Palmers of Oakham Limited has been based in Rutland for 85 years. As a family-owned, award-winning company, we use traditional skills and materials in order to achieve heritage standards in renovation, refurbishment, conservation and construction.
Since 1993 our core business has been quality conversions of listed country properties and other prestigious work including specialist construction projects. During the 48 years Palmers have owned the company, we have based our core business on return work with a range of local architects. We work mainly, but not exclusively, within a radius of 60 miles of Oakham.
We have built stately homes and worked on National Trust projects in addition to a wide range of smaller domestic contracts. Alongside this, we are pleased to advise on design and planning, the use of local architects, surveyors and structural engineers.
We take a pride in the quality of our buildings, and in the relationships that we establish with our clients and design teams.
Our workforce is skilled and stable, with a number of our employees having been with us for many years. We have a low turnover of labour and employ regular, carefully selected sub-contractors who match our own high standards. Our employees have been well-trained, promoted on merit to working foreman where possible, and we do not rely on agency labour. All site managers have passed their SMSTS courses, in addition to first aiding and other management training.
We have a strong family ethic within the firm, with friendly and professional employees and sub-contractors. We enjoy working with clients to ensure that we meet or exceed their expectations. Embedded in our community, we support local charities wherever we can.
Please visit our Instagram page to see our latest charity fund raising efforts for causes close to our heart. Recent events include the whole team completing a 10K Night Walk at Rutland Water for the Alzheimer’s Society. Jonathan completed an epic 100 miles, cycling around Rutland Water for Pans Pandas UK. He was joined by friends and family, for a few miles or even a few laps! We also support For Rutland, who raise funds to pay for specialist advisors at Citizens Advise for our local community.
Managing Director
Adrian trained at Manchester University as a Civil Engineer and worked for Taylor Woodrow for 3 years as a Site Engineer. He joined Palmers over 40 years ago, serving as Managing Director for 30 years so far.
Site Manager
Krzysztof joined the company in 2006 as a Joiner, he worked hard to master his trade, later being promoted to Site Supervisor and then Site Manager. He has a level 6 NVQ in Construction Contracting Operations Management, and is SMSTS & First Aid trained
Operations Manager
Lorna joined Palmers in 2021 following almost 20 years working as a Bank Manager (HSBC), with a Diploma in Financial Services Management. She is AAT qualified in book keeping, and is SMSTS & First Aid trained.