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Security report for bartonfabs.co.uk

Barton Fabrications Limited · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Barton Fabrications Limited is a UK-based company specializing in the design, manufacture, installation, and servicing of aluminium and stainless steel bulk storage silos and pressure vessels. Established in 1981, Barton positions itself as a market leader in the UK for technical silos serving industries such as chemicals, plastics, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including bespoke silo design, installation, ATEX refurbishment, and silo modifications. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting industrial clients requiring bulk storage solutions. Technically, the website employs modern front-end technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and popular slider and carousel libraries. It is mobile-optimized with good navigation and SEO practices. The presence of multiple Google Analytics and Tag Manager scripts indicates active digital marketing and user behavior tracking. However, the site lacks a cookie consent mechanism, which is a privacy compliance gap. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data in its HTML content. However, no security headers were detected, and there is no published security policy or incident response contact information. The WHOIS lookup failed due to domain naming rules errors, which is unusual and reduces domain trustworthiness. Despite this, the website content and business information appear legitimate and professional. Overall, Barton Fabrications presents a credible industrial business with a well-structured website. Security and privacy compliance can be improved by adding security headers, cookie consent, and incident response details. The WHOIS anomaly should be investigated to ensure domain registration legitimacy and continuity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
48

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Barton Fabrications operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on bulk storage silos and pressure vessels for industrial clients. Their competitive advantage lies in bespoke design and comprehensive services including installation and refurbishment. The company targets sectors such as chemicals, plastics, food, and pharmaceuticals, indicating a diversified industrial customer base. The business model is B2B, providing specialized engineering products and services. The presence of accreditations like SafeContractor and CE Mark enhances credibility. The website content and structured data confirm a medium-sized UK company with a long operational history since 1981. Digital marketing efforts are evident through analytics usage, but no social media presence was detected. The WHOIS data issue may warrant further due diligence for partnership or procurement decisions.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture. HTTPS is used, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No forms are present on the main pages, minimizing input-related vulnerabilities. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism despite active tracking scripts. The WHOIS lookup failure and domain naming error introduce uncertainty about domain registration legitimacy. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to improve web security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Investigate and resolve the WHOIS domain registration anomaly to ensure domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Barton Fabrications Limited
Registration number
2118065
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Barton Fabrications Limited
Description
Barton specialists in aluminium and stainless-steel technical silos and pressure vessels for a range of industries globally.
Key services
Design & Manufacture, Installation & Relocation, ATEX Refurbishment, Silo Modifications & Repairs, Level Indication, Static Blenders
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap CSS, jQuery, Revolution Slider, Owl Carousel, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules error, which is unusual for a live site.
  3. No cookie consent mechanism found despite use of tracking scripts.
  4. Privacy policy is present but basic and not explicitly GDPR compliant.
  5. No visible security.txt or incident response contact information.
  6. Company contact details are clearly presented and consistent across site and structured data.
  7. Use of multiple Google Analytics and Tag Manager IDs suggests active marketing and analytics.
  8. Site uses modern front-end frameworks and responsive design.
  9. No forms detected on the homepage or main content to collect user data.
  10. No social media links found in the provided HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Revolution Slider and Owl Carousel for interactive content presentation. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for user tracking and marketing analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO metadata including title and description tags. No CMS or backend platform was detected from the HTML content. Performance is moderate, with multiple scripts loaded asynchronously. Accessibility features are basic but present. No broken links or errors were detected in the provided content. The site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are technical debt areas. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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