Shipley Structures was established in 1982 by David Maddocks as a family owned and run steel fabrication business, operating from a small unit in Grantham. David’s many years of experience in the steel industry quickly gained them an enviable reputation for high quality workmanship and reliability.

David’s daughter, Wendy, joined her father as an apprentice in 1983 and progressed from the shop floor, through all aspects of the company in the following years. Together, they expanded the business in a controlled and progressive manner from its small beginnings into an efficient, high quality fabrication specialist, culminating with a new larger factory being built on the existing premises in 1989. At this point, the decision was also made to establish an internal design and build division, to offer an overall ‘package’ to the growing list of clients and, under Wendy’s influential guidance, this now forms the major part of the business.

Control of the company passed to Wendy in 1997 and following continued growth, the company relocated into larger premises at its present site in Ancaster, on the outskirts of Grantham, in 2000.