Meet The Team
Our MTC Artisans Select Contractor's believe that the best trades people will ultimately have a burning desire to understand the historic evolution of their chosen craft whilst naturally excelling within their practical abilities.
Our carefully selected contractors respectfully take pride in their work and carry out an premium quality honest job each and every time.
We pride ourselves on having a small team of elite crafts people and work with the best organisations in the industry who share a passion for using natural low carbon materials. We uphold a great appreciation for harmonious natural hand crafted traditional or vernacular architecture whilst maintaining to strive for excellence in aesthetics and continuously producing high quality sustainable building design.
Every one of our selected contractors are always open to learning and understanding the value broadening our skills, each individual show great talent and enthusiasm, bringing their own unique creative flare to the artistry of building, design and construction.
We work very closely with our clients and our reputable partner organisations in order to fully execute their desired design aspirations. We are then able to manufacture or produce uniquely sympathetic, timeless and honest woodworking projects to the highest of standards aiming to
leave every customer with the superior quality and finish they had envisaged from day one.
John McRitchie FIOC
Director
Master Craftsman - Project Manager
Fellow of The Institute of Carpenters - London
Construction Management Lecturer
Heritage Carpentry and Joinery Lecturer
John set up MTC Artisans otherwise known as McRitchie Traditional Carpentry in 2010 to help the construction industry cope with the demand for sympathetic traditional building repair work, discreet traditional building upgrades and increase the variety of existing traditional skills training programs in Scotland.
He has a great passion and appreciation for traditional craftsmanship and works closely with governing bodies to revive some of the traditional wood trades that are in great danger of being lost.
He established a Sash and Case Window Restoration course, which is aimed at homeowners and contractors, at the the Scottish Lime Centre Trust, which is based in Charlestown, Fife. He has also lectured in traditional building crafts for Savannah Tech USA and York University and
taught HNC Construction Management for The University of the Highlands and Islands, Perth.
John received his Master Craftsman certification from HRH Duke of Rothesay in 2010 and was awareded Fellowship status at The Institute of Carpenters, London in Decemeber 2012.
"I have worked with John on two occasions: once whilst he was a student with the Prince's Foundation and the second in Romania on an INTBAU course. John is a technically accomplished and experienced craftsman but he is also highly creative and an original thinker. I learnt a great deal from him, enjoyed working with him and have no hesitation in recommending him."
Keith Emerick, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, English Heritage
Email: info@traditionalwoodworking.co.uk
Tel: 07904 103155
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