The Green Directory - Building and DIY
 

Architects, designers, eco-builders and information

Curtis Beeby, Green Oak
Address Old Farmhouse, Trellech Grange, Nr Llanishen, NP16 6QN
Telephone 01600 860822
Email curtis.beeby@googlemail.com
Website under construction.
Contact Curtis Beeby
Services Concientious carpentry, specialising in green oak.
We use only sustainably (FSC) sourced, local, reclaimed or recycled wood.  We aim to be ethical in all areas of our business and research into effective, eco-friendly alternatives to harmful, chemical or synthetic products. We minimise waste and landfill, produce products that will last a very long time in our climate, and will return naturally to the earth at the end of their lives. We have a keen interest in eco-building and can source specialist materials/skills if needed. We are also open to trying new green ideas/materials without preconception.
 

Hall and Bednarczyk Architects Ltd
Address The Wine Warehouse, The Back, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HH
Telephone 01291 627777
Fax 01291 627770
E-mail mail@hallbednarczyk.com
Web Site www.hallbednarczyk.com
Contact Mr Martin Hall
Products or services Architectural Design
Hall and Bednarczyk architects is a young practice based in Chepstow offering high quality modern design for residential, commercial and public architecture.  The practice aims to create elegant and environmentally sound buildings that are sympathetic to their surroundings.  Our projects seek to re-use materials from site and source local products wherever possible.  Our key aim is to ensure that the buildings of our clients achieve high energy ratings and that our firm has the maximum impact through design.

Chartered practice registered with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Royal Society of Architects in Wales.
 

Rounded Developments Enterprises
Address Unit 93 Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5HB
Telephone 029 20403399
E-mail info@rounded-developments.org.uk
Web Site www.rounded-developments.org.uk
Contact Mr Peter Draper
Products RDE is a not-for-profit company that wishes to bring sustainable development out of rhetoric and into reality.

RDE runs a sustainable building centre in Cardiff that serves the whole of the South East Wales region and also provides a sustainable building feasibility study service
 

South East Wales Energy Agency
Address Floor 6, Clarence House, Clarence Place, Newport, NP19 7AA
Telephone 0800 512 012
Email advice@sewenergy.org.uk
Website www.sewenergy.org.uk
Contact Ms Esther Tallent
Services Advice on saving energy in the home
The Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre at South East Wales Energy Agency provides householders with advice about saving energy at home and low carbon transport. We can also refer you into grant schemes for insulation and other energy efficiency measures. Contact us on 0800 512012 or visit www.sewenergy.org.uk to find out more.

We may also be able to help you set up and develop projects. To find out more please contact Dilys Howells on 01633 267824

Building materials

ATC (Monmouthshire) Ltd
Address Unit 2, Mayhill Industrial Estate, Monmouth, NP25 3LX
Telephone 01600 713036
Fax 01600 715512
E-mail info@floorsanddecking.com
Web Site www.floorsanddecking.com 
Contact Stephanie Harris
Products Reclaimed and new floors, doors and door furniture
Traditional timber floors and doors. Supply only or supply and fit a range of hardwood floors and doors. Both new and reclaimed. Extensive showrooms in Monmouth and Cheltenham. Also range of door furniture and on-line shop. Internal and external range of eco-friendly paints.

All materials FSC and Fairtrade mark
All paints and oils etc eco and user friendly
 

Rendona Paints Ltd
Address Euro House, Bulwark Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5JN
Telephone 01291 620351
Fax 01291 620061
E-mail sales@rendona.co.uk
Web Site www.rendona.co.uk 
Contact Mrs Sheila Harding
Products Interior and exterior paints
Rendona are suppliers of environmentally friendly water based paints with colours inspired by the colours of the wild flowers in the Wye Valley. These colours have been created using natural pigments and iron oxides blended together to produce a range of colours that work together in any combination.

The paints are very low in VOCs, making them pleasant to use and low odour. We do not use mass production techniques at any point while creating these paints and are always looking for new energy saving methods in order to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible.
 

