batch)
- 0
Materials & sectors2
- Materials
- Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Brass, Copper, Cast iron
- Industries served
- Defence, Government, Commercial, Research
Certifications & approvals1
- ISO 9001
- Held
Welding & fabrication4
- Welding automation
- Manual
- Welding materials
- Aluminium, Carbon steel, Copper alloy, Stainless
- Fabrication offered
- Yes
- Fabrication sub-categories
- Sheet metal
Services & production1
- DFM support
- Yes
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CNC capability: Named machine brands · Tier-one builder presence · CAM software · Aerospace-grade CAM · CAD software · In-house design · Tolerance (typical) · Tolerance (tight) · Micro-machining · Lead time (weeks)
Certifications & approvals: ISO 14001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485 · IATF 16949 · NADCAP · Primes supplied · ITAR registered
Welding & fabrication: Coded welding (any) · EN 1090 EXC level
Quality & traceability: NDT methods · Part marking · Process traceability · CofC offered · Cleanroom assembly · 3D scanning · Industrial CT · In-house toolroom · FAIR capability (AS9102)
Services & production: In-house finishing · Repeat orders (Kanban / VMI)