Winter 2011. New postal address.

From October 2011 Peter Weldon Iron Designs Ltd has a new postal address- Unit 2c, Pantyffynnon Farm, Llanddarog, Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales SA32 8BH. Email and contact telephone numbers remain the same- sales@peterweldon.co.uk
Office / Fax: 0845 612 5746.

The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2011.

Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th November 9.00AM-5.00PM
Peter will be exhibiting again at this prestigious event and can be found on Stand G70
An exhibition of products and services designed for use in the care, repair, restoration and conservation of historic buildings, their contents and surrounding landscapes. Held annually for over 25 years.
www.hall-mccartney.co.uk

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary,
Westminster, London
SW1P 3EE

Autumn 2011. New pedestrian gate installed at Knebworth House

Knebworth House is the historic Hertfordshire home of the Lyttons since 1490. Peter Weldon designs a replica pedestrian gate of massive proportions.

More photos of the new pedestrian gates installed at the magnificent Knebworth House can be viewed here.

Autumn 2011. Ambitious Project in Cheshire nears completion.

Stunning French Chateau-style new build with creative ironwork in the form of gate entrances, balconies, grilles, terrace railings and an interior staircase. Ironwork designed and manufactured by Peter Weldon Iron Designs Ltd in conjunction with the prestigious and award winning firm
www.uber-interiors.com of Knutsford Cheshire.

Summer 2011. Crosby Hall gates created.

Extremely tall gates of rectangular proportion designed and manufactured by Peter Weldon Iron Designs for the historic house of ‘Crosby Hall’, Merseyside. These gates over 4 metres high stand between imposing pillars with lions rampant design by the architect Robert Lugar and constructed in the early 19th century. This project is now finished and can be viewed here.

Spring 2011. Entrance gates and railings for one of Englands’ finest stately homes almost complete.

Peter has been awarded the commission to design and install a new gate entrance for a splendid historic house dating back to 1660 The project is nearing completion during summer 2011. Inspired by ironwork found around the estate the installation consists of specially fabricated piers after cast iron originals; round section railings core drilled into a dwarf wall; and fully automated gates for security. The gates have the family crest discreetly mounted on each gate leaf and these are cast in bronze.

18th December 2010. Castle Club of Rochester is presented with a Conservation Award.

Founded in 1797 the club building is a regal Georgian house and is a listed building requiring approval for any alterations from local conservation specialists. Peter designed and installed the front gate and railings to the building as part of a major facelift to the front of the club. The work was so well received that the club was given the ‘Conservation award for 2011’ by the city of Rochester Society.

Winter 2010. Major project in Jersey, Channel Islands now finished

Peters’ company designed and supplied two crucial features of a £14.5 million private house project. An exterior door canopy and interior staircase. Click on the links below for more details.

http://www.peterweldon.co.uk/range/porch/porch.htm

http://www.peterweldon.co.uk/range/stairs/collection1/stair_11.htm

Winter 2010. A new steel hangar houses Peters' imports

Peters’ designs are shipped from Vietnam into Southampton port via sea freight container. From there they are delivered to the new unit where the cargo is unpacked awaiting delivery. This is a 2000sq ft industrial unit 20 minutes outside Carmarthen, South Wales.

Autumn 2010. Hais’ new factory complete

Hai (Peters’ business partner) has finished building a new modern steel industrial unit on a 2400sq metre plot. The factory covers 1000sq metres and is dedicated to the manufacture of fine ironwork. It is located on the outskirts of the rapidly growing city of Ho Chi Minh and Peter spends part of his year there working on his design projects together with Hai and his wife Nu.

Peter Weldon moves design office and family to South Wales

From the 9th October Peter Weldon Iron Designs Ltd has a new postal address – Pantglas Farmhouse, Bronwydd Arms, Carmarthen SA33 6BN. Why relocate to Wales? Peter Weldon says "I was looking for a creative environment in which to work and know Wales very well. I have work all over the UK and also projects overseas, all my design work is via email and so the location of my design office bears no relation to the final destination of the ironwork. Now surrounded by splendid countryside I have the space to work and think. I like the slower pace of life, the beach is also close by and I think my children will thrive here." Peter's yard, however, is still in Staffordshire and for the time being his imports will be distributed from there.