Ty - Mawr Lime
Address Ty - Mawr, Llangasty, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7PJ
Telephone 01874 658 000 / 658 502
Fax 01874 658 502
E-mail tom.brooks@lime.org.uk
Web Site www.lime.org.uk
Contact Mr Tom Brooks
Products Manufacturer and Supplier of Traditional and Ecological Building Materials
Ty - Mawr Lime was established by Nigel Gervis and Joyce Morgan - Gervis in 1995. They had purchased Ty - Mawr and wished to repair it using traditional materials. These were unavailable locally and so they started to manufacture lime based mortars, plasters and paints on the site.

The original focus was on traditional building products for the conservation of old and historic buildings. Ty - Mawr mortars, plasters and paints have been supplied to prestigious restoration and construction projects in Wales and the borders including Aberglasney House and Gardens, Worcester Cathedral, St Teilos Church in the National Museum and Galleries of Wales, Nant Clwyd House and The Royal House, Machynlleth.

Over the years the product range has been expanded to include ecological paints, finishes and building products including sheep's wool insulation, building boards. The company has also developed new products including Limecrete Floors, a lightweight insulated flooring system which is more ecologically friendly than concrete and Glaster, mortars, plasters and screeds made with lime and recycled glass. The latter was used on a building in Cardiff that won the Grand Designs Eco House award 2006.

Since 1996 Ty - Mawr has run training courses on the use of traditional and ecological building materials, with many of the courses accredited by the University of Wales, Lampeter (see education section of this directory).
 

Reseiclo Environmental Services Ltd
Address Unit 2, Harlequin Trading Estate, Alderney Street, Newport, NP20 5NH
Telephone 01633 856622, Mobile 07810130223
E-mail info@reseiclo.co.uk
Web Site www.reseiclo.co.uk
Contact Mr Trefor Puw
Products/services Reclaimed timber, items made from recycled wood. Collection service for waste wood (commercial, industrial)
Reseiclo provides a collection service for waste wood to the Construction, Demolition, Industrial and Commercial sectors in the South East Wales area (25 mile radius of Newport). The wood collected is sorted before being recycled or re-used. Timber that is of sufficient quality is offered for sale to the public for use in DIY, etc, at a fraction of the cost of new wood. The remainder is either sent for further processing (for use in the manufacture of chipboard or burned for energy recovery); used for the manufacture of items on the premises or sold for firewood. The residue is minimised and disposed of responsibly.
Items for sale include : Planters, picket fencing, garden furniture, blanket boxes (all made form recycled pallets), etc.
 

Poptotheshops.net
Address 23 Heol Glaslyn, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4PG
Telephone 01291 431376
Mobile 07834 766767
Email William.seward@poptotheshops.net 
Website www.poptotheshops.net
Contact Mr William Seward
Products/Services Home delivery service of products that are sourced from local independent producers and retailers
Poptotheshops have brought together a number of local independent producers and retailers to enable them to offer a simple online shopping experience with a home delivery service at a time that is convenient to the customer. We aim to reduce the distance products travel within the supply chain and also help customers to take fewer journeys to obtain their shopping. Combined with this we supply fresh, better prepared and personally picked produce for the customer to enjoy. We are always keen for new customers (currently NP26 and NP16) and suppliers but we need to be aware of the aims which are to supply through local means.

Wentwood Timber Centre
Address Wentwood, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3AZ
Telephone 01633 400720
Fax 01633 400274
Email wentwoodtimber@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Website Wentwood Timber Centre
Contact Mr David Ellis
Products Sawn local hardwoods, green, air dried or kin dried, for joinery, carpentry or construction.  Firewood and woodchip
Wentwood Timber Centre is a project which aims to increase awareness of the potential of Monmouthshire hardwoods for a range of commercial, domestic and recreational use and provide continuity of supply from sustainable sources.  The project was setup and is run by Monmouthshire County Council.

We supply sawn local hardwoods for a variety of uses and users; from green oak beams for timber frame construction to kiln dried hardwoods for  windows, doors and fine furniture.  Beech, Sycamore, Oak, Ash, Lime and other locally grown species are available.

All of our timber is grown locally, most from within Monmouthshire, and is sourced from sustainably managed woodlands; FSC accredited timber is available if required.

Nothing is wasted, our by-product from sawing is available as firewood, or woodchip.