A brief history of Allwood Timber Construction

Allwood Buildings Ltd was incorporated in December 1999 by Terry Kingdon, with his wealth of construction experience, to specialise in the design, manufacture and on site construction of timber frame buildings. The company started with 2 Directors, 5 office staff and 10 factory operatives,

With a rich heritage in private homes and education, Allwood has gone from strength to strength since its creation. A project to build a block of flats in Leicester in 2001 was a significant milestone in expanding our residential sector to include social housing and multi rise developments, whilst maintaining private developments for our self-build customers. The Residential sector accounts for a majority of Allwood’s sales and Education remains our second largest sector, including student accommodation for universities, etc. We also have a wealth of experience in other sectors of the industry including Healthcare, e.g. hospital facilities, care and nursing homes, surgeries, etc. Commercial, e.g. shops and offices, visitor centres, airport arrivals hall, etc. Community, e.g. village halls, church halls, etc. and Leisure, e.g. sports pavilions, hotels, chalets, etc.

Allwood are Timber Industry Members of TRADA (Timber Research And Development Association) and operate a BM TRADA Chain of Custody procedure. We are also CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) accredited, and similarly our accreditation is externally audited annually. We are PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) accredited.

As a company we are proud to uphold the high standards set by these various accreditations and we are committed to our responsibility of procuring all our timber products from sustainable sources and protecting the health, welfare and safety of our employees and the environment. Allwood have a robust supply chain, including long standing trading relationships and can provide trade references on request.