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.