Historic Building Internal Refurbishment

We undertook this historic building internal refurbishment project at Turkey Mill, located on the edge of Maidstone. The mill was once the largest paper mill in the country. Established in 1740, the mill produced fine quality paper for over 200 years. Turkey Mill is now a popular business park with a variety of buildings having been converted, adapted and extended over the past 25+ years by the current owners. It is now a base to about 70 different businesses.

The Project

Waller Building and Glazing were appointed by the owners to undertake an internal refurbishment and upgrades to the “Drying Loft” at Turkey Court. The suite comprised circa 2,500 sq.ft of ground floor office space with an additional mezzanine area and WC’s.

Unusually for the Estate, this particular office had remained vacant for a while after the previous occupier relocated. The Estate owners were initially undecided about how best to update and adapt the suite, particularly the mezzanine area in order to secure a letting to a new occupier. The plan nevertheless evolved and specification became clear once the established neighbouring tenant confirmed their interest to expand into this suite.

The Works

Work began in the autumn of 2024 to enlarge the windows on the mezzanine to maximise light. In addition providing the new tenant with lovely views from this level over the river Len and award-winning landscaped grounds & walled garden. Over the next few weeks, the whole suite had a full redecoration, upgraded LED lighting, a white handle less kitchen installed to the mezzanine and high quality new dark grey carpeting throughout.

New Tenants

The new business occupiers moved in immediately upon completion of the works & have now settled in nicely and are effectively utilising the newly refurbished space for their growing business.

Waller Building and Glazing – Heritage Works

As part of the works carried out by Waller Building and Glazing Services we have experience in working with historical buildings. Very interesting information from the staff at Turkey Mill provided an insight to the importance of the Mill and the surrounding area. This historic building once played a key role in the production of quality “wove” paper used by artists such as Constable, Picasso, Gainsborough and J M W Turner as well as by Queen Victoria, Napoleon, Wellington, and Washington. Paper from the Turkey Mill was also used to sign the Peace Treaty with Japan at the close of World War Two.

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Commercial Building

Commercial building is a growth area for Waller Building and Glazing. We work in the education and healthcare sectors. The retail sector is also an area of growth. This is due to many warehouse developments in the south east. We install toilet and kitchen areas. We also install commercial window and doors. For examples of our services, take a look at our commercial glazing case studies.

Waller Building

In the last 25 years, Waller Building has worked on many commercial projects. Our reputation is growing fast. The services provided range from refurbishment through to extensions and complete new builds. Additionally our glazing department repairs windows and glass. We also install uPVC and aluminium windows and doors. One of the major areas that we are continuing grow is window replacement in schools. Waller Associates is Fensa, Chas, Constructionline and safecontractor approved. We are also a Kent County Council approved contractor. We would also be happy to give you a price for any refurbishment works.

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Based in Sittingbourne, Kent, we carry out works throughout the south east of England. If you would like a quotation on any size of glazing projects, please contact us. Call 01795 424435 or email mark@wallerservices.com

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