History
HAS A LONG HISTORY PRODUCING EXQUISITELY CRAFTED DOOR FURNITURE AND HARDWARE, WITH A LEGACY THAT SPANS FIVE CENTURIES.
THE STORY BEGINS IN THE LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, WHEN THE BRAZIER WILLIAM PEMBERTON FOUNDED THE BUSINESS IN LIVERY STREET, BIRMINGHAM. OVER THE FOLLOWING CENTURIES SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF PEMBERTONS DEVELOPED THE COMPANY INTO A VIBRANT AND FLOURISHING BUSINESS, ESTABLISHING ITS REPUTATION FOR INNOVATION AND FOR PRODUCING THE FINEST ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE, CULMINATING IN AN INVITATION TO SHINE BRIGHTLY AT THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851 IN HYDE PARK, LONDON.
JAMES HOWARD, THE GREAT, GREAT NEPHEW OF THOMAS EDGAR, HAS GONE BACK TO ITS ROOTS TO REVIVE ITS FORTUNES EMULATING THE ENERGETIC WORKS OF THOMAS PEMBERTON II, LAUNCHING A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS CAREFULLY CHOSEN FROM THE ARCHIVE TO CHIME WITH BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS.
TODAY THE COMPANY OFFERS A FULLY BESPOKE SERVICE , OFTEN STARTING WITH A HUMBLE SKETCH BEFORE BEING DRAWN, 3D RENDERED, AND THEN 3D PRINTED FOR APPROVAL BEFORE CASTING.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
PEMBERTON & SONS FUSES TRADITIONAL ARTISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, EMPLOYING BOTH THE TIME-HONOURED METHOD OF LOST-WAX CASTING AND THE LATEST ADVANCES IN 3D MODELLING AND ENGINEERING.
OUR TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED CRAFTSPEOPLE WORK TO EXACTING STANDARDS, ENSURING THAT ARCHIVE DESIGNS ARE FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED, WHILE ALSO REALISING ONE-OFF DESIGNS BY ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND PRIVATE CLIENTS.
FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING
WE PRODUCE ALL OUR PRODUCTS AT OUR FOUNDRY IN BIRMINGHAM, A CITY AT THE HEART OF THE METAL WORKING INDUSTRY, WHERE THE ORIGINAL COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. WITH OVER 20,000 SQFT OF PURPOSE BUILT FACILITIES, WE USE BOTH OLD AND MODERN MACHINERY AND OUR ENGINEERS ARE TRAINED IN TRADITIONAL PROCESSES, TO ENSURE THAT THESE PRECIOUS SKILLS ARE KEPT ALIVE AND HANDED DOWN TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THE CREATION OF EACH DESIGN BEGINS WITH A DETAILED DISCUSSION BETWEEN OUR DESIGNERS, FOLLOWED BY DRAWINGS, MOCK-UPS AND SAMPLES, WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS ANALYTICAL TESTING WHERE REQUIRED. OUR ARTISANS ARE WELL PRACTISED IN THE SKILLS OF MODEL-MAKING, SCULPTING AND CASTING IN BRONZE AND BRASS, AND IN APPLYING THE EXQUISITE SPECIALIST FINISHES THAT TRANSFORM EACH DOOR KNOB INTO A WORK OF ART.
