About William Frances

William Frances Timber is a traditional timber yard with a DIY shop attached in Herne Bay, on the Kent coast. We have a varied customer base, including professional carpenters, building contractors and DIY enthusiasts from across Herne Bay, Whitstable, Canterbury and Ashford.

A very well established business, William Frances began trading in 1958 and the present owners, Julie and David Mount, took over in 1996. We have remained a friendly, local business with an emphasis on customer service and giving honest, expert advice.

Quality has always been our focus here at William Frances Timber. Whilst we strive to be competitive on all our product range, our prices offer good value for money.

If you have any queries please contact us on 01227 374469 for friendly advice on your bespoke project.

Meet the team

Dave Mount - Director

David took over as Owner and Director of William Frances in 1996. Using his life time experience in timber he can advise you on your project and carpentry needs.

Jeff Spray – Wood Machinist

Jeff has been with us since 2002 and has lots of experience at William Frances and uses his skills to operate our machines and tooling to produce an excellent product. Jeff operates the spindle moulder, planer/thicknesser and circular saw

Tom Mount – Bench Joiner

Tom has been with William Frances since 2013. He completed his apprenticeship with us whilst studying for his Bench Joinery NVQ 2 city and guilds at Maidstone College. Tom has joined us as a full member of staff and is happy to manufacture joinery products for our customers.

Micheal Smith – Timber salesman

Micheal came for work experience in 2020, since then has started with us full time. He went to Canterbury college studying carpentry level 2-3 city and guilds and level 2 furniture making. Training to be a wood machinist.