Our history

1921

James Bros was founded in 1921 by brothers Jack and David James, who were ship boilermakers with Thornycroft, Southampton.

1930s

Back then, James Bros specialised in fabricating boilers, hoppers, bunkers, decks and steel piling for Poole Harbour Commissioners. They then gradually moved into structures in the late 1930s.

1960s-1970s

By the late 1960s James Bros were one of the south coast's major suppliers of agricultural buildings, rising to a peak in the early 1970's of approximately five buildings per week being supplied to farms all over the southern counties.

Current

The company's interest in commercial and industrial buildings has moved from strength to strength - from simple beam structures to projects of over 1,000 tonnes.

In June 2006, James Bros (Hamworthy) Limited underwent a successful management buy-out with Steve Dyke, Mike Pryke and John Charles leading the management team.

"We've recently been involved in a number of fairly large works, one of which was the erection of a steel structure weighing almost 300 tonnes for a shopping centre in Bournemouth, a contract which had a value of £400,000. We've also worked for Carillion and put together a 180-ton structure, which was worth £300,000 and have recently completed construction of new buildings at Tower Park leisure complex in Poole, which houses a number of new restaurants. We also have a number of steel projects underway for the RNLI."

John Charles, Director

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Company history