Tim Whiting - Suffolk Millwright
Tim is a an experienced millwright, and the founder of Suffolk Millwright, which he established in 2011 and is now one of the last remaining traditional millwrights in the UK. Tim specialises in the restoration, repair and maintenance of traditional windmills across the UK.
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RICS 2019 Award Winner Building Conservation
RICS 2019 Grand Final Shortlisted
RIBA Design and Craftsmanship Awards Winner 2019
Tim began his career by working for a family-based firm making chairs in Suffolk, including commissions from The Royal Family, after completing an advanced course in woodworking at Suffolk University College. Tim’s interest in mills began when he grew up in the shadows of Friston Mill in Suffolk and learned from the last miller there, Bob Wright. With his workshop still on the site of the mill, Tim was asked to undertake some timber repairs in 2005 with Vincent Pargeter, who taught Tim all about mills. In 2011, Tim began millwrighting and set up Suffolk Millwrighting, which offers all aspects of millwrighting as both Principal Contractor and in maintenance programmes, and now employs five team members.
Tim, and his team work across the country for clients such as English Heritage, The National Trust and many local authorities.
Tim has the following strengths and skills to deliver projects: • Considerable experience working with all types of mills across the UK—a specialist millwright in both skill set and compliance.
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• Principal Contractor management experience on many mill projects.
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• Highly accomplished at logistics and access solutions.
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• Excellent local knowledge of many mills, both locally and nationally and fantastic relationships with millwrights across the UK.
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• He is a Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)’s Mills Section Member, meaning he understands and works to the SPAB’s principles of repair, and attitudes towards historic mills.
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• Has Constructionline Silver membership, SSIP, SSIP Acclaim membership, Facilitiesline Social Value and CHAS Elite membership.
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• Has many qualifications including: City & Guilds timber selection and preparation; City & Guilds timber technology; City & Guilds and City & Guilds Part 2 in carcass and wooden frame construction; NVQ Health & Safety in the workplace U1020662; IPAF Working at height access platform, Scaffold tower erection and first aid at work.
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• Working with SPAB to train millwrights to pass on this trade to future generations.
