About Us

Barrus is a company that has a strong sales, distribution and engineering focus with over 90 years experience of trading. Barrus has continued to display the core values laid down by its founder, Ernest Prouty Barrus, of innovation and creativity that have become synonymous with the Barrus name.

Barrus has developed partnerships with major international companies representing leading brands in the garden machinery and tools, marine and industrial engine markets.

Each of these market sectors are serviced and supported by specialist teams, delivering professional sales and technical after-sales back-up to the Barrus network of over 3,000 authorised dealers to provide the highest quality products to the end user.

Recognised worldwide as a leading custom-engine builder, our applications engineers and engine builders ensure the optimum engine specification is supplied direct to our original equipment customers’ production lines.

Barrus’ dedicated research and development team work as consultants with the MoD, the RNLI and other military and emergency services organisations supplying specialist engines and equipment.

The demanding operating environments that these organisations encounter set the standards that we apply across all our products and services.

This Is what makes Barrus the power behind the brands