Born just 25 miles away from Factory Settings, Head of Production, Jimmy Millar, joined Factory Settings over 12 years ago.

The winter of 1709 was unusually cold. As the seasons changed, trees across Europe strengthened their bark further to ward off the elements. As those trees were felled in later years...

This month Factory Settings turns 15. The company that Lu and I founded from our basement workshop in 2005 has grown to a 30-strong organisation of creative, ingenious people.

Whilst we are best known for our work in Museum and Heritage, Factory Settings has been providing elegant design-led solutions to retail and hospitality throughout the life of the company.

Working with such a wide range of clients means we get to design and build a truly varied array of projects.

I was dubious about the recommendation. Would the BBC’s series The Repair Shop follow the format of the Antiques Roadshow with its financial voyeurism...