Apparatus and method for handling bars

An apparatus for handling bars comprising a support plane (11) configured to support a plurality of bars (B) having an oblong development, and handling devices (24) configured to remove a bar (B) from a removal zone (15) of said support plane (11) and to deliver it to a delivery zone (16), movement devices (17) being associated with said support plane (11) and configured to distribute said bars (B) on said support plane (11) and to move them toward said removal zone (15), wherein it comprises a store (30) provided with a plurality of containing units (31) having an oblong development in a longitudinal direction (L), disposed adjacent with respect to each other in a transverse direction (T) and each of which is configured to house a respective bundle (F) of bars (B), wherein said apparatus comprises at least one movement unit (36) configured to move at least one bundle (F) of bars (B) contained in one of the containing units (31) in a direction incident to the support plane (11), between a first condition located below the support plane (11) and a second condition located above the support plane (11), and wherein at least one of either the support plane (11) or the store (30) is selectively translatable in said transverse direction (T), in order to dispose the support plane (11) and the store (30) at least in a first position in which they at least partly overlap each other and a second position in which they are at least partly adjacent to each other in the transverse direction (T).