Specialist Skills Directory

A directory of specialist crafts people working to preserve the nation's heritage buildings.

Whether you need a blacksmith or a embroiderer, a steeplejack or a stained glass restorer, look first in our Specialist Skills Directory - you should be able to find the right person for the job. Anything from a leaking roof or stained glass that needs repairing, to new toilet facilities that need installing, to IT support and fundraising consultants.

The use of trade, firm or business names in the Specialist Skills Directory is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the National Churches Trust of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.

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Asbestos Consultants Europe Ltd

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

ACE  (Asbestos Consultants Europe Ltd) are a UKAS accredited company that specialises in all aspects of Asbestos Consultancy & Project Management incorporating:, Asbestos Surveys (Management and...

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Nicholas Hobbs Furniture

Derbyshire, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Nicholas Hobbs is an established designer maker specialising in bespoke sanctuary and liturgical furniture.

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Anthony J Smith Gloucester Ltd

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Anthony J Smith(Glos)Ltd have been re-lighting Churches for more than 30 years.  We offer a complete service from initial design consultation through demonstration, installation and beyond.  We have...

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The Mosaic Restoration Company

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The Mosaic Restoration Company is one of the UK's leading mosaic specialists in the repair and restoration of Victorian and Edwardian Mosaic floor tiles for private homes and ecclesiastical buildings.

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CBG Consultants Limited

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

CBG Consultants are a strong, independent practice of building services consultants with offices in Oxford, London, Manchester, and Cambridge. Our services include a wide range of mechanical and electrical engineering solutions specialising in sustainability, building physics and Passivhaus.

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Hutton + Rostron Environmental Investigations Ltd

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

An independent team of building professionals and scientists, H+R specialise in investigating problems in buildings, building materials and building occupancy. We are the market leaders in building...

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Hirst Conservation

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The company structure consists of a wide range of specialist disciplines, including: Wall paintings Historic decorative surfaces Cleaning building surfaces Traditional plasterwork Sculpture,...

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CES Lighting and Electrical Engineers

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, England, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northern Ireland, Oxfordshire, Scotland, Surrey, Sussex, Wales

CES LLP is a family run business providing specialist services in: - Architectural lighting design, consultancy and installation - Sensitive electrical installation works - Routine electrical...

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COE Stone Ltd

England, Shropshire, Wales, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

Coe Stone can undertake undertake all aspects of traditional stonemasonry, from carving and fitting mullion windows to rebuilding a spire. We can design and create 'bespoke' pieces from new, or...

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Carthy Conservation Ltd

Greater London

Consultants and conservators of architectural detail, sculpture, stone, terracotta, plaster, mosaics, wood and gilding.

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BJN Roofing

Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Traditional Roofing Contractors established over 40 years and NFRC member. Sussex parts of Surrey and Kent. Slating, tiling, shingling, stone re-healing, leadwork. We carry out work to all types of...

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Aldridge Glass

Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland

Aldridge Glass is a well established stained glass studio based in the heart of Northamptonshire. Founded in 2005 by Rachael Aldridge to provide a complete expert stained glass service to homeowners, church committees and other public bodies. Aldridge Glass specialize in new commissions and in the restoration and repair of stained and leaded glass windows and doors for heritage and residential projects. Conditon Reports for ecclesiatical bodies can also be provided. As a stained glass designer/craftswoman each new commission is created in collaboration with the client, their specific requirements and each installations unique architectural environment. Restoration and repairs to panels in historic and listed buildings are completed with sensitivity and research along side in depth knowledge gained through over twenty years of hands on experience. I’m confident that I can fulfil all your stained glass requirements, from simple on site repairs to completing condition reports for ecclesiastical bodies. My work can be found in public and private buildings across Northamptonshire and further afield. The studio opens annually as a regular participant in Northants Open Studios.