McNealy Brown Ltd

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Address: Sittingbourne, ME10 3, GB
Telephone: +441795470592

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29/10/2026

Architectural Steelwork - A Lookback At Some Favourite Projects

Over the years, we’ve had the pleasure of working on some truly exceptional architectural projects, where engineering expertise, precision fabrication and attention to detail come together to create something really special.

From striking feature staircases to beautifully crafted architectural metalwork, these projects demonstrate how structural functionality and imaginative design can work hand in hand.

Our photo lookback showcases just a few of the projects we’ve particularly enjoyed being involved with. Spanning nearly two decades, each brief presented its own challenges and opportunities to showcase the skill, experience and craftsmanship of both the McNealy Brown team and the project team as a whole.

From Freshfields, Winston & Strawn and 100 Bishopsgate to Burberry’s Regent Street store and its striking feature staircase, it’s always rewarding to revisit work we’re proud to have helped bring to life.

27/10/2026

In The Works - October

Another busy month in the McNealy Brown workshop, with a variety of projects taking shape.

This month's work includes a bespoke footbridge, structural steel trusses for a major infrastructure project, and specialist fabrication jigs for a large-scale architectural canopy development.

Three very different projects, each requiring precision, craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Here's a glimpse behind the scenes of what's taking shape this month.

15/10/2026

Project Update - Surrey Street Market Gateway, Croydon

A striking new landmark is now welcoming visitors to one of Britain’s oldest street markets.

McNealy Brown were delighted to work with FM Conway on the design development, fabrication, supply and installation of the new gateway structure at Surrey Street Market, unveiled by Croydon Council in September, and delivered as part of their wider town centre regeneration programme.

At over seven metres tall, the gateway showcases unusual and technically interesting steelwork. Fabricated in three main sections, the structure includes two 200 x 200mm SHS feature posts, one incorporating the distinctive zig-zag profile and the other formed with fabricated tube sections to create the swirling detail.

A 6.6m-wide top section incorporates curved elements fabricated from rolled 10mm plate, with laser-cut mild steel lettering mounted within the frame on a solid round bar.

With inspiration from Croydon School of Art students, traders, local residents, and the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, the shapes within the structure draw inspiration from Surrey Street itself, and form part of a visual identity for the historic market, reflecting both its local character and its 750 years of trading history.

Following fabrication and specialist painting, our team installed the gateway during an overnight installation. Surrounding brickwork, seating, and planter installation works followed – the completion of bringing the design to life.

It’s great to see the finished gateway in place at the entrance to Surrey Street Market – combining structural steelwork, architectural detailing and local heritage in this distinctive and community-inclusive project.

01/10/2026

In the Works at McNealy Brown

This September’s a busy month at McNealy Brown.

Here’s a snapshot of the wide range of steelwork and architectural metalwork projects our teams are working on.

This month’s round-up includes:
26m long trusses for an ongoing major transport hub refurbishment project
Bridge base and side panels for Access for All scheme
13m long roof lanterns, and road barriers
Precision preparation, fabrication, and checks all help make installation on site safer, smoother and more efficient.

More updates to come as these projects progress through the workshops and onto site.

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22/09/2026

Supporting Social Value – helping to preserving a piece of WWII history

McNealy Brown was delighted to support Apex Contractor’s social value and volunteering programme with a small but important project at Capel Battery WWII Heritage Museum in Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone.

Built between 1941 and 1942, Capel Battery formed a key part of Britain’s coastal defences during the Second World War. With its strategic position high on the cliffs overlooking the Channel, it provided vital services to support the war effort.

The Battery was equipped with three 8-inch coastal guns and included underground plotting rooms, am******on stores and shelters.

Today, the volunteer-led museum works hard to conserve the site, its military vehicles and equipment, and the stories of those who served there.

Following a volunteering day by our colleagues at Apex as part of their social value outreach, an existing staircase flagged up as needing a new landing to make the access safer for members of the public. Apex approached McNealy Brown and we were very happy to help.

Our team fabricated and installed a new steel landing, approximately 1.6m x 1.8m, incorporating a steel angle frame and robust gritted/grilled flooring.
The result has had an immediate impact, improving both safety and visitor flow, while being installed with care for the historic surroundings.

Capel Battery commended the teams involved, as ‘professional, efficient and very respectful of the historic fabric of the building.’ Apex are also delighted with the result: ‘the platform itself is a great piece of work - robust, smartly finished and a huge improvement to safety and visitor flow at a key access point.’

A great example of how social value, collaboration and our steelwork expertise make a practical difference to an organisation preserving an important part of our local heritage.

