About · Established 1995

Thirty years on, the same hands.

Forest Joinery started in 1995 in an old joinery shop on Framfield Road, Uckfield, that came complete with the last owner’s machines. In 2004 we moved to bigger premises on Bell Lane to expand the workshop. The machines have moved on since. The hands haven’t.

Inside the Forest Joinery workshop on Bell Lane, Uckfield, with timber on trestles and saw benches
The Bell Lane workshop, Uckfield, where every piece is planed, cut and fitted.

Our Story

An old joinery shop, found by accident.

Forest Joinery began by accident, in an old joinery shop on Framfield Road that came complete with the previous owner’s machines. Most of those have since been replaced with faster, more modern ones. In 2004 the workshop moved to bigger premises on Bell Lane to expand the manufacturing side.

Thirty years on, the workshop is bigger, but the principle hasn’t changed: every piece is planed, cut and fitted by the same hands that quoted it.

Most of our regular work comes through builders, architects, private individuals and conservation officers across Sussex and Kent.

We’re an Accoya Approved Manufacturer, work mainly in hardwoods and Accoya, and are happy to supply the conservation drawings and profiles that listed-building applications need.

Forest Joinery, Bell Lane, Uckfield, established 1995.

Hand-built oak staircase with turned spindles by Forest Joinery

How We Work

One conversation. One quote. One team responsible.

  1. 1. Visit & survey

    We come out, measure properly, and listen to what you want. Free, no obligation, no salesman.
  2. 2. Drawings & quote

    You get scaled drawings, a clear timber spec and a fixed price. If you’re applying for listed-building consent, the drawings come in a form your planner can submit.
  3. 3. Build in the workshop

    Everything is made on Bell Lane, not outsourced, not flat-packed. You’re welcome to come and see it part-built before it comes to site.
  4. 4. Fit on site, signed off

    We fit it ourselves. Frame, threshold, ironmongery, paint touch-up, you don’t need to chase anyone else.