Our Heritage
110+ years of history
110+ years of history, five generations of expertise. Wareing Buildings is the ‘go-to’ name in steel framed buildings for the commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors.
100 Years a Family business
Our Time Line
Through History
George & James Wareing acquired a wood working firm and began to trade under the name of G & J Wareing.
James Wareing in circa. 1930
James Wareing (with his back to the camera) and Jake Marshall in the workshop
Following an accident, George decided to retire from the business. Harry took over the administration of the firm and the company name changed to J. Wareing & Son. The availability of electricity aided in the production methods yet the line of the business remained the same with woodwork being the main focus of work.
WW2 ended and this marked the beginning of Wareing Steel Framed buildings. After the war, timber became scarce, yet the traditional roots of wood-work were still present. The company made large sectional timber buildings to house poultry in cages and such buildings were erected nationwide.
The company regards itself as pioneers of ‘Kit Building’. This came about as the order was too far for a team to travel, so the company supplied the building in kit form and the customer would find his own labour to construct the building.
Wareings had three teams of men erecting buildings within Lancashire. Major estates such as the Duchy of Lancaster, Holker Estates, along with the local Water Authorities became major customers with lots of additional farmers.
From Left to Right, Peter Wareing, Harry Wareing, Andrew Wareing.
Expansion of the business and its subsequent success continued. On 13th December 1961, the company acquired a new trading name of J. Wareing & Son (Wrea Green) Ltd.
Workforce grew to 60+ running approximately six erection gangs with remainder of staff on the production and delivery of the kit buildings. Wareing buildings became a feature of the British Landscape.
Manufacture of farm trailers resumed.
Wareings acquired the Brook Mill site in Wrea Green.
J Wareing & Son reached its 75th anniversary. Production had increased, with two thirds being kit buildings made to suit each customer’s individual requirements and one third being erected by our own staff.
Company expansion plans meant that a move out of Wrea Green was inevitable, the search was on for a new site
A Wareing Building In Progress
After numerous proposal attempts to move the works to Brook Mill was turned down by the council, a new site was finally found at Whinbrick Works. To cause minimum disruption, the construction was carried out in 2 Phases.
Phase 1 completed, office staff, stores, joiners shop and garage moved to Whinbrick works.
Phase 2 of the grand development was completed and the remaining workers from the welding shop & paint shop were reunited with the rest of the team at Whinbrick. The Brook Mill Industrial Estate is still owned by the Wareing family today.
100 Years Old - George & James would be amazed!! The new 10 acre site at Whinbrick houses the most modern and professional machinery & technology to make the production of buildings quicker & easier.