Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd

About us

Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd are market leaders in sheet metal fabrication, assembly and finishing. We offer a 'one-stop' manufacturing solution. With technical help from design to completion, we are expert in understanding and implementing bespoke sheet metal solutions.

In order to understand and evolve our business, we recognise the need to meet the exacting quality requirements of all our customers.

We have been fully ISO 9001 approved since 1993 and are accredited to ISO 9001:2015.

We are committed to continual investment in skills and the latest in sheet metalwork technology.

Located in the South West - Wiltshire, England, Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd are sheet metal work specialists with a long and prestigious history.

Products & services

Manhole Guardian

STRONG BUT LIGHT WEIGHT QUICK & EASY TO INSTALL & REMOVE FITS SQUARE, RECTANGULAR & CIRCULAR MANHOLES TESTED & APROVED BY CERTEX UK LTD TO 440kg (PC99) CLOSES FOR EASY TRANSPORT COST EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR OPEN MANHOLES MANUFACTURED FROM GALVANISED & POWDER COATED STEEL FOR FULL WEATHER PROTECTION FULLY ADJUSTABLE, FITS MANHOLES FROM 370 TO 900 mm PROTECTS THE PUBLIC & YOUR WORKFORCE

Fibre Laser Cutting

Sweetnam & Bradley are at the forefront with cutting edge technology, acquiring the Amada Ensis 3 KW fibre laser system in 2023. The state-of-the-art system has considerably increased our production capacity together with variable beam control technology allowing high speed piercing, faster cutting rates and vastly improved bevel angles on thicker materials. Utilisation of a single lens and automatic nozzle changer further enhances productivity and therefore higher profitability. The MP Flexit automation module provides continuous, automatic loading and unloading capability increasing machine utilisation offering 24hr unmanned throughput. The Ensis fibre laser system significantly reduces the power consumption for laser material processing. Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd continue to offer a complete ‘one stop shop’ for metal work fabrications and finishes.

CNC Bending

All our CNC Press brakes are Amada. ‍ They range in length from 1M up to the very latest 3M HFE 1003 3i 7 Axis machine. S&B recognise the need for our highly skilled operators to use the latest and highest quality machinery available. It is for this reason that our relationship with Amada has been in place for over 30 years.

Welding MIG and TIG

Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd offer spot welding, stud welding, MIG/TIG welding, soldering and brazing as standard production processes. We hold a range of spot welding machinery from 6 K.V.A to 100 K.V.A. Our in-house welding section offers both MIG and TIG welding as standard, with full-time welders in place to provide both one-off and production batch welding. In order to increase production and cost efficiency, we maintain continual contact with local and national welding suppliers/manufacturers.

Powder Coating and Wet Spray Painting

We have recently installed two new 2m square RDM Box Ovens in the powder coating area as well as having purchased two new Air flow Powder coating booths. Our highly skilled full-time paint sprayers ensure that components are prepared and painted to a quality normally expected from a bespoke component rather than a production batch. A third new RDM Box Oven is located in our Wet spray area. Like our powder coat area, the wet spray area is enclosed and sectioned off from the rest off the factory to avoid contamination, this is well ventilated and filtered to preserve the environment. Our sprayers have 65 years of combined experience.

Automated Screen and Pad Printing

Over the years we have developed our printing department and perfected the art of screen printing onto customers parts. With our newly purchased Automated Screen-printing machine, we are now able to increase capacity, provide consistent quality and an even more professional finish. We have now further expanded and improved our printing offerings, by introducing pad printing. With our new pad printing equipment, we are able to print high volumes of parts in two colours. This enables us to speedup the process, saving our customers time and setup costs. Pad Printing can also be used to print complex components.