21/09/2026

McNealy Brown in the Community
For us, being part of a community means more than simply working here. We’re proud to support organisations, schools and charities doing extraordinary things for people and families across Kent - and further afield.
To shine a light on some of these worthy community initiatives…
Making Miracles & Angel Wings
This is a cause particularly close to the hearts of members of our team.
Making Miracles provides specialist baby trauma and bereavement support to families following pregnancy and baby loss, including counselling through the Bereavement Team at Medway Hospital.
At the charity’s Baby Memorial Garden, families have somewhere peaceful to remember their babies, with memorial plaques, a remembrance book and events including the Garden Party, Wave of Light ceremony and a Christmas gathering.
Tanya Humphrey, one of the McNealy Brown team, has personally volunteered at the garden, helping improve its entrance and main walkway, as well as providing practical support at the charity’s Maidstone shop, with her husband.
We were also honoured to be involved by making and donating the beautiful Angel Wings installed at the Baby Memorial Garden, creating another very special place for remembrance.

Joy Lane Primary School, Whitstable
Joy Lane Primary School’s Reading Festival is a fantastic annual event. As an event sponsor, we were delighted to provide barriers and gazebos to help event management on the day.
The festival was a tremendous success, celebrating books, reading and imagination with pupils and families.

Heather House, Sittingbourne
Heather House, our Christmas charity choice last year, shows how powerful a community space can be.
Its welcoming café directly supports an integrated emergency food bank, alongside a free community fridge, discounted community freezer and children’s toy area, helping people access support with dignity.
And the Trail Suite also provides space for local charities and groups delivering everything from cooking and financial skills to mental wellbeing support and new art therapy workshops for teenagers.
Smile Malawi
Further away from home, we continue to support Smile Malawi and its work providing a loving home, family and education for orphaned and vulnerable children in southern Malawi.
Its mission is wonderfully simple: to give children who might otherwise find themselves living on the streets of Blantyre the security, opportunities and love they need to build a brighter future.
But the real recognition belongs to the people behind these organisations who keep turning up, giving their time and making a difference.
Thank you for everything you do.

10/09/2026

Building Bridges – A Throwback Thursday
McNealy Brown was founded in 1984, and over our 42 years so far, we’ve been proud to be a part of an extraordinary range of projects.
For our Throwback Thursday, we’ve delved into the archives for a bridge-themed look back at some of our work from 2006 onwards.
From Bexleyheath to Virginia Water, Hollingbourne to Fleet, and plenty of places in between, these projects are a great reminder of the breadth of work that has passed through our workshops and been delivered by our teams over the years.
A lot has changed since 1984. Technology, equipment, and therefore the scope and possibilities within projects.
But some things haven’t changed.
The skill of our team and our commitment to precision, bespoke engineering excellence is as important today as it was when McNealy Brown began.
Here’s a selection of bridges from the archives – spanning the last 20 years.

27/08/2026

In the Works at McNealy Brown

There’s always loads going on and taking shape behind the scenes at McNealy Brown.

Across our fabrication facilities, our teams are currently working on a wide range of steelwork and architectural metalwork packages – each at a different stage of its journey from drawing and fabrication through to finishing and installation.

This month’s round-up of workshop snapshots includes:

Pipes and deck spans in stages of progress for a major cycleway development

Trestles to house stainless steel panels for ongoing works to an architectural project

Projects can look very different when they’re sitting on the workshop floor, but this is where accuracy really counts. Careful fabrication, checking and preparation helps make installation on site safer, smoother and more efficient.

More updates as these projects make their way from workshop to site.

21/08/2026

PROJECT UPDATE - Wickford Station – The First HUB Station

The redevelopment of Wickford Station is taking shape – including its distinctive new clock tower, standing as a prominent landmark at the heart of the site.

Working for Walker Construction, McNealy Brown is delivering a significant package of specialist architectural and structural metalwork as part of this innovative Greater Anglia station redevelopment.

A key feature of the scheme is the clock tower, which has now been successfully installed, together with three access ladders, platform mesh, handrails and gates across three levels.

Elsewhere on site, the team’s progress includes:

Activity Shelter – the structural frame is fully installed and ready for cladding.
Stainless-Steel Canopy Structure – most columns and beams are now installed, and installation of the canopy walkway gutters is due to begin shortly.
Stainless-Steel Containment Panels – fabrication is complete and ready for installation.
POD Cladding – the stainless-steel cladding package for the station PODs is currently progressing through the drawing stage.

The Wickford station renewal is a significant project - as Network Rail’s first HUB Station, its concept developed to create modern, adaptable and sustainable stations designed to be delivered efficiently across the rail network.

Wickford’s activity shelter has progressed further down the sustainability route, with the McNealy Brown team working with Walker Construction, architects and designers to implement the use of repurposed steel within the project.

The HUB approach combines a modular design with features including a landmark clock tower, a solar-panelled canopy, adaptable PODs for waiting rooms and facilities, and an Activity Pavilion designed to provide space for local enterprise.

The concept is intended to make future station development easier to scale and adapt to individual locations, while improving construction efficiency, productivity and sustainability.

For McNealy Brown, it’s another great example of our ability to take complex metalwork packages from design and fabrication through to installation on site - combining structural, architectural and stainless-steel elements within a major live rail infrastructure project.

We’re looking forward to seeing the remaining elements come together as Wickford Station moves towards completion.

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