Trecarn Engineering was founded in 1978 as a Manufacturers Agent and commenced Distribution in 1984.

Today the company is a leading distributor of clamping and connecting products, pneumatic and hydraulic tube, fittings and equipment, industrial hose, tube and ducting, adaptors, accessories and a whole host of ancilliary products.

Trecarn Engineering has been dealing with Barton Storage Systems for the past year, in which time they have established an excellent working relationship.

Bill Badger, sales office manager at Trecarn Engineering comments: "We initially met with Norman and we were immediately impressed with his approach and attitude as he was both helpful and responsive to our requirements.

"The firm has supplied and installed mezzanine flooring for us at our base in Moira, as well as providing us with racking which we use to store our capital equipment. Additionally, we have used Barton as a supplier for this racking, which we have sold on to our own customers.

"I would confidently recommend Barton Storage as not only are their products of a very high quality but the team has been absolutely fantastic to work with and I cannot speak highly enough of them."

Based in Aylesbury and working from 20 fire stations throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service provides an emergency service to the community, fighting fires and providing fire prevention strategies and protection systems. Additionally, an increasing proportion of their work involves releasing road accident victims trapped in vehicles and dealing with chemical spills.

In the vehicle workshops and equipment stores, which are part of the HQ complex, the need for practical and safe storage systems is crucial. Group manager of transport, Jez Finden chose to use Barton Storage Systems as he was impressed with the quality and variety of the products they provide.

Jez comments: "Barton have supplied us with ideal storage solutions. The wall mounted louvred racking panels is an efficient means of saving space and accessibly accommodates the topstore container bins.

"Our large vehicle tyres are stored on free standing racking, which has proved to be an effectively strong and robust system. We also make use of general storage cabinets, which are extremely secure.

"We've been very happy with Barton Storage and I would confidently recommend their products and storage solutions."

Established in 1912 and located in Sheffield, Wolf Safety Lamp Company has 34 employees who manufacture ‘Ex’ portable lighting products for hazardous areas.

Barton Storage has been providing the Wolf Safety Lamp Company with storage solutions for the past 10 years.

Works manager Ted Brooker explains: ”I first learnt of Barton Storage after researching what was available on the market and then after meeting with Norman Calvert I was convinced they were suitable for our company needs.

“Not only did Barton Storage offer us a competitive price but I liked their designs and they were capable of delivering us a service in a short time frame.

“They initially provided us with a new system for our storage area using polypropylene bins with a small mezzanine floor above. Following this we had an extension to the mezzanine floor and additional racking and more recently we have acquired new pallet racking with decking underneath.”

Barton Storage’s range of mezzanine flooring offer the ideal solution for transforming an existing area. Installation time is minimal and once fitted the extra space can be used to incorporate further storage solutions, such as the decking that Ted chose.

Ted concludes: “I have been extremely pleased with the storage systems and the efficient way that Barton Storage has operated. Norman Calvert has been exceptionally helpful and I have regularly recommended the company to other businesses and will continue to do so in the future.”

One of Europe’s leading manufacturers of plastic assemblies, McKechnie Automotive & Engineered Plastics, has been established for over 50 years and currently has three sites in the UK located in Stamford Bridge, Pickering and Northampton.

Tom Breckenridge is based at Pickering, Yorkshire, where plastic injection mouldings are created for the automotive industry. In August of this year an installation of racking for tools was required at the site. Due to the large size, weight and quantity of the goods and tools, a heavy-duty storage system was required. After becoming dissatisfied with his current supplier, Tom looked at the Barton Storage website and decided to go to them directly.

Tom explains: “As soon as I made contact with Barton Storage I was immediately impressed and found them to be far superior to my suppliers at that time. Norman Calvert instantly came out to us and carried out a survey, advising us where we were going wrong and in what ways we could improve.

“Not only did Barton Storage respond quickly and efficiency to our needs but the communication with the company is also extremely good.”

Tom concludes: “Norman has been exceptionally helpful and easy to work with and I have regularly recommended Barton Storage to others. The products have been marvellous, installed promptly and offered at an excellent price.”

Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's longest established national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise.

At the BGS headquarters in Keyworth, Geraldine Bridge explains that they were in need of some particular storage "With thousands of maps in the Keyworth office alone, we were in urgent need of some reliable racking and storage in which we could securely hold our maps without damage".

Having chosen the required storage, Barton Storage were contracted in to install the racking "the installation was no problem at all" comments Geraldine "Barton Storage were quick, efficient and very professional, consequently we have continued to deal with them for the past three years".

In addition to private companies, Barton Storage also supplies its product range to the public sector. The company’s client base currently includes the Essex Fire Service, based in Brentwood.

Matt Lyon is the building surveyor at the Fire Service. He comments: “We have been working with Barton Storage for just over a year now. There are more than 250 employees based at the headquarters and due to space restraints we needed to extend the storage areas. Barton Storage sent us some literature and they had the ideal solution.”

The Fire Service chose the mesh cage storage system which is used to store the fire equipment safely. Barton Storage also provided benching for hose storage.

Matt continues: “In addition to the storage caging we have also purchased racking from Barton Storage as we could be sure of a high standard and excellent service.”

Established in America in 1935, Raytheon Systems Ltd is now a dominant force all over the world. With an indigenous design and manufacturing capability in the UK for over 40 years, Raytheon designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of advanced electronic products and systems.

Based in the Broughton business unit, Raytheon Aircraft Services Limited (RASL) required storage for their aircraft hanger facility. As Ian Banks, (Position) explains:

“We were in need of some storage when I saw Barton Storage Systems in a trade magazine. Since then they have provided us with a complete storage solution with everything we could need including racking, shelving, mezzanine floors and pallet racking.”

As Ian concludes: “I have previously recommended and would not hesitate to again recommend Barton Storage. The service we have received of them has always been excellent, efficient and of the highest quality.”

Established for six years, Vega Corporation Ltd is one of the largest suppliers of bicycles in the UK and Europe.

Graham Rushton, operations manager at Vega has been dealing with Barton Storage for two years. He first heard about them after searching the internet for storage solutions for his parts.

Graham explains “We were in desperate need of a storage solution for our bicycle parts. After searching on the internet I came across Barton Storage who could provide exactly what we were looking for.”

Barton evaluated Vega’s requirements and provided the best storage and handling system to suit their needs. They provided Vega with storage bins that could be stacked on top of each other to save space and to store all the small bicycle parts.

Graham concludes: “Barton Storage provided a very efficient service at a reasonable price, we have a good relationship with them and I can always call them if we need anything. I would definitely recommend them.”