New Factory Opens in Vietnam

In June 2010 Peter's business partner Anh Hai opens a new larger Factory which will be purpose built and have improved facilities.

During 2010, find Peter Weldon Iron Designs @

Historic Buildings Parks and Gardens Event 2010.
Tuesday 16th November 9.00AM-5.00PM
An exhibition of products and services designed for use in the care, repair, restoration and conservation of historic buildings, their contents and surrounding landscapes.
Held annually for over 25 years.
www.hall-mccartney.co.uk

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary,
Westminster, London
SW1P 3EE

Stand G70
Peter will be exhibiting alongside Architectural Material Conservation Studio. AMCS is a group of professional conservators and restorers providing comprehensive services and expertise to the owners and Custodians of historic buildings and monuments. AMCS will be available for all future Peter Weldon Iron Designs installations. Alun Walker of AMCS also offers a restoration service and has over 20 years experience in this specialised field. www.amcsuk.co.uk.

Historic Houses Association One-day Seminar
‘Succession and the Historic House’
Thursday 30th September 2010 Stand A - Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
A one-day seminar for HHA Members to be held in the glorious surroundings of Woburn Abbey. A range of professionals will speak about what owners and their successors need to think about and what options are open to them for a well planned hand over when the time comes. There is also an opportunity to hear from owners who have recently succeeded and learn from their experience.

National Homebuilding Show NEC, Birmingham.
18th to 21st March.
The UK’s leading renovation and self-build event. Peter will have samples of his designs, slideshow of installations; and be available to answer any questions. Stand number Z65 www.national.homebuildingshow.co.uk

Historic Houses Association event.
11th March.
One day seminar at Burghley House, Lincolnshire PE9 3JY Peter will be exhibiting at Stand ‘L’ www.burghley.co.uk www.hall-mccartney.co.uk The Historic Houses Association works to assist private owners to maintain Britain’s historic houses and gardens for the benefit of the nation and future generations.

Steel sculpture installed in Essex.
Peter's first significant municipal sculpture commission is completed. The 3 metre bee was put in place in the bumblebee park- Labworth park, Canvey Island, Benfleet. The galvanised steel sculpture will be surrounded with plants intended to attract and support bees reflecting the decline in the uk’s bee population. Read more...

During November 2009, find PeterWeldon Iron Designs @

The Historic Buildings Parks &
Gardens Event 2009
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster London SW1P 3EE
Tuesday 17 November 9.00am – 5.00pm

http://www.hall-mccartney.co.uk/Exhibitions.htm

The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event, which has been running for over 25 years is held in parallel with the Historic Houses Association’s Annual General Meeting. Visitors to the Event are owners and guardians of historic buildings (private, commercial, industrial, Grade I listed buildings, cathedrals, churches, manor houses, windmills, historic town centres), parks and gardens – their management staff, their advisers and a range of professionals. (Over 1,100 visitors attend the Event every year.) The Event creates a unique and unrivalled promotional opportunity for companies offering products and services involved in the care, repair and conservation of historic buildings, and their surrounding landscapes.

Peter Exhibited at the same show last year and found it to be an excellent venue to illustrate his activities.

Historic Houses Association one day seminar.
September 24th 2009. Peter will be exhibiting at this show and be on hand to discuss ironwork during the conference ‘Conservation, repair and housekeeping’ of an historic house. For details of the show at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire contact-Hall-McCartney Ltd Tel: 01462 896688

Municipal Sculpture Commission
A three metre bumblebee galvanised steel sculpture for a public park.
August 2009.
Peter has been awarded a significant order from a council in the south of england to create a large bee sculpture for a bumblebee park. The finished bee will weigh in the region of 750 kilos and be the size of a small car. Standing in an elevated position within a public garden planted with flowers and plants to encourage bees the design is inspired by the increasingly rare ‘shrill carder bee’. The order will be the first significant sculpture commission to be given Peter Weldon iron designs Ltd so watch this space!

