Wilkinson Ltd is a family business based in Sittingbourne, Kent, specialising in the restoration and manufacture of antique and decorative lighting. Established in 1947, the business has particular expertise in English crystal chandeliers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Its workshops bring together chandelier repair, glassblowing, glass cutting and metalwork. Restoration services include rewiring, repairing damaged fittings, replacing missing crystal dressings, reproducing glass components and restoring associated metalwork. The company also adapts historic lighting for electrical use and manufactures reproduction and bespoke chandeliers.
Alongside workshop restoration, Wilkinson provides chandelier cleaning, removal and installation. Its services extend to lanterns, wall lights and other decorative fittings, with cleaning undertaken in private homes, historic interiors and hospitality settings. The company principally serves London and South East England, with wider UK and international projects undertaken by arrangement.
| Services & Expertise | |
|---|---|
| Principal Areas of Work: | Antique chandelier restoration, decorative lighting restoration, chandelier cleaning, chandelier rewiring, reproduction lighting manufacture, bespoke chandelier manufacture, chandelier installation and removal, glassware restoration, lighting metalwork repairs |
| Capabilities and Specialisms: | English crystal chandeliers, eighteenth-century lighting, nineteenth-century lighting, replacement crystal dressings, glassblowing, traditional glass cutting, replacement lantern glass, reproduction of missing components, metalwork restoration, historic lighting adaptation |
| Geographical Areas Covered: | Kent, London, South East England, United Kingdom, international projects by arrangement |
| Contact & Online Presence | |
| Contact(s): | David Wilkinson |
| Email: | enquiries@wilkinson-ltd.com |
| Location & Availability | |
| Company Trading Name: | Wilkinson Ltd |
| Company Number: | 02670892 |
