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Bradbury Group

Shaping industrial solutions

Through its relentless pursuit of innovation and quality , The Bradbury Group establishes itself as a global leader in metal processing equipment

As a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality , productivity-enhancing metal processing equipment , The Bradbury Group stands at the forefront of industrial engineering and innovation . The company ’ s long legacy of success began over 60 years ago , as Chief Executive Officer , David Cox , begins : “ Bradbury Group began as Roll Formed Products , Inc . in September 1959 . Founded by Floyd Bradbury and his partners , we started as a sales company selling custom roll-formed shapes to the agricultural , recreational vehicle , and aircraft industries . Wichita Roller Die was owned by one of the partners and operated the rollforming equipment . In 1962 , Floyd bought the rollforming and machine tool assets of this company . In 1964 , we were renamed The Bradbury Co ., Inc .

“ David Bradbury , the son of Floyd , joined the business full time in 1969 , having already been working part-time since 1964 . He led our growth into building our own equipment and developing industries and markets outside of our custom rollforming business . This led to growth in equipment for metal buildings , garage doors , grain silos , lighting and HVAC products , steel framing , residential roofing , and coil processing , among many others to both US and international clientele . We then went through a rebrand in the late 1990s and became The Bradbury Group . From there , we developed a global strategy for growth .
“ Our strategy was to grow our technology and equipment offering to establish our international footprint . This growth created opportunity
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