About Us

Jake started out as a sports and fitness trainer before moving into site joinery in an attempt to learn craft skills but with very little craftsmanship left in modern timberwork he decided to pursue a career in traditional timber framing. With a keen interest in studying historic carpentry methods, attending courses and lectures, and restoring his own grade 2 listed building in spare time, its fair to say Jake is fairly passionate about his work. When Jake isn't working he enjoys fitness training, Rugby, brewing his own beer and making his wife wish he was back at work!

Stuart Grundy is a time served carpenter and joiner who completed his apprenticeship in the early 1970's. He also holds the HNC in Building and Construction. Stuart has spent over twenty years of his working life as a draughtsman and building surveyor for various commercial, industrial and national property investment companies. In 2000 redundancy presented the opportunity to"take stock" and make a welcome and enthusiastic return to his trade. For the past ten+ years Stuart has been working with heavy structural timbers in the traditional manner. He has two adult daughters and is also interested in running, cycling and photography.

Simon has been involved with timber for over 30 years, running Euro Tree Service Ltd a company covering everything from tree reports to tree felling, as well as producing oak beams and planks on site to customers requirements with a mobile saw mill. Euro Tree Woodfuels was set up in 2008 to produce biofuel for the emerging alternative fuel market. Simon has maintained a strong interest in traditional oak framed buildings to the point where he is now in the process of building his own timber framed home in Frodsham, Cheshire.