Carpenters’ Craft Competition Organising Committee

The members of the organising committee volunteer their time, and unrivalled knowledge and experience to highlight the importance of promoting and encouraging the highest level of craftsmanship in the woodworking profession.

Those who sit on the Committee are drawn from members of the Institute of Carpenters and the Carpenters’ Company. They work as experienced college instructors or full-time master craftsmen, or are retired after a long and successful career. Some hold the Master Craftsman Certificate. The Committee members are:

William Avery MCIOB Buckinghamshire

Tom Balmain FIOC Lancashire

Nick Gutfreund IOC Dorset

Chris Higley IOC Berkshire

Ken Hall Essex

David Pearham IOC Middlesex

George Pysden IOC Surrey

Gerry Reed MIOCS Glamorgan

Peter Sivell IOC Essex

Don Stevens FIOC Surrey

John Taylor MBE London

Chris Tooke FIOC London

The Committee members also sit on the judging panel of the Carpenters’ Craft Competition.