About Timberpride

Timberpride Ltd was founded in 1995 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire by Alec and Victoria Golesworthy with the support of The Prince’s Youth Business Trust. What began with a £2,500 loan and a forestry-rooted philosophy has grown into an established name in bespoke structural oak framing.

We are not kit suppliers.
We are not volume builders.

We are forestry-first oak specialists designing and handcrafting Bespoke Oak-Framed Buildings from sustainably sourced British oak, selected, graded, and crafted entirely in-house.

Every structure we create reflects a simple and consistent principle:

Longevity is true sustainability.

Oak frames are built to last for hundreds of years. When timber is responsibly sourced, structurally graded, and correctly detailed, it becomes a permanent architectural asset rather than a short-term construction solution.

Our work combines:

• Sustainably sourced British oak
• Independent structural grading
• Fully hand-finished traditional pegged mortise and tenon jointing
• Zero-waste, biomass-powered production
• In-house design, sawmilling, and frame assembly

From woodland inspection to final on-site assembly, every stage remains under direct Timberpride oversight.

We build with purpose, precision, and long-term responsibility, ensuring each oak frame endures for generations.

Timberpride’s core trade identity is structural oak framing.

Mortise and tenon jointing is the traditional jointing method used within the frame. Our discipline is structural framing, managing load paths, spans, bearing alignment, and long-term performance through careful design and handcrafting.

Each structure is:

• Individually designed in-house
• Formed from hand-selected British oak
• Crafted using traditional pegged mortise and tenon joints
• Fully test-fitted in our Tetbury yard
• Supervised throughout on-site assembly

Timberpride does not use CNC cutting, imported pre-cut kits, or automated frame production.

Instead, structural oak connections are hand-finished and assembled by experienced framers and carpenters who understand timber movement, compression behaviour, and long-term structural integrity.

The result is structural oak framing shaped around precision, structural integrity, and durability measured in generations. This approach underpins projects ranging from bespoke Oak-Framed Extensions to complete structural oak buildings.

Timberpride’s roots are in forestry.

Before any log enters our yard, its origin is understood. Alec personally inspects the woodland from which we source our British oak, assessing soil type, management practices, and long-term forest health.

Provenance is not assumed through paperwork alone; it is verified on the ground. Our full sourcing framework is outlined in our Sourcing Policy.

We speak directly with the foresters responsible for each woodland. Management plans, thinning cycles, regeneration strategy, and overall silvicultural standards are considered before timber is purchased. Oak of structural quality is the result of decades of careful stewardship.

This forestry-first approach ensures:

• Sustainably sourced British oak from properly managed woodlands
• Responsible harvesting aligned with long-term forest health
• Reduced timber miles through domestic sourcing
• Clear traceability from woodland to frame

By sourcing exclusively within the UK, we avoid the long-haul transport associated with imported hardwood. This reduces embodied transport impact while supporting British woodland economies and management standards.

Material integrity begins long before cutting and grading. It begins in the woodland.

The health of British woodlands carries long-term ecological responsibility.

Timberpride’s sourcing policy prioritises domestic British oak, reducing exposure to external pathogens and maintaining material traceability from woodland to workshop. Biosecurity considerations form part of the initial woodland assessment and procurement process.

All timber entering the yard is handled with controlled procedures designed to eliminate potential pathogens before production begins. This ensures structural oak is prepared within a clean and managed environment before grading, cutting, and assembly.

British oak, sourced from inspected and responsibly managed woodlands, supports both ecological continuity and material integrity. Careful sourcing reduces unnecessary transport distances while strengthening the resilience of local forestry systems. Responsible woodland management also depends on long-term economic viability, helping ensure British forests continue to be actively maintained and regenerated.

Responsible construction begins with responsible material selection.

Sustainability at Timberpride is grounded in process, not promotion.

Our sawmill and workshop operate as a zero-waste, biomass-powered system. Offcuts, shavings, and surplus material are repurposed to fuel the kiln and heat the workshop, creating a closed-loop production cycle that reduces reliance on fossil fuels within our own operations.

Each oak beam represents decades of growth and careful woodland management. Material efficiency is therefore treated as a responsibility. Timber is cut, graded, and allocated with structural purpose in mind, ensuring that strength and integrity are achieved without unnecessary waste.

Oak used in durable construction also acts as long-term carbon storage. Based on UK timber lifecycle benchmarks, hardwood used structurally can store approximately 0.9–1.0 tonnes of CO₂ per cubic metre. When sourced domestically and built into structures designed to endure for centuries, that carbon remains locked within the building fabric for generations.

True environmental responsibility is measured over time. Our wider environmental framework is explored further on our Oak Sustainability page.

By combining responsibly sourced British oak, careful structural grading, and zero-waste production, Timberpride builds oak frames that support long-term environmental stewardship through durability and local sourcing.

Oak framing accepts time as part of its design.

Green oak naturally dries, settles, and tightens within its joints during the first years after installation. Subtle movement, surface checking, and seasonal adjustment are expected characteristics of structural oak and are accounted for in every Timberpride frame.

When detailed correctly and allowed to breathe, British oak demonstrates natural resistance to rot and woodworm without reliance on routine chemical treatment. Its structural integrity improves as compression-led joints settle and stabilise.

Many modern building systems are designed around shorter replacement cycles. Structural oak framing is conceived differently. Buildings are designed with the expectation of long-term performance measured not in short cycles, but in centuries.

Longevity reduces demolition, replacement, and repeated material consumption. A structure that endures becomes part of the architectural and environmental fabric of its setting.

Durability is not an afterthought. It is the foundation of sustainable construction.