Sitting Firm chairmakers is a small business run by husband and wife team Stephanie and Dave Green. Dave established the company in 1989  having spent  his apprenticeship years at Thame college studying Fine Craftmanship and Design. His mission was to create high quality windsor chairs for a global market.In a short time of trading he succeeded and established an excellent reputation in the trade, based on friendly conscientious service and uncompromising craftsmanship revered all over the world.

Meet the team

Both Stephanie and Dave are always on hand. Dave is very hands on and is to be found in the workshop working along side the team passing on his wealth of knowledge and enjoying the banter that makes it such fun to work at Sitting Firm. Stephanie, who Dave will say is the more social one! is always ready to greet with a smile and a cupper, concentrating her time on Sales and Marketing. Everything else is left to our loyal Jack of all trades and Master of all too Kirsty, who although office based now she is also a trained chairmaker, so she knows what she is talking about.

We really value our people, they bring exceptional skills, talent, years of learning and decades of experience for your ultimate benefit. Loyalty is high to everyone!

There is one last member of the team who should have a mention and that is our four legged friend Kaya, who is also very sociable and will give you a welcome lick and sniff! She is a Northen Inuit, the closest bread of domestic dog to a wolf, stunning to look at but a big softy at heart. Always partial to a chunk of cheese!

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  Stephanie - Design & Sales Director
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  Dave - Head Designer
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  James - Head Machinist
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  Kirsty - Liaison Manager
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  Wayne - Senior Polisher
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  Adrian - Windsor Chair Maker
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  Sam - Frame Chair Maker
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  Tim - Wood Carver & Chair Maker
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  Mark - Wood Turner

Environment

As you’d expect of people who hold a deep reverence of wood, we are determined to conserve the natural world. We source our materials responsibility in the UK and we strive to waste nothing – even sawdust and off cuts are reused to fuel our factory furnace. Sitting Firm is a founding member of Woodland Heritage, dedicated to the welfare and renewal of the UK’s natural resource of hardwood such as Oak, Elm, Ash, Maple, Beech and Walnut.

As our timbers are from certified forests we are working hard to gaining our own FSC accreditation.