1955 - B&R founded
by Dick Bridges in Adelaide.
1990 - Industrial Enclosures
Formation of Industrial Enclosures Division
1992 - Quality Assurance
ISO Quality accreditation maintained since 1992
1994 - Hager Joint Venture
Joint venture with Hager to form Hager B&R
2002 - Factory Move
Move to new premises in Brisbane to increase capacity
2005 - B&R Data Systems
Formation of B&R Data Systems
2005 - Factory Extension
Extension of Heathwood premises completed
2009 - iLINQ Released
Release of iLINQ, B&R’s bayable enclosure system solution
2009 - B&R Ex Systems
Formation of B&R Ex Systems focussing on Hazardous Area equipment.
2011 - B&R China
Facility set up in Suzhou (China) to manufacture commodity product
2013 - B&R Rebrand
Rebranding of B&R, consolidating all divisions to offer a unified vision for the future
2014 - NBN Award
NBN Co. Chairman’s Award for Supplier Excellence and Innovation awarded to B&R Enclosures.
2015 - 60 Years Celebration
B&R celebrates 60 years of manufacturing.
2015 - SCEC Approval
B&R’s range of security cabinets, Ausrack CQr, gains SCEC approval.
2017 - IECEx certification
Explosion-proof (Ex D) enclosures achieve IECEx certification under B&R Ex Systems company name.
2017 - B&R Gulf
Joint venture B&R Gulf LLC and facility set up in Dammam (Saudi Arabia).
2017 - Project - Mongolia
Major project in Mongolia which is joint supply opportunity between B&R in Australia and China facility.
2017 - Project - Solomon Islands
Major project in Solomon Islands helping to power low income home owners throughout the community.
1955 - B&R Opens at Torrens Road, Adelaide
an ex chicken coop
1955 - Defence Industry Racking
1956 - Grand Junction Road opening, Wingfield
1956 - Egg Washing Equipment
1960 - Meter Boxes production begins
1963 - Ted Richardson and Dick Part ways
B&R Become a family business
