Overview

Founded in 1857 and headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, Barnes Group consists of three businesses; Barnes Distribution, Barnes Industrial, Barnes Aerospace.

The UK business makes up part of the Barnes Distribution division.

Barnes Distribution is an international, full-service distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies. Barnes Distribution currently offers more than 50,000 regularly-stocked products to a diverse customer base in North America, Europe and Asia through a sales force of over 1,500 professionals. Through an array of service options built around a vendor managed inventory (VMI) business model, Barnes Distribution can improve the productivity of its customers while substantially reducing procurement and transaction costs.