As the calendar turns to June, and the sky remains grey, it feels like a long time since I was out enjoying myself on site.   Towards the end of April I was able to get out from behind the desk in my office. The sub-zero months of winter had passed, an... [More]

As a Designer with experience of site work, I was asked to take the Oakwrights laptop and camera to Northern Ireland to assist with putting up a frame with the site crew. I relish the chance to get out of the office and get some fresh air in my lungs, and where else could be better than besi... [More]

As a new recruit to the Oakwrights design department I was given the task of arranging the annual ‘Design day out’. The purpose of which would be to visit houses that we had built in the local area to learn about how oak frames settle, and the various ways that buildings can be f... [More]