Andrew Handyside and Company

Andrew Handyside and Company was a historic British engineering manufacturer based in Derby. Its work centered on cast- and wrought-iron components, architectural ironwork, bridge structures, railway equipment and other made-to-order engineering products. The business was associated with Andrew Handyside and the Britannia Foundry, and served railway, construction and general engineering customers during the industrial expansion of Victorian Britain. It is no longer operating as an independent company.

Andrew Handyside and Company was a nineteenth-century British foundry and engineering manufacturer operating in Derby during the expansion of industrial Britain. The business was associated with Andrew Handyside and the Britannia Foundry. Its output included iron castings, architectural ironwork, bridge components, railway equipment and other products made to engineering specifications. Derby's role as a railway and manufacturing center provided a substantial local market, while the wider growth of railways, urban construction and infrastructure created demand across Britain. Rather than focusing on a single standardized consumer product, the company supplied customized metalwork to construction, railway and engineering customers. It eventually ceased to operate as an independent business.

• 1853

  Founding of the company

  [1]Andrew Handyside and Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Andrew Handyside and Company began iron founding and engineering work in Derby, England, and was later associated with the Britannia Foundry.

A Victorian-era British iron foundry and engineering manufacturer, focused on railway, architectural, and infrastructure projects.

• Iron castings and structural components

  The company produced cast- and wrought-iron components for construction, bridges, railways and general engineering, often to project-specific requirements rather than as consumer goods.

• Architectural ironwork

  Architectural ironwork formed part of its engineering output, covering structural and decorative metal components used in nineteenth-century buildings.

• Railway equipment and castings

  The company manufactured metal equipment and castings for railway-related projects, supplying the engineering needs of railway construction and operation.

1. 1Andrew Handyside and Companyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Andrew Handysideen.wikipedia.org