Crafty Plasterer

Light show update

Ted and I did attend this year's show and came back with some very good contacts and some great ideas for new designs, can't say too much at the moment but watch this space and all will be revealed!!

Also seemed to be a lot of talk in the trade regarding China, some good and some bad. Any comments?

The future's bright...

Myself and Karen Dixon who took over the business in 2004 have worked for Aagaard Hanley for many years.

Generally, my job is taking care of the day to day running of the business in conjunction with Ted Hanley who now works on a consultancy basis. This ensures that we retain Ted’s experience whilst working. I mainly price jobs and then follow their progress to completion. This means that a lot of my time is spent on site visits and yes I'll be blogging about different jobs and posting photographs.

Working with Karen, alongside Ted has enabled the firm to change with a very smooth transition without affecting the excellent service and business Aagaard Hanley offers.

My ultimate aim is to carry the good name and reputation forward for another 26 years!

The glamorous side to plastering..

Today I have been asking questions about the more exciting past jobs Aagaard Hanley has done and I have to say that I am quite surprised! It has become clear to me that the firm is far from uplighters and cornicing and more bespoke crafts in glamorous locations!

Aagaard Hanley has previously worked :

In the Ritz in London where they made ornamental plaster shelving which now holds the Cartier jewellery cabinets in the foyer.

On a very famous rock star's swimming pool where they made plaster columns and which has later been used on various television programmes.

On cruise ships such as the Oriana in West Germany.

...to name but a few!

Past Staff..

One of Aagaard Hanley's past apprentices, Darryl, is now working in film studios in Sydney and has previously worked on films such as Star Wars!