The Salvo Show, Knebworth House
26th to 28th June 2009.
Peter had a good show despite the changeable weather. Visit www.salvo-fair.com for details. His collection of man size galvanised robots were on display together with a collection of gates railings and garden benches

Grand Designs Show (10th -12th Oct 2008) and Interbuild (26th – 30th Oct 2008).
Peter had a good response illustrating his website using a plasma screen. The shows generated a lot of good leads and some significant orders that will be added to the portfolio soon but the overall impression was that the trade fairs were rather quiet in comparison to previous years.

July 2008 - Knebworth Commission Complete
Peter and his team have just completed the commission to recreate the famous gates at Knebworth house near Stevenage. Click here to view more images of the final result.

Peter commissions student work.
Over the past year Peter has been running a project to design an interactive display with Interactive Media students at the University of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. Of the 20 ideas students pitched to Peter it was the work Sandeep Nagra which was selected for the commission. The finished interactive artefact was handed over to Peter by Sandeep at her degree show private view in June. You can see the finished artefact at several of the forthcoming shows Iron Designs will be exhibiting at. See a listed of these below.

The giant hex head robot
was finally unpacked in England. At 10ft high the robot is designed to stand on a 4ft box which elevates it to a total 14ft height. The customer is Walsall Council and the robot is designed to be filled with laser lights that rotate from within. It is destined for the Walsall illuminations as a decorative exhibit for their annual show at the Walsall Arboretum.

The Tatton Park show.
Although rather rainy the event was a success. Peter displayed six gates and was busy with enquiries and requests throughout the three day show.

Visit Peter at the following trade fairs and shows:

10th to 13th April 2008
The National Homebuilding Show. NEC, Birmingham. 10th to 13th April 2008 Stand number K196 www.homebuildingshow.co.uk

3rd 4th and 5th May 2008
10th Anniversary Home and Garden Exhibition May 3rd 4th and 5th Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN Tel:01625 374435 www.thedesignweekend.co.uk

Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th June 2008.
The Salvo Fair – Knebworth House, Stevenage. www.salvo-fair.com Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th June 2008. Trade day Friday 27th.

19-21st September 2008
National Homebuilding Show Excel, London 19-21st September 2008. www.homebuildingshow.co.uk

26th to 30th October 2008
Interbuild NEC Birmingham 26th to 30th October 2008 Stand CR02 www.interbuild.com

21st to 22nd February 2009
The Listed Property show, Olympia 2 London. Stand K22 21st to 22nd February 2009 www.listedpropertyshow.co.uk

Steel Robots Autumn 2007.
Peter was commissioned to design and manufacture sheet steel robots for the international street festival held each year by Walsall Council and the Arts Council. ‘Chalk it up’ is a two day event which is a free event and encourages creativity among the general public, particularly children. This years theme was Robots and so Peter designed four life-size sculptural robots inspired by clockwork tin robots of the 1950’s They have moving arms and legs with an access hatch at the rear. With concrete within the boots they stand securely upright without risk of falling over.

October 2007 - Major Installation Completed.
One of the most significant installations of Autumn 2007 was the installation of Ethie Castle Garden Gates. Inspired by the Clandon Park Gates design, the ironwork has had a significant impact on the garden space and are much admired by all. Please visit Ethie Castle Gates in our gates with overthrows section to see how we can design and manufacture new work that can sit comfortably in historic settings.

August 2007 - Peter Weldon Iron Designs expands their UK facilities.
In August Peter has relocated the company's distribution and storage facility to Eccleshall in Staffordshire. In addition to increasing capacity, the move now enables customers to visit the facility (by prior arrangement) and view Iron Designs. Please note the company HQ at Repton House remains unchanged.

July 2007 - Knebworth Commission
Peter has been commissioned to recreate the famous gates at Knebworth house near Stevenage. It has taken more than a year for planning permission to be granted and Peter must now design copies of the gates to be hung in an archway entrance to the courtyard. This will provide additional security to the house and help to close the area during events and filming. Watch this space- the work will take around four months to complete.