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Celebrating 10 Years of Stanbrook and Nicholson

A decade manufacturing and installing high-performance factory finished engineered Timber Windows, Doors and Roof Lanterns. This year marks ten years of Stanbrook and Nicholson and a lot has changed since our humble beginnings. Check out our timeline of our first decade of trade. 2005 - Ben Stanbrook and Simon Nicholson create a partnership Ben and [...]

Introducing Our New Factory!

  To mark our first decade of trading, we're celebrating in style, completing a factory relocation to a new 20,000 square foot CNC equipped production facility. Importantly production of all our products remains in Surrey UK, with design, survey and installation services throughout South East England. This move enables us to meet the increased demand [...]

A Tale of Timber…

If you're still not convinced, then here's a tale of why timber is the most suitable choice of material for your windows and doors... Environmentally Friendly...Wood and CO2 are natural partners. Trees absorb CO2 as they grow so the more forests we plant the more CO2 we can absorb. Sustainable...Modern forestry means that the planting and [...]

Why Choose Stanbrook & Nicholson’s Oak Joinery?

Quintessentially English, Oak is a wonderful choice of material for country homes and cottages, as well as period buildings where certain planning regulations may be in place. Where care needs to be taken to select windows suitable for planning regulations, oak is generally a very good choice. As well as seamlessly blending-in with the natural [...]

‘Quality Assured National Warranties’ Explained…

'Quality Assured National Warranties' has, for many years, been a leading provider of Insurance Backed Guarantees in the UK.  Abbreviated as 'QANW', their insurance underwriter, 'Guarantee Protection Insurance Ltd', is based in London and is regulated by both the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. What is it that QANW do? Whenever a repair or replacement [...]

Heritage Replacement Windows…Improving the energy efficiency of your home, in accordance with Part L of the building regulations

Reducing carbon emissions from the building stock is essential for the UK to meet its Climate Change Act targets. Energy used in running buildings is responsible for  nearly half of the UK’s total carbon dioxide emissions. About 27% of these emissions are produced by  domestic buildings and around 22% by public and  commercial buildings. Of these domestic [...]

Stanbrook & Nicholson Short-Listed for ‘Best Timber Company of the Year’ in 2014 National Fenestration Awards

VOTE HERE With over 760 registered users, the National Fenestration Awards are the industry’s fastest growing, independent awards event. Launched in 2013 and now into it’s second year, the National Fenestration Awards aims to become the fairest, all-inclusive fenestration event in the UK, with the principle aim of rewarding the very best companies from across our sector. [...]

Stanbrook & Nicholson Win ‘Best Website’ in Origin’s ‘Trade Awards’

Stanbrook & Nicholson's 'Best Website' and 'Gold Trade Partner' awards, presented by Origin's Marketing Director 'Ben Brocklesby'. Stanbrook & Nicholson have enjoyed a blossoming partnership with Origin, since joining forces with the UK's leading manufacturer of aluminium bi-folding doors. in the Spring of 2013. As a recognised 'Gold Trade Partner', supplying and installing Origin's award winning aluminium [...]

Stanbrook & Nicholson team-up with Origin to donate bi-folding doors worth over £4000, in aide of the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity

At the turn of 2014, Stanbrook & Nicholson adopted the Rainbow Trust Children's charity as our charity of the year. Having already raised several thousand pounds for such a worthwhile cause, we recently teamed-up with our close friends at Origin,  to donate a three panel Origin bi-fold door, including full installation, and exclusive after care [...]

Introducing the Origin Window

A new range of aluminium windows has been launched by our friends at Origin, the UK's leading manufacturer of bespoke aluminium bi-folding doors. Their new aluminium flush casement windows are designed and engineered at the company’s High Wycombe factory, and will provide a welcomed addition to our aluminium window offering. Following in the footsteps of [...]