Meet the Team - Herbert William Kitchens

Sarah

Director

Sarah founded Herbert William in 2007 following 15 years in retail, specifically in customer service and 10 of those as a Kitchen designer for a small local independent Kitchen showroom. Aged 30 she took an adventurous back packing year out of her career, it was during this year she aspired to start her very own Kitchen Design business on her return to the UK. She named the company after her two late Grandads, Herbert and William

Lee

Director

Lee joined the Herbert William team in 2011 after working in the building industry since 1990. Originally, Lee was installing our kitchens but as Herbert William has grown, his role has changed and he now manages our larger building projects, installations and scheduling.

Alice

Designer

Alice began designing kitchens before she even left school - working at an independent kitchen company at weekends and she hasn’t looked back! Since then she has graduated with a degree in Kitchen Design and has even exhibited a design project at the NEC in Birmingham. Joining Herbert William in 2019, Alice has worked on many exciting projects for us and has proven to be a great asset to the team with her enthusiasm, passion & innovative design ideas.

Katie

Accounts manager

Katie has been with Herbert William since day one. As Accounts manager, she deals with supplier & sales invoices and keeps a very keen eye on the books, the showroom, the warehouse and Sarah. In a very quiet way she knows exactly what’s going on at all times and helps run a tight ship.

Our Story

Our company is quite simple really, it comprises of a small team of passionate, creative and hard-working individuals. Founded in 2007 by one of those individuals, the team has increased to four, all with significant roles in a tightly run ship. We celebrated 15 years of trading in 2022 and over 500 beautiful Kitchens scattered in and around the New Forest.

The name Herbert William was derived from Sarah McCrossan (founder and designer) and Katie Luker’s (account and logistics manager) late grandads, Herbert Slater and William McCrossan. The success is something today Sarah and her sister Katie insist they would be proud of. Sarah McCrossan and Alice Murphy head up design consulting.

"Some clients may need to be helped with creative ideas and others know exactly what they want, both Sarah and I listen, but interject with ideas of our own, we both love that initial consultation where creative ideas flood and concepts are bounced around"

Alice

Tucked away, off the beaten track in East Wellow, Herbert William Showroom is open by appointment. Phone and speak to Alice, Katie, Lee or Sarah today to make your appointment to start your exciting journey with us.

“Our practice is simple, we listen! Alice and I are both exceptional at translating needs and desires of clients from the initial free design consultation. We know that it is imperative that we design Kitchens to specific individuals desires and to budget”

Sarah

Lee Snelgrove completes the team. He leads a select handful of trusted trades which enables Herbert William to offer a complete turnkey service

“I take the Kitchen designs and new room plans and turn them into reality. It is a really satisfying role! It is not uncommon to remove a wall, fit supporting steels, need a new front door? Or a socket in the lounge whilst we are working in your home? Just ask as nothing is too much trouble”

Lee