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Congratulations to Craig, Adam and our Managing Director, Alex on the recent birth of their children. Craig’s Son, Harry Brian Nicholson was born 12/3/2015 Adam’s Son, Elijah Arthur Savoury was born 9/5/2015 Alex’s Daughter, Lucy Beatrix Julienne Driver was born 29/5/2015

Continuing with the celebration of 128 years of business for John Binns & Son here is one of the largest pieces of memorabilia stored at that factory. The old works office, informally known as the Tardis, was transported from the previous site in Keighley after the company was moved to Skipton in 1993.

Our second piece of new machinery has arrived and been installed here at John Binns. This machine can coil wire sizes up to 16mm in diameter and is in addition to the new lathe that has been in operation since April. The arrival of these two machines has allowed us to significantly increase production in the larger wire sizes.

Now just for ornamental purposes, the old clocking-in clock still ticks away today. Manufactured in the 1920’s we estimate that this clock has witnessed the start and end of over 40,000 shifts!

During the Second World War John Binns & Son received a letter from the Ministry of Supply thanking the company for its efforts in supplying springs for tanks. Recently, as a one off job, the company has been involved in a project to supply springs for the restoration of an M24 Chaffee tank.

Don’t you just love it when the parcel that you’ve been waiting for arrives? The first of our new machinery has been delivered and is now being installed. Exciting times here at John Binns as we can now increase our production range in the larger wire sizes.

It’s the end of an era here at John Binns Springs. Brian Northrop will retire this month after 43 years of working for the company. An incredible achievement and one that is greatly appreciated by all involved with the company. In presenting Brian with a gift from the company, managing director Alex Driver described Brian’s contribution to John Binns as “immense” and thanked Brian for playing such a significant part in making the company what it is today. Everyone at [...]

We’ve had a number of exciting 3D printing projects recently that have benefited our customers greatly. One of these was a model of a unique torsion spring for an existing customer that has not only helped them make important design decisions but also given them a model to show their customer what the product could look like. 3D production is a fantastic aid in the design process of any product or component and can also produce manufacturing and quality control [...]

Managing Director Alex Driver's daughter takes her first steps in reviewing spring design. "We need to be careful with the initial tension on this one, daddy," she declared, allegedly.