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TAG Talk Number 10 In Conversation with Andrew Petherick and Bob Sykes

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Andrew Petherick (Artichoke) and Bob Sykes (Sykes Timber) talk about hard and softwood use in the English country house. The talk covers correct specification, treatment, environment, uses, availability, and alternatives to those now scarce.

  

Andrew Petherick is Director of Artichoke, a bespoke kitchen and joinery design company based in Somerset. He joined the company in 2005 following formal cabinet making training in Devon. Prior to that, he was an account director at ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi.

 

Bob Sykes is Joint Managing Director of Sykes Timber, a company  established in 1862. Bob joined the company in 1988 and has vast  experience in the procurement of timber from around the world and selling to discerning timber users throughout the U.K.

This event has now ended, a link to the recording can be viewed here.

Nigel Anderson