Peter Ward
Business manager. Responsible for overall management and paper pushing! Peter has considerable experience in the business world. After University In the early 1980's, he ran a farm contracting and building company, but sold this when he moved to Australia. 4 years running gold mines followed, before setting up a mining software development company. This became one of the largest mining and farm software companies globally. He sold this to return to England in 1999, to restore period properties. He and Jim met when they were working on a project which required specialist rendering and plastering. In his spare time Peter maintains links with the mining industry and collects mineral and gem specimens. He has two horses, and works with them whenever he can.James Martin
Jim has enjoyed a long and traditional working history - his father taught him the skills of lime plastering from an early age. He remembers childhood years spent learning to split and prepare lath, applying daub, and learning to make templates for stucco mouldings. He spent his early working life with a number of specialist platering contractors including: Waites Construction, Perrins Contractors, Croft Building and Conservation, WBM Restoration, RJ Doulton and Cohens. In recent years he has focussed those early experiences with his father and concentrated on working with lime plaster. He has worked in and around London and the Midlands, developing a network of contacts with architects working on historic houses. Jim hasn't yet seen the light and bought a horse, but we live in hope!