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the building conservation directory 2012
The Nineteenth Edition of the Directory
Published December 2011
isbn 978 1 900915 60 1
Published by
Cathedral Communications Limited,
High Street, Tisbury,
Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA
Tel 01747 871717
Fax 01747 871718
Email info@buildingconservation.com
www.buildingconservation.com
Managing Director
Gordon Sorensen
Executive Editor
Jonathan Taylor
Deputy Editor
David Boulting
Marketing Director
Elizabeth Coyle-Camp
Production co-ordinator
Sara Collinson
administration
Lydia Porter
Carla Winchcombe
Advertising Department
Anthony Male
Nicholas Rainsford
Typesetting & Design
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Printing
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The many companies and specialist groups advertising in
The Building Conservation Directory have been invited to
participate on the basis of their established involvement in
the field of building conservation and the suitability of some
of their products and services for historic buildings. Some of
the participants also supply products and services to other
areas of thebuildingmarketwhichhavenoapplication in the
building conservation field. The inclusion of any company
or individual in this publication should not necessarily be
regarded as either a recommendation or an endorsement
by the publishers. Although every effort has been made to
ensure that information in this book is correct at the time
of printing, responsibility for errors or omissions cannot
be accepted by the publishers or any of the contributors.
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The Building Conservation Directory
The Building Conservation Directory
provides specifiers of works to historic buildings, their contents and
surroundings a starting point in the search for appropriate products and services and expert advice.
Approximately 1,000 different companies and organisations are represented in this edition.
The many technical editorial articles are written by leaders in this field and cover a wide range of
important issues. The articles are not intended to be comprehensive but rather to raise awareness and
stimulate dialogue amongst those involved with old buildings. Other reference information points the
way on current legislation, continuing education and sources for further information and advice.
How To Find What You Need
1
The table of contents on page 4 together with the products and services index and the specialists
index at the back should help you find the product, service or supplier you are looking for.
Products/Services Selector tables, listing suppliers and their products and services head up each
main section.
2
Follow the index or Selector table page reference to the appropriate section or company and
start the specification process. It may be helpful to contact more than one supplier. And please
remember to tell each that you found them in The Building Conservation Directory.
3
If you still can’t find what or who you need, don’t despair. You can visit our industry leading
website at www.buildingconservation.com or ring us on 01747 871717 and we’ll try to put you in
touch with a supplier who can help.
All suppliers in the Directory pay a fee to be included and although Cathedral Communications does
not formally approve or recommend them we do screen out inappropriate suppliers and products to
maintain the established integrity of the Directory. This ensures that it remains a useful and credible
forum in which appropriate suppliers can promote their businesses. Directory users should seek more
detailed information and advice from suppliers before undertaking any sensitive project.
We are always looking for ideas to improve the Directory so please write to let us know if you have any
suggestions for improvements to its content or presentation which will help you in your work with
old buildings. And don’t forget, our website at www.buildingconservation.com is the primary Internet
gateway to the building conservation and restoration industry and offers loads of supplier and technical
information. And new for this edition, we’ve put the Directory in its entirety on the website as a flipping-
page digital book, one more way to access the useful information it contains. Please see page 208
of this edition for more information on the website, or why not click in to have a look for yourself?
Acknowledgements
Anthony Beech, Anthony Beech ACR Furniture
Conservation and Restoration
Nigel Bryant, City of Bath College
Robert Child, Historyonics
Hugh Clark
Nicholas Doggett, Asset Heritage Consulting Ltd
Paul Drury, Drury McPherson Partnership
Andrew Forecast, Trenton Fire Ltd
John Gold, Oxford Brookes University
Margaret Gold, London Metropolitan University
Jonathan Goode, David Le Lay Architects
Kelly Gunnell, Bat Conservation Trust
Stephen Handforth, Victoria and Albert Museum
Peter Holden, Acanthus Holden Architects
Tim Hutton, Hutton + Rostron
Environmental Investigations Limited
Alan Jones, Pembrokeshire Thatch &
Carpentry Services
Carole King
Katie Laidlaw, National Trust
Lindsay Lennie, Historic Shop Conservation
Gerard Lynch
Eleni Makri, Conservation PD
Anna McPherson, Drury McPherson Partnership
James Meek, Dyfed Archaeological Trust
James Miller, Ramboll
Ruth Nicholls, Astam
David Pinniger
Jo Reilly, Heritage Lottery Fund
Caroline Rye, Archimetrics Ltd
Mike Scott
Charles Strang, Institute of Historic Building Conservation
Heather Tetley, The Tetley Workshop
Yanko Tihov
Pat Waring
Tim Yates, Building Research Establishment Ltd
Much like the successful hosting of the 2012 Olympics,
The Building Conservation Directory
this year has relied
on the constructive teamwork of a wide range of individuals and organisations. For their contributions to this
19th edition of the Directory we would particularly like to thank the author of this year’s foreword, Loyd Grossman
of The Heritage Alliance, our advertisers for their continuing support, and our dedicated production team.
Special mention goes also to all those who have contributed articles, illustrations or information; they include: