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Beck workshop taken from above wooden work benches employees in uniform and protective clothing

BECK London

Industry
Furniture & Woodwork
Interior Fit-out and Joinery
Location
Chessington, London
Workforce Size
300
Website
becklondon.uk
Est
1995

BECK London is a construction and fit-out contractor working on high-end residential, hospitality, museum and retail projects. The company handles projects from initial design through project management to final delivery.

Beck man in red trousers and blue shirt in front of workshop entrance
Beck three red orange metal weights wooden structure in vice

The Business

BECK London operates as a full-service contractor, overseeing construction and design work across Grade-listed renovations as well as new-build projects.

There are 35 in the production team which include joiners, sprayers, machinists, labourers, drivers and seven apprentices. Most of the production methods are traditonal, cabinet doors for bespoke bars have mortise-and-tenon joints, a centuries-old joining technique.

In 1999 the firm moved from Guildford to Chessington for easier access into London. Recent projects include V&A Dundee, Imperial War Museum and Nottingham Castle.

Factory Visit

"This was a large, impressive workshop with a highly skilled team - on the day I visited they were working on everything from intricate lacquer jobs up to huge scale wooden wardrobes." Carmel King photographed BECK London in December 2021 for Made in London.

Beck employee joiner carpenter sanding wood
Beck large workshop floor taken from above two employee in dark uniform surrounded by light wood piled or leaning
Beck employee joiner carpenter fixing wooden structure into vice
Beck employee painting with shing black lacquer paint black gloves and protective mask
Beck employee painting with shing black lacquer paint black gloves and protective mask
Beck chest of drawers painted with shing black lacquer paint black one white drawer is open
Beck employee joiner carpenter wearing ear defenders working with wood
Beck employee joiner carpenter cutting wood large white industrial machine saw
Beck employee joiner carpenter sanding wood
Beck employee joiner carpenter mechanical sanding wood
Beck employee joiner carpenter standing at workbench tbale
Beck employee joiner carpenter in white protective suit standing at workbench in workshop with brush on table
Beck workshop with high ceilings employee joiner screwing wooden structure into vice
Beck workshop factory floor taken from above planks of wood piled to the left in the centre there is an employee in white suit
Beck wooden cabinet in worshop
Beck wooden legs turned furniture
Beck white dresser cabinet full of pots tubes tools glue varnish
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Beck employee joiner carpenter in uniform standing in factory in front of large machinery
Beck wooden cupboard dresser on workshop floor full of tools
Beck large black lorry outside red brick factory building
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Beck employee joiner carpenter in white protective suit spraying wooden tables with white paint
Beck employee in full white suit and protective headgear and maskr
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"It's unusual for a fit-out company to have a workshop of this size, but it allows us to control the quality of the carpentry."
Stephen Middleton, Project Production Manager
Beck large wooden light wood cabinet two drawers are open small blue handles
Beck workshop from above showing employees and multiple large wooden structure in the process of being built

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