Family Business Shield Woodworking thrive in up and coming rural Oxfordshire village

Posted on: 12/10/2018, 13:48

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Shield Woodworking Shield Woodworking based in the sought after village of Kingham, Oxfordshire, have been established in 1979 and has built a reputation for excellence in woodworking craftsmanship.

Shield Woodworking offer a wide range of handcrafted joinery, including staircases, kitchens, bathrooms, studies, bespoke furniture, windows, doors and conservatories.

Shield Woodworking have benefitted from the uptake of Cotswold homes from high net wealth individuals, these people very often seek to preserve the traditional style of their Cotswold houses and they are able to invest in high-end joinery projects using premium timber and traditional craftsmanship.

Nearby Chipping Norton is also popular and well-known millionaires such as the Bamfords (JCB), rock-star cheesemakers like Alex James, motoring journalist Jeremy Clarkson and more recent arrivals the Beckham’s and Prince Harry and his new wife.

Ashley Shadbolt, Director at Shield Woodworking commented “There are plenty of less well-known people in the area, who move here to experience a traditional Cotswold home and a big part of this is handcrafted timber features throughout the property”.

Shield Woodworking use Buckingham based Quest for their ironmongery and woodworking consumables. Quest supplies the joinery trade with a wide range of products to complete these high-end woodworking jobs.

Ashley added “Quest has a vast range of ironmongery available for our traditional Cotswold projects, including heritage, black iron styles, multi-point locks, hinges, bi-fold and sliding door hardware. Quest has very knowledgeable staff, this means that as we draw up each project we can call either our Quest rep or the customer support team and we can easily and efficiently order all the elements we require to complete our work”.

Daniel Wells, Director at Quest, commented “At Quest Hardware we supply the joinery trade with quality products they can trust, all our range is focused around the joinery sector and the consumables and ironmongery are individually researched and selected with quality in mind.”