I highly recommend Turning Leaf, they have a wide range of quality AV furniture and have constructed many customer built lecterns for Carillion Communications, a VC and AV systems integrator. Turning Leaf staff are very helpful and receptive to new ideas and thankfully delivery dates are always met.

Adrian Adams, Carillion Communications

Read more testimonials »

From initial contact through design to delivery, Turning Leaf were extremely helpful & competent throughout in producing a custom lectern for one of our most prestigious clients. Their quality of work exceeded our expectations

Mike Clarke, VdotCOM Services

Read more testimonials »

Our projects frequently involve custom furniture as part of a lecture theatre of videoconference meeting room installation. Turning Leaf have provided good quality products and delivered on time.

Alistair Holdoway, Video South Medical Television

Read more testimonials »

Turning Leaf always provide us with an excellent service, responding to all our customisation requirements. Their furniture is finished to a high quality and has always met with approval by our clients. We would recommend them to any Audio Visual company.

David White, Videocall Limited

Read more testimonials »

The quality of the service we received from the first meeting to the design consultation and finally the finished product was first class. Very professional, very helpful and a very well made and superb quality lectern, highly recommended.

Paul Dipple, Technical Facilities Manager, The ICC

Read more testimonials »

Talk Events was delighted with the professional service provided by Turning Leaf, and will be using your services on future projects.

Steve Kilby, Talk Events, Coventry.

Read more testimonials »

I was delighted with the Perspex lectern supplied by Turning Leaf and even more so by the professional service and courtesy shown by their staff. I am more than pleased to recommend them.

Tony Freeman, Senior Partner, Tony Freeman & Company Chartered Accountants, Manchester

Read more testimonials »

Turning Leaf's willingness to engage with our projects has enabled us to offer a broad portfolio including outstanding unique items of the highest quality.

Toby Wise, Snelling Business Systems.

Read more testimonials »

Great service and produced a great lectern – flexibility of company meant they were willing to amend the design to meet our needs…

Celia Graham, Scottish Conservative Central Office, Edinburgh

Read more testimonials »

Turning Leaf's willingness to engage with our projects has enabled us to offer a broad portfolio including outstanding unique items of the highest quality.

Toby Wise, Snelling Business Systems.

Read more testimonials »

We found your company on the Web. We wanted to purchase a lectern for our conference room; the service we received was excellent and the lectern is every bit as good as we expected it to be

US Air Force

Read more testimonials »

…the service was very approachable, easy to use and informative. I’d have no hesitation in dealing with Turning Leaf again in the future as the pre and post sales service proved to be excellent

Jack Mcguigan, Independent Products, Skegness

Read more testimonials »

…the service was very approachable, easy to use and informative. I’d have no hesitation in dealing with Turning Leaf again in the future as the pre and post sales service proved to be excellent

Jack Mcguigan, Independent Products, Skegness

Read more testimonials »

We have found Turning Leaf to be very accommodating and they go out of their way to ensure tight timescales are met in nearly all the cases. If there are any issues surrounding a project they are quick to respond with a solution.

Wayne Watt, Video Communications, Bristol.

Read more testimonials »

We were delighted with the friendly and efficient service provided by Turning Leaf. They produced a high quality lectern to our precise specifications and to a very tight deadline

Aimee Rutherford, JLA, London

Read more testimonials »

The product range is great to suit most applications. Finished to the highest quality and available in many wood finishes to match our client's decor. We have been really pleased with all the cabinets that we have purchased

Kevin Hardy, Vangis UK

Read more testimonials »

Why Turning Leaf?

At Turning Leaf, our primary manufacturing consideration is to provide an item that will last many years. Our secondary consideration is price. We genuinely aim to be as competitive as possible however we will not compromise our high standards for a `quick sale`. We have frequently seen the results of cheaply made furniture and believe the economy to be a false one.

The following guide gives a quick overview to the procedures which we believe are essential in the manufacturing process.

Wood

Our speciality is, without doubt, based in the manufacturing of wood furniture. We ensure that the timber we purchase is of the finest grade available in order for the end product to match not just our expectations but also the expectations of our clients. Additionally, all of our pieces are hand finished rather than machine finished. This ensures that we have complete control over every stage of the manufacturing process.

An example of the care we put into each and every piece is well illustrated by the polishing process. As standard we will use a 2 pack lacquer (rather than a cheaper pre-cat lacquer) and apply the finish to the furniture THREE times. It certainly would be more cost effective and quicker to compromise on this process. However, the final finish is essential to the look and longevity of the item.

Acrylic

The acrylic we use is “cast” acrylic and not “extruded” acrylic. Cast acrylic is recognised as the industry’s leading material due to its longevity and strength. Extruded acrylic is a cheaper and softer alternative which inevitably is easier to scratch and has a poorer finish.

We avoid using a machine to “flame polish” our acrylic lecterns. All of our lecterns are “hand buffed finished” to ensure a high gloss crystal finish without any machine marks. Typically just one acrylic lectern can take up to 6 hours to hand finish. An inferior flame polish finish takes just 40 minutes by machine.

It is our opinion that the use of glue should be avoided on all acrylic work. Although cheaper, glue is not sightly and nor does it give the desired strength. We prefer to use counter sunk allen screws which look much better and give more stability.

Metal

Our metal lecterns are made to the highest of standards and are constructed from either mild steel, stainless steel or aluminium. This versatility in metals gives us excellent opportunities in manufacturing new lecterns and designs for our clients.

All of our metal lecterns include a powder coated finish to give a professional final appearance.

site by