Was established in the late 50s by Henry John Weir primarily as a research and development business concentrating on the laundry industry With a view to extending the anticipated useful life of all HJ Weir machinery maintenance agreements are available Each Engineer carries a wide range of genuine HJ Weir spare parts within their van stock H J Weir Engineering are "the originators of flatwork handling technology" By 1970 faced with increasing demand for machines H J Weir started to expand its own manufacturing capabilities in the historical town of Chepstow, United Kingdom where in 2006 a further 3,500 square feet was added to the existing 35,000 square feet to enable increased production capacity