A BALCONY and balustrade business founded by a 27-year-old entrepreneur has become a £1m turnover company in less than four years of trading. Bear Metals, which has three sites, in Bradford, Birstall and Morley, was founded in November 2017 by Simon Mitchell, who saw a gap in the domestic homes market for design-led, high quality handcrafted products. After seeing rapid growth in this sector, the company now has its sights set on securing more commercial contracts through its holding company SM Industries, set up in 2020. Bear Metals has seen swift growth year on year, expanding from...