Who We Are
Guild Anderson is a family-run business established in 2004
Guild Anderson was started by Nick and Hannah Anderson with a dedicated team of craftsmen and women in their workshop on the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire.
Nick Anderson, Owner and Designer, BEng(Hons) Ship Science
An unassuming kitchen designer with a knack for understanding what people want and designing beautiful kitchens which really are great to work in.
After studying naval architecture at Southampton University and six years as a computer programmer, Nick and his wife Hannah took off for a years cycling in Asia Nick writes
"it was somewhere in Burma we decided that making bespoke kitchens would be a great plan, as I had a strong desire to design and make beautiful things…and the beauty of the land and the people inspired me to just do it…… On my return a chance meeting with Mark and Cynthia Wilkinson (www.mwf.com) resulted in a job in his terrific workshops in Bromham. Later I landed my first commission and Guild Anderson was born."
Hannah Anderson, Owner and Marketing Department, HND and PQE Photography Tempers Nick's design passion with a cool marketing head. She photographs most of the kitchens once they are installed and looking beautiful. Hannah previously worked on Cosmopolitan Magazine for a number of years before going on to freelance picture edit a variety of women’s glossies
Phil Edge, Non-Executive Director, Qualified ACMA Phil is an experienced director within many functions of substantial UK and US companies. He also has experience in building his own small companies, selling on the web and building property in France. LinkedIn
Marc Williamson, Workshop Foreman Marc joined us in 2010, a highly skilled cabinet maker with a real wealth of knowledge. He has a calm approach to keeping all the balls in the air, all the while making sure that everyone on the workshop floor knows what they are doing and enabling projects to go out on time
Peter Shelton, Furniture Designer, BA (Hons) Furniture Design A fantastic cabinet maker, who has been with us for 6 years. Pete can turn his hand to anything and says ‘he particularly enjoys the highly technical side and the challenges that cabinet making can throw up’
Gordon Gillett, Furniture Maker Knowledge and skill is everything in a business such as this and Gordon has it in spades, although he comes from a farming background and still keeps cattle at home. Before Guild Anderson he spent 35 years working for Litton Furniture as a maker.
Mark Woodman, Maker and Finisher Mark has a number of different roles to play within the business. As we have grown he is spending more time on site, finishing off and tidiying up the loose ends on projects, making sure that your Guild Anderson kitchen is exactly right for you.
Richard Williams, Furniture Maker Is a new addition to the team, he has great making experience having previously worked for Mark Wilkinson and Smallbone. He is incredibly enthusiastic and obviously loves working in the furniture business.
Stephen Joyce, Apprentice Furniture Maker Apprenticeships are very important to our business, enabling young people to learn furniture making in the workshop whilst receiving formal training. He has now passed his NVQ 2 and working towards his NVQ3. Stephen works with us full time and receives regular one-to-one training through our training provider, Didac.
Aaron Poole, Apprentice Furniture Maker Aaron really wanted this apprenticeship, so much so that he travels over 40 miles a day to get to us. He is working on his NVQ 2 and is receiving training both in-house and through Didac
Catherine Mulholland, Office Administrator, BA (Hons) Business Studies Catherine is a very organised lady who keeps on top of all our scheduling, ordering and administration and generally keeps everything in order. Catherine says of Guild Anderson, ‘Its great working for a company that produces such a quality product and I am enjoying the challenges that the job presents.’
Alice Hall, Office Administrator and Marketing Assistant, BA (Hons) Business Studies, DipM, MBA Alice supports Nick, Catherine and Hannah in the office. Her aim is to ensure projects run as seamlessly as possible, from the finished design to the installing of the customer's new kitchen, study or dining table. With a background in retail, Alice's focus is on how Guild Anderson can deliver the best service to our customers.
Tom Walton, Craig Armstrong & Deggy Spencer, Kitchen Installers Tom and Craig started installing kitchens for Guild Anderson in 2005, Deggy in 2009. Their reliability and quality of work has made them a permanent fixture on the team.
Nigel Heath, Furniture Finisher Nigel applies our sprayed furniture finishes and always to a superb standard. His long experience means that whatever the challenge we throw at him, it always looks great.
Dave Newman, Paul Rolf and Neil Gerahty Three very talented painters who all have great experience within the kitchen industry. The finish they achieve with a brush is astonishing and of course is the essential finishing touch to our cabinetry.
Landford Stone, Stone surface makers and fitters Landford are based not far from our workshop and are our primary kitchen surface supplier. We believe that beautiful stone worktops form an essential finishing touch to our kitchens, whether they are granite, marble or quartz. It is imperative for us that the attention to detail must be as good as our furniture and we trust Landford to deliver to the high standard we require.