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Build Magazine 24 Design All of The Classic Barn Company’s oak garages are crafted from high quality oak selected specifically for its purpose. A very strong and reliable timber used over many centuries, it now takes pride of place within the detailed frames that we have created. We offer a large selection of traditional oak garages for our clients, including our unique Extrawide™ range, which provides exceptional width across each bay; all of these beautiful frames are carefully crafted with the utmost care and devotion to the craft; the end results are breath-taking, time after time. hat products and services does your company provide? We specialise in standalone oak framed out-buildings. With our head office based in the heart of Hampshire and our secondary office in Sussex, we are within easy reach of the local surrounding counties throughout these regions of the UK. What does the firm’s client base look like? Due to the nature of our product, our client base is mostly based around private households in affluent rural areas. What sets your firm apart from others in the field? In short, ‘the detail and our service’ – easy to say, certainly, but not so easy to put into practise. We pride ourselves on providing a frame that has more oak with more traditional joints than others in the marketplace; we do this at a price that represents tremendous value for the client. The Classic Barn Company – Secrets Within the Detail W Also, as members of The Guild of Master Craftsmen, we pride ourselves on the client service. In fact, each client has a designated Projects Manager to run their project from start to finish, and we run several feedback schemes to ensure the client is completely satisfied with the product and service as possible. We have won awards in our sector which is something we are very proud of. What are the main challenges facing your business at present? Without a doubt, the main challenge is to maintain the quality whilst also coping with the increase in demand for our services. What are the key objectives for your business in the months and years ahead? We have already started expanding our range and scope of service – our objective is to continue this, and at the same time to expand the scope of works into other areas of the UK. We are presently considering franchising, or some and other forms of collaboration. What individual in your industry and beyond do you admire the most and why? I have always admired the three or four biggest national oak framing companies; as we get larger ourselves, I am well aware of what’s involved in getting to be something sizable, and this takes an indescribable volume of hard work, which I admire. Name: Andrew Guppy, Director Company: The Classic Barn Company Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.classicbarns.co.uk Address: ‘Oaklands’, Allbrook Village, Hampshire SO50 4BY Telephone: 0844 800 0708