Our People

Matt joined the Stonewood team full time, over 20 years ago, after his father Neill founded the company in 1972. He has since become Chief Executive Officer and leads on developing new business while maintaining the ethos and values that have made Stonewood successful. 

Ben has been with the company for nearly 20 years and oversees all financial activities across the group. He has been instrumental in developing the company’s infrastructure, processes and procedures which has been a critical factor in enabling the company’s growth. 

With over 35 years within the Construction industry, Richard joined Stonewood as Group Chairman in 2019. Richard previously worked at Countryside Properties, a company his father set up in 1958, and founded Stonebond Properties in 1975 where he still resides on the board.

Sam joined Stonewood as a Site Manager in 2006 and brought with him 10 years’ experience as a carpenter within his family business. Sam began running high spec renovation, conservation and new build projects before being appointed a Director in 2016 now leads the Partnerships division.

Commercial Director

Adam is an experienced financial & commercial director with 15 years of construction experience behind him. A decade of that experience has been within the new build residential sector, gained from a subcontractor, national house builder and more recently, a regional main contractor. Adam also holds an accounting and finance degree, is ACMA qualified and is also an active member of the CIOB.

Sales & Marketing Manager

Jasmine has extensive experience in selling new build homes for developers. She is responsible for the end to end sales process for all developments, devising marketing strategies and managing the customer journey. Jasmine is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Kris joined Stonewood straight from school as a labourer in 2005 and quickly worked his way up from bricklayer to site manager before becoming a contracts manager leading multi-million-pound projects. He is now responsible for overseeing the construction of all new build housing developments.  

Technical Manager

With over 20 years’ experience in the industry Simon has been involved in a number of new build residential units ranging from £1m to £20m in value, delivering up to 300 units on any one scheme. He is now responsible for strategic procurement, supply chain relationships and maximising profitability.

Brand Communications Manager

Chloe joined the Stonewood in October 2017 and  leads on brand development and management, digital communications for the group as well as supporting our business development activity.

Joining Stonewood in 2018 as a Project Manager, Ross has worked on a number of prestigious high-end residential and commercial projects in the Somerset area working closely with Managing Director, Sam Smart.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor 

Lily joined Stonewood in 2019 with a valuable background in commercial procurement, and experience in managing supply chains. As well as being a qualified auditor, she is studying for the Prince2 exam in Project Management.

Planning Manager

Holly joined Stonewood in January 2020 with a vast background in planning and conservation. She previously worked at Stroud District Council as a development team manager and has a master’s degree in planning and later studied for a post-graduate degree in conservation.

Technical Co-ordinator

Bio coming soon.

Sales Executive

Bio coming soon.

Project Assistant

After leaving college, Lucy started working in facilities, managing teams of engineers remotely across the UK. With a keen interest in interiors and architecture Lucy decided to take the plunge in to the construction industry, overseeing operations for residential projects in the Bristol and Bath area, working on up to 6 projects at a time supporting the MD and Contracts Manager.  Lucy joined Stonewood in 2020 as she wanted a challenge and was drawn to the idea of being apart of something from scratch!

Administrator

Becky joined Stonewood in February 2019 as a general admin and support for the Partnerships head office. She previously ran her own business and has experience in planning and building consultancy.