Country life
The beauty of wood
Th e arrival of longer days and lighter evenings turns
everyone’s attention back to their gardens and ‘outdoor
living spaces’ – which, for one Island company, means
more orders for fencing, decking and garden buildings.
Backed up by its own timber
mill and an expert in-house
carpentry department, Chessell
Woodyard works with beautiful
Cedars, Douglas Fir and English
Oak, to custom-make everything
from barns and carriage houses
to summer houses and garden
buildings, kennels, sheds and log
stores.
In fact, as owner Pete Barnes
says: “If the customer can think of
it, then we can make it!”
As well as the beautifully-
designed timber structures it
creates, the woodyard has also
built a solid reputation for its
dedicated personal service and
great craftsmanship – and with
orders increasing, it has once
again expanded its team to a
total of nine staff , including three
experienced carpenters.
Th is Spring, it has also invested
in an eye-catching, signwritten
mobile workshop that goes out on
jobs with the craftsmen to back up
their on-site work.
One of the Island’s largest
timber processing companies,
Chessell Woodyard sources as
much of its FSC-certifi ed timber
as possible from the Isle of Wight
and South coast.
Find Chessell Woodyard on
Newport Rd, Chessell, PO30 4JP.
Telephone: 01983 555068 or
07712 107846.
Stubbings Brothers - taming nature
It’s the time of year when we all
have to start doing battle with
Nature – taming everything from
domestic lawns, hedges and trees
to commercial crops, golf courses
and construction sites.
Which makes it a busy time of
year for one Chale Green-based
specialist company, Stubbings
Brothers.
Established for 35 years
and headed by Andy and Si
Stubbings, the company employs
10 helpful and knowledgeable
staff and prides itself on off ering
a dedicated, personal service
to clients in the agricultural,
horticultural, leisure, construction
and domestic arenas.
Th ey sell, hire and repair a whole
range of impressive mechanical
implements, including mowers,
chainsaws, strimmers, log splitters
and generators – and specialise
in big-name brands including
Kubota, Toro and Hayter.
With its many years of
accumulated experience, the
company can off er advice and
solutions for a wide range of
requirements– and they say they
always welcome a challenge!
Says Andrew: “We’re constantly
being asked for help with all sorts
of new challenges – like the recent
call from someone needing to
source an apple shaker to harvest
fruit from a new orchard.
“We like that, because it means
no two days are ever the same!”
Find Stubbing Bros at Chale
Green, Ventnor or call them on
01983 551443. Visit the website at
www.stubbings-bros.co.uk.
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