Tree houses from William Skinner in Scotland and England

AS PART of the company’s diversification and development programme, building contractors William Skinner & Son of Ayrshire in Scotland and Cambridgeshire in England have recently made a very successful entrance into the bespoke and custom built tree house market.


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With William Skinner & Son’s long established joinery pedigree and existing in-house knowledge on tree houses, it seemed only natural that the company showcase it’s talent, and what better way than build tree houses, the ultimate in bespoke construction.


Tree houses come in all shapes and sizes:

* Magical children’s playhouse
* Adventure playground
* Suave entertaining areas
* Fully equipped home offices
* Enchanting family retreat
* Guest rooms, libraries and even entire houses


William Skinner & Son’s fully qualified tradesmen have over fifteen years combined experience in tree house building, and have been involved with projects nationwide in the UK and across Europe. The company only employs professional people, this alone sets it aside from the competition.

Fully project managed from initial enquiry through to construction, William Skinner & Son’s jobs are always delivered on time whilst maintaining the highest level of craftsmanship and attention to detail throughout.


William Skinner & Son’s service covers everything from:

* Tree house site evaluation and planning
* Tree house design
* Tree house construction
* Arborist consultation
* Tree house maintenance
* Tree house guarantee.


William Skinner tree houses are designed and constructed by the company's Garden Structures Division.

William Skinner & Son managing director Sandy Cunningham said: "Skinner Garden Structures are committed in producing exquisite tree houses, summer houses and lodges for children, for guests, for you; giving you a delightful room of your own in the garden, for relaxing, dreaming or entertaining. Or providing you with a tree house where children can enter their own magical world of fantasy and enchantment.

"Our vision for the coming year is to actively promote and grow this exciting new division of William Skinner & Son and to nurture it so that it fulfils all the expectations of our clients and affords many different opportunities for our valuable craftsmen."

ABOUT WILLIAM SKINNER & SON

Building contractors William Skinner & Son’s Ayrshire and Cambridgeshire bases cover Scotland and Eastern England with activities including building maintenance with 24-hour helpdesk, retail refurbishment and construction, painting, joinery manufacture, metal fabrication, terrazzo tiling, shopfitting, Sika Trocal and Ward Topdeck roofing, and solar hot water installation.

William Skinner & Son have recently diversified into tree houses with contracts from leading hotel and conference centre group De Vere Venues.

They have also made a successful entrance into the solar heating market, attracting a large number of new clients throughout the UK, and have demonstrated their commitment to the wider field of renewable energy by installing a 6kW Proven wind turbine at their HQ in St. Quivox and including PV panels in the design for their proposed office extension.

The aim now is to offer general advice on the suitability of any of the available renewable energy techniques, or any mix of them, to solve individual energy supply problems, and they are developing a consortium of available local expertise to help them develop that.

Founded in 1964, Skinners made their first move down south into England five years ago, renting a site and offices in Saffron Walden in Essex from which to carry out the substantial amount of refurbishment work they were then doing for supermarket giant Tesco.

But the company’s recent expansion and diversification into new areas of business including renewable energy and tree houses has made necessary the purchase of their own larger facilities comprising an 8,000 sq ft yard, 1,900 sq ft of office space, and a 1,620 sq ft warehouse.

The new premises in Meldreth, near Cambridge, were officially opened recently by Andrew Lansley, MP for South Cambridgeshire.

William Skinner & Son managing director Sandy Cunningham said: “Our commitment at Cambridge is a measure of the importance to us of the market in London, the South East, Midlands and East Anglia.

“The Meldreth base provides high quality warehouse, workshop and office accommodation from which we can develop and control our market penetration. It has capacity for expansion to support several times its present level of activity.”

Managing director Sandy Cunningham concluded: “William Skinner & Son is now expanding satisfactorily on all fronts from our headquarters in Ayrshire and our new base in south-east England. We are traditional building contractors who have developed a diverse range of untraditional new skills, and we want potential clients in England and in Scotland to be aware of the comprehensive building skills and experience that we offer.”

http://www.williamskinner.co.uk

William Skinner & Son
Head Office
Cunningham House
Highfield
St Quivox
Ayr KA6 5HQ

Telephone: 0845 051 9060
Fax: 01292 671133

SOUTHERN DIVISION:
College Farm Business Centre
North End
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire
SG8 6NT

Telephone: 0845 051 9070
Fax: 01763 262916

Contact: Sandy Cunningham
Managing Director
Tel: 0845 051 9060
Fax: 01292 671133
E-mail: scunningham@williamskinner.co.uk

Web: www.williamskinner.co.uk

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Building contractors William Skinner & Son are
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