About the British Institute of Professional Tradespeople.

BIPT objectives are: to encourage the highest standards of practice amongst tradespeople; to facilitate exemplary services for the public and to provide a pool of resources and benefits for our members.

We are a private members club and  an unincorporated sister arm to the British Institute of Butlers & Home Service Professionals established in 1979, with whom we seek to cross-pollinate.

The keywords within the Institute are "networking" and "mutual benefit". All members are entitled to equal access to resources (e.g. for recruitment, training, discounts, corporate clients etc).

Our facilities are entirely free for customers - public, private or corporate. We aim to cover our administration costs through minimal annual subscriptions. There is no other form of revenue, no commission or fees are charged on transactions or referrals engendered from within.

Board of Advisors:

Tony was born in the British Army in Germany (BAOR). After a private education he joined the 172nd Airborne (Para) and subsequently became a company owner and consultant to blue chip building companies. Then into Charities; as the founding director of both Careline & Reconciliation International and 9 years as an Executive Director in one of Princess Diana's Charities where he worked alongside her regularly. For the past 6 years he has been CEO of The Handyman Group, a maintenance franchise which also has offices in California. He has 4 children and lives in Sussex.

Wyndham is a frequent member of ITV's 60 Minute Makeover programme and a member of the Chartered Institute of Building. His knowledge and construction skills are considerable and he and his team can put their hands to most trades. Wyndham has managed prestigious projects including works at St Paul’s Cathedral, Windsor Castle and the V & A Museum. He also runs a local team focussing on domestic projects throughout the south of England.

Chris was born in London and is a father of two with the recent addition of a grandson. Formerly he spent 11 years working for a major high street retailer where he honed his skills to become a senior manager. He then went onto a logistics career which spanned 16 years working for various blue chip organisations, his final role being the management of a team of 500+ Tradespeople in a large centre that serviced 200 outlets. Since 2005 he has been operating his own construction and maintenance business which has grown each year and now covers a large part of the South East of England.

Steve was born in Woking and after an education at St. John The Baptist he embarked on a 4 year apprenticeship as a Light & Heavy Vehicle mechanic with Vauxhall. He then worked at The Body repair Centre for 7 years, the largest of it's kind in Europe. He then joined Audi at Brentford and finally BMW in similar roles. Having spent many years " looking out of the window" wishing he could do other things Steve finally took the plunge, attended training at Guilford College for two years and created his own property maintenance business, now established for 7 years and generating work for several employees.

Richard was born in 1970 in Chesterfield. On completing his education at St Marys RC High School, he embarked on a career in News Management. In 1989 he joined The British Army where he served with The Royal Hussars (PWO) both at home and overseas. Upon leaving the Army, he was contracted to the Worlds leading security provider as a consultant where he secured lucrative contracts which are still in operation today. In 1998 he established his current building and property maintenance company which covers South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. He is married with three children and resides in Chesterfield

Steve's company All Trades Jack is based in Watford and covers Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Decorating Gardening, and Computer repair - and all those other odd jobs which don't fall neatly into such categories! They also focus on taking care of the smaller jobs - most of the jobs take between half an hour and half a day to complete. They also offer a 24 hour Emergency callout for burst pipes, electrical fail, securing of property etc and only to make safe or temporary repair.
 

Richard has a vast experience of renovating a large number of houses over the last 12 years. His company specialises in painting and decorating, kitchens, bathrooms and cloakroom fitting, wall + floor tiling, wood + laminate floors, plastering, guttering, garden, lawn and all property maintenance.  They will undertake all tasks - whole houses, single rooms, small or large repairs, fixing items, erecting shelves, changing door knobs, installing appliances, outside taps etc.  They also provide services in maintaining shops, medical centres, offices and hotels.