32 | Sector Focus: Joinery


SUMMARY


■S Taylor & Son was established in 1850


■A Weinig Conturex Artis + CNC solid wood processing centre was installed in January


■Windows and doors account for about 80% of S Taylor’s production


■The company will exhibit at the Home Building and Renovation show in October


THE PAST, PLANNING THE FUTURE


HONOURING


It’s been in business since mid-Victorian times, but joinery manufacturer S Taylor is not resting on its laurels. TTJ reports


S Taylor & Son Ltd is 175 years young this year. Established in 1850, the Pickering-based joinery manufacturer is headed by Robert and Jake Taylor, the fifth and sixth generation of the family to manage the business. There will be special events to mark the anniversary, but it’s also a time to take stock, to assess how the business has prospered so long, and to ask where it goes from here. The company maintains that one of


, occupied by a blend of new processing technology and bench joinery areas.


Above: The company produces a variety of product styles, both period and modern TTJ | May/June 2025 | www.ttjonline.com


its key strengths has been its continuous commitment to traditional joinery craft skills, which remain the hallmark of its product ranges. Its success and longevity are also attributed to constantly moving with the times and complementing those craft skills with investment in state-of-the-art wood- processing technology. This has driven productivity, efficiency and competitiveness and the very latest example came just in January when a cutting-edge Weinig Conturex Artis + CNC solid wood processing centre was integrated into the factory – of which more later. S Taylor has been on the same site for 50 years and the factory covers a spacious 25,000ft2


The company’s main focus is windows and doors, which account for about 80% of production. It also produces staircases and a wide variety of other bespoke products. It has


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