'We've been running the business since 1993, but it's only in the last two to three years that our style has become relevant. When the credit crunch happened, bling became instantly unfashionable, and people started looking at the more ecological, historical aspects of design. Our star rose almost overnight - people were going 'ah! I get it!'. It's a good feeling when the world is starting to catch up . . .
 
'These days, I can walk down certain streets in London and see a few places we've sold salvaged pieces to. I was on Northcote Road in Clapham today, and there are a couple of places there - The Draft House, where I had lunch, is kitted out with oak benches we took out of a law court, and then there's Gail's bakery, which has some shelving we took out of the Patent Office. At the moment, we're doing a lot of work for Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants, kitting them out with tabletops and other little accessories. It's always good to have your stuff going in front of a broad audience, rather than it all just being hidden away in people's houses.
 
'This week, we're busy preparing for an exhibition we're going to be doing in September as part of Design Week. I've had meetings with a couple of designers, to whom we've given a limited palette of reclaimed materials which they're going to use to create some furniture pieces. It's a not-for-profit thing, just a bit of fun to attract PR and raise awareness of the business. We do as much as we can to broaden our horizons and spread the word.'
 
Management Today 15 July 2010