From a small blacksmiths smithy to a one and a half acre site on a busy industrial estate John Thorburn & Sons have gone from strength to strength.
Throughout Berwickshire, East Lothian and Northumberland and even further a field many examples of John Thorburn & Sons work can be seen on farms and industrial estates.
In 1947 John Thorburn Snr purchased the blacksmiths business at Newtown Street Duns
The principle work carried out at that time was horse shoeing, repairs to farm machinery and ornamental wrought iron work, the present John Thorburn having commenced work in 1947 and served an apprenticeship with his father, took over the business in May 1957 and continued to operate at Newtown Street, but due to the expanding work load new premises were purchased at Station Road in 1968 with a larger workshop and workforce the business expanded into fabricating a wide variety of machinery also sales and repair of tractors, farm machinery and lawn-mowers was undertaken.

A thriving crane hire business has been established and cranes are employed covering the needs of Borders industry.
In recent times John Thorburn & Sons have doubled the size of their workshop and have invested heavily in new fabrication machinery to keep the workshop facilities up to modern standards.
Retail sales are handled through a retail shop at Duns catering to farmers, tradesmen and DIY.
John Thorburn & Sons pride themselves on their high standards of workmanship, their business has been founded on quality and look forward to providing a service for years to come.