G Middleton Engineering

Industries/markets served include:

• Automotive/Motorcycle:
Apart from the petrol caps mentioned above, we have produced various parts, often bespoke/one-off, such as luggage racks for motorcycles, brake caliper mounting plates for both cars and bikes, intake manifolds etc. Even a race car tubular spaceframe chassis. We also do repairs and refurbishments - cracks in alloy wheels, engine or gearbox cases, repaired by welding. Motorcycle forks, frames, engine cases, car wheels, engine bay parts polished to a show finish.


• Architectural Metalwork/Construction:
Door and window hardware, such as Door “Shoes”, Pivot parts, brackets and handles. Balustrading/handrails in both Mild Steel and Stainless Steel. Complete staircases, gates & railings. Brackets & supporting frames, such as sometimes required for bi-fold door installations (especially in aluminium). Even lightweight roof truss frames (but NOT structural steelwork).
We also do refurbishment/re-polishing of existing hardware, such as brass floor plates, handles, letter plates, etc.


• Household/interiors/furniture:
Bespoke shelving units, lighting parts, aluminium picture frames, legs and frames for tables and chairs.


• Industrial/Power:
General machining, welding of various parts, repair or re-manufacture of old or obsolete parts, again working with Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminium.


• Plant/Equipment:
Machining: CNC turning centre, manual lathes up to 7 1/2” centre height x 50” b.c., Turret, Vertical & Horizontal milling machines (one with slotting attachment), bench and pillar drills, Pantograph Engraver.


• Cutting, grinding, finishing:
Cut-off saws (high speed for aluminium, low speed for steel), vertical band-saw, Surface grinder, vertical and horizontal Linishers, Flat Lapping machine, Polishing Spindle, hand grinders, angle polisher, pipe polisher, sanders. Small bead blast cabinet.


• Sheet metal/presswork:
3 ft. Treadle Guillotine, 1250mm x 2mm folder, 4 ft. x 3” manual bending rolls, various Fly-presses.


• Welding:
350 Amp AC/DC TIG welder (for Mild and Stainless steels, Aluminium, TIG Brazing), 210 Amp Standard MIG welder (for Mild Steel), 450 Amp Transpulse Synergic MIG welder (for Mild & Stainless Steels, Aluminium, MIG Brazing), Spot Welding machines.