![]() Who wouldn’t want an outside room like this! How do you make your building's energy efficient and still workable? It’s great to hear you’re finding success creating such stunning buildings. Starting my company gave me the perfect excuse to provide a service that also taps into the existing skills of the tradesmen, architects and engineers who I’d worked with for so many years, and we try to incorporate traditional local materials with modern building techniques. Our ethos is creating buildings that are sympathetic to and blend in with their historic surroundings, and we had the challenge to come up with structures that were high quality, unique and beautiful in addition to complementing historic buildings nearby. This type of build solution is going so well we’ve recently been asked to start work on a similar build a short distance away which we’ll be starting this Spring! We designed a 3D model of the build and cut all the pieces on the CNC, built up the frame in 3 pieces and lifted it all into position with a crane! It all fitted perfectly which is a testament to the accuracy and adaptability of the software. We even had chance to use the CNC machine and VCarve in the build when a complicated piece of work required some ‘outside the box thinking’. One major project we have been doing the timber work on over the past few years is a project called Quarry House, which is the first modern new build house of its type in the Peak District: They also have a limit for increasing the size of a house but we are able to design modern buildings within permitted development limits using high-quality natural materials. National Parks have strict planning rules and are the only land areas that are protected from private land ownership, property development and building for commercial use. That’s a fantastic name so how does working within a National Park affect the work you do? I used the outline of the hill to sketch the logo back in the early days and it’s stuck with us to this day. The inspiration for our logo came from a distinctive peak called Shutlingsloe Hill or “the Matterhorn of Cheshire” near Wildboarclough. I’m based on the edge of The Peak District which was the first designated UK National Park back in 1951. We are based in the lower half of the peak park known as the White Peak and it made total sense to name the company after this. We offer customers bespoke prefabricated buildings that are installed in one go as kits, and we have project management, design and planning services to help tailor the basic layouts to someone’s individual needs. It’s our tenth anniversary coming up this year so we must be doing something right! I really love timber framed buildings too and I just wanted an opportunity to bring all this together as a business so in 2013 I left my job and founded White Peak Design & Build. I have a BSc Honours in Construction Management and more than ten years experience in the construction industry in a variety of roles including project manager, 3D designer and carpenter. I started out as a design and build project manager working on projects from large commercial jobs to domestic renovations and new builds, but my real passion is helping customers develop their ideas into projects that look great, work well and suit their individuality. Tell us a bit about yourself and how you started White Peak. Hi Tim, thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your story.
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