Category archives: Keep Things Local

Chris Chalmers ‘Working with Whitman & Co was a positive experience from start to finish. The team was responsive and thoughtful, which made all the difference during what can be a stressful process. We felt in very good hands.’ – Marko Ponti ‘It’s been an unusually busy Summer for us,’…

Fari, Jacky and Qani The team at Brothers Joinery creates elegant, practical solutions in wood ‘As a Design and Build company, our reputation is at stake when we choose specialists for projects,’ says Jacky Kenna of Kendal Oakley Design. ‘That’s why we commission Brothers Joinery to make and install high…

Joe, Luca, Callum and Clay ‘Excellent family-run store. So impressed with my experience from start to finish.’ – Tara Sheridan ‘When the Anywhere Ca-rPet range was launched last Autumn, I knew immediately that it was going to be very popular,’ recalls Clay Miller, co-owner of the Carpetstore with his brother…

Chris Mollard ‘Chris is very creative and consistently went the extra mile to deliver a final result. On top of that, he’s a great person to work with.’ – Gardens by Olivier Running a successful business today means constantly juggling multiple jobs, most of which require a particular skillset. Inevitably,…

Home Instead’s team is always looking for new ways to assist clients ‘If a client is in hospital, we don’t forget them,’ smiles Maddy Alemayehu (RGN), Director of Home Instead Hammersmith & Chiswick. ‘We always visit, taking in a change of clothes, fresh food and snacks and just making sure…

Nick Sazeides Did you, a relative or friend attend the Sulgrave Youth Club? If so, you can contribute to its centenary celebrations In 2026 the Sulgrave Youth Club on Goldhawk Road will be celebrating its centenary. To mark that significant anniversary, Manager Nick Sazeides is asking past members to get in…

Chris Mollard ‘Chris did a brilliant job designing our website. He created what we had imagined and to a very high standard.’ – Allegra, Chiswick Location Chris Mollard, the owner of J4G Design, brings a very personal focus to his business, which he describes as a “one-stop shop” for bespoke…

Clay and Mark ‘Everything about the Carpetstore service was excellent. The results are outstanding and I will use them again.’ – Danielle McKenna In over 35 years as the co-owners of the Carpetstore, brothers Clay and Joe Miller have made it a cornerstone of their business to offer the very…

Qani and Fari The expert team at Brothers Joinery create beautiful designs and practical tailor-made solutions in wood ‘We love working with wood, it’s such a fantastic material,’ says Fari, one half of the fraternal duo who manage Brothers Joinery. ‘Whatever the project, whether it’s designing and building a bespoke…

Christopher Barrow Making world-class security affordable and convenient ‘Looking back, and through no lack of strategic planning, we don’t have the best track record with timing,’ reflects Christopher Barrow, Chief Executive of Metropolitan Safe Deposits, with a rueful smile. ‘We acquired the company in 2007 – it was founded over…