From humble beginnings in 1895, Barnes & Mullins now find themselves at the forefront of Musical Instrument distribution within the UK, Europe and across the world. With close to a thousand customers in the UK and Ireland and hundreds more located across the globe, Barnes & Mullins are proud to distribute some of the world’s best musical instruments and accessories. Although originally based in London, B&M are now located in Oswestry close to the Welsh border in beautiful, rural Shropshire. From their 40,000sqft warehousing and office facility, hundreds of parcels and pallets are despatched daily to music stores, wholesalers and distributors.

Throughout the company’s history and the historical ups and downs of global events, one thing has stayed constant: the debt that we all owe to the founders, Messrs S ‘Bowley’ Barnes and Albert Mullins.

In 2014 an article was commissioned in MIPro, the music industry trade magazine. Below, you can learn more about the story of B&M’s founders. A pair without whom the musical world would be much poorer.