With a career that spans over 29 years in the Joinery trade, we are proud to welcome John Everett to the Chilfen Joinery team.

John has recently taken on the role of Project Director and brings with him a wealth of experience gained from a multitude of sectors, especially within Commercial, High-end Residential, Retail and Heritage.

John has built solid knowledge and insight and an impressive skill set over the years, having progressed through the trade working in a range of positions, from Bench Joiner and Workshop Manager to CAD Technician and Design Director. He is also well versed in managing complex, multi-disciplined projects with individual project values ranging from £150,000 to £3.5million.

When John was in his twenties, he took a break away from the natural career progression expected within the trade, and accepted a permanent post in the Antarctic for a period of two years where he worked as a Carpenter & Joiner for the British Antarctic Survey. We’re sure John has many exciting stories to share about his experiences over there!

We look forward to working with John on many exciting new projects!

We are pleased to announce that the Chilfen Group will be exhibiting at the Hertfordshire Business Expo on Monday 4th July at the Alban Arena, Civic Centre in St Albans.

The exhibition will showcase over 70 organisations and is being hosted in association with The Hertfordshire Business Independent Magazine. In addition to engaging with a number of leading local businesses exhibiting on the day, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy free seminars and a speed networking session!

Our teams from across our leading businesses Chilfen Joinery, Chilfen Export Packaging and Trafalgar Cases are looking forward to being a part of the biggest business event in Hertfordshire! We can’t wait to showcase our range of joinery, export packaging, storage and transit solutions, so come visit us at Stand No. 10. We look forward to meeting you on the day!

Exhibition timings: 10am – 2:30pm

The Hertfordshire Business Expo

We are holding an open day at our recently refurbished Letchworth facility on Wednesday 18th May and would love for you to join us. We have added some exciting new machines to our already impressive range, boosting our capabilities and allowing us to produce more cutting edge products.

• Tour our facility in Letchworth, Hertfordshire
• See our new equipment & machinery
• Q&A with our team
• Discover our additional services & how they can benefit your business
• Delicious refreshments
• Morning or afternoon time slots available
• Goody bag to take home!

If you would like to attend our open day, simply email David Sagnella at davids@chilfen.co.uk to confirm if you’d prefer a morning or afternoon tour.

We are very happy to announce that our Procurement Manager Laura Birchall has recently been awarded with a level 4 diploma in Procurement and Supply via the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). CIPS is a worldwide recognised qualification providing competent development within the industry are is recognised as driving cutting-edge thinking and professionalism.

Laura has been studying hard since September 2014, attending lectures at the Manchester Conference Centre to sit five three-hour exams.

The diploma covers business needs, negotiation, managing supply relationships, sourcing and the contexts of procurement.  It will enable Laura to bring a more professional practice to the Chilfen procurement department, especially in regards to building strong supply chains to help the group grow, as well as introducing new processes and procedures in all areas of procurement.

It is always welcome when the team at Chilfen Joinery get to work with an exciting new material, process or finish on a project. The recent works at Sea Containers House in London was no exception. The architects involved in the refurbishment of the east and west wings of the building helped transform the space into a cutting-edge, urban environment with sleek and chic finishes throughout. One of the more notable materials chosen for use on area’s such as counter tops and bar paneling was Pyrolave, a natural and glazed lava stone.

The Pryrolave brand is used by architects and interior designers worldwide who are looking for a special finishing touch to their design or project. Volvic lava stone is extracted from the Nugere crater at Volvic in France. The stone is processed in its natural form and then glazed with a wide choice of colours. The result is a impressive, hard wearing, contemporary finish.

Chilfen’s Project Director, Adam Payne visited the Pyrolave factory in the Toulouse region of France where the lava stone is manufactured. He was able to oversee the production of the panels for the job which were completed on site before shipping to the UK.

The end result was a truly stunning finish at Sea Containers House, with various eye catching coloured glazes used on multiple surfaces.

Click here more information regarding Pyrolave UK, or call the Pyrolave sales team on 01428 707154.

Read the full Sea Containers House case study here

Chilfen Joinery would like to welcome Mark Newbury and Kevin Eschborn to the team.

Mark has recently joined our estimating team, he has over thirty years’ experience working in estimating in the retail sector, and five years solid in-house joinery estimating experience for high end fashion clients.

Mark brings with him a great wealth of skills and expertise and has vast knowledge of metalwork and acrylic fabrication, various print disciplines, injection moulding and vacuum formed production.

Kevin joins us as an experienced CAD Technician, he has worked in the joinery industry for ten years, spending two years in the commercial sector and eight years in high end residential sector.

Kevin has ten years’ experience as an Architectural Technician and twenty years professional AutoCAD experience.

We warmly welcome both Mark and Kevin to Chilfen, we are certain that they will both be a great asset to the team.