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Award winning kitchen company working with CaberMDF

 Tom Easter of T&N Developments 

Twice named Kitchen Fitter of the Year byOn The Toolsmagazine,T&N Developmentshas established a strong reputation for the quality of its workmanship, including fabricating bespoke pieces of furniture for its clients on site; most recently tapping into a trend advocated byLocation's Kirstie Allsopp, by installing fitted bench seating as a highly practical feature in its clients' kitchen and dining areas. And in common with many larger furniture manufacturers across the UK, the Essex based company is making full use of the technical benefits to West Fraser's CaberMDF boards.

Tom Easter's career in the building industry began as a groundworker and continued for a couple of years carrying out maintenance work for the major banks and then progressed into high end carpentry - until he and his wife Nikita, a skilled tiler, decided to set up their own kitchen fitting company ten years ago.  T & N Developments covers most of north Essex, including towns like Colchester and Chelmsford along with the surrounding villages. 

Tom comments: "Our work is almost all for individual domestic customers, where we typically work in two or three rooms downstairs - though it can extend into the lounge or bedrooms and en-suites. Aside from the two kitchen fitter of the year awards I've had from ‘On the Tools" trade magazine, we were also shortlisted for KBBI's ‘Installation Business of the Year' award, so we're getting noticed.

"I have now built half a dozen benches - getting some of them covered by an upholsterer - with a lot of the sales coming from our social media posts@tn_kitchens, while I get the CaberMDF Pro from Travis Perkins as our local stockist.  Working off the long edge of the board as square, have never had any issues with the dimensional accuracy.  The quality of the boards is aways good, and they're smooth so we can be confident that when the painters come in, they will be able to get a really good finish.  I'd like to do a lot more in the future."

West Fraser's comprehensive five-strongCaberMDFrange allows the perfect matching of panel to application. For general purpose use,CaberMDF Tradeis aversatile, lightweight board, which is ideal where weight is a factor.CaberMDF Trade MRoffers the same benefits but with the added advantage of moisture resistance for wet or humid environments.

Where there is a need for premium quality and detailed working,CaberMDFProprovidesanincredibly consistentdensity,ensuringcutting and routing need minimal finishing.CaberMDF Pro MR,as chosen by Tom at T&N,offersthe further benefit of moisture resistance.

The ultimateproduct in the range isCaberMDF Industrialwhich ismoisture resistantand designed specifically for the production of high-grade furniture and fittings. It is ideal for deep routing and its consistent close-grained texture ensures clean edges and surfaces that will take advanced finishing techniques.

Beyond the advantages and practicalities of usingCaberMDF, the materials and processes used to manufacture the product offer the reassurance of beingsustainable. West Fraser's range of board products is available in a wide selection of sizes tominimisewaste. All timber used is responsibly sourced and FSC certified, with the panelsbeingmanufactured in the UK from locally grown timberand arenet carbon negative.Additionally,all ofWest Fraser's UK mills have obtained the coveted ISO 14001 environmental accreditation. 

Samplesof all West Fraser construction panels can be ordered on the websiteUk.westfraser.com. 

All West Fraser panel products produced in the UK arenet carbon negativeand manufactured in mills that have obtained the coveted environmental ISO 14001 accreditation. Responsibly sourced, the panels are FSC® certified (C012533) and created from locally grown timber, cutting embodied carbon from transportation.

For further information, call 01786 812 921 or visitUk.westfraser.com

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With compliments:
Taylor Alden
helen@tayloralden.co.uk