About us
Founded in 2009 by Russell J Taylor, Taylor Drylining specialised in providing high quality fixers to some of London’s premier contractors. Since then, Taylor Drylining Ltd has grown to become an all-round solution for Drywall and Ceiling Fit Outs. In February 2022 James Ames joined as a partner in the business taking on the role of Commercial Director, the aim of this acquisition is to grow the business into one of London’s Leading Drylining and Ceiling contractors for specialised fitouts.
The Team
James Ames
Commercial Director
James began his career as a graduate trainee after leaving university in 2010. He quickly developed this role into commercial manager overseeing projects up to £10million in value before joining Taylor Drylining in 2022 as Commercial Director.
In his role at Taylor Drylining, James is responsible for all the commercial aspects of projects from tender to completion. He manages project budgets, controls costs and forecasts margins. He also manages variations and valuation processes.
Alongside Russell his role is also to look and develop the business during the current phase of growth, ensuring that all growth is sustainable whilst keeping the core values of the business.
Russell Taylor
Managing Director
Russell has been involved in the construction industry, specifically Drylining for over 25 years.
Russell first started out as a Labourer before quickly progressing to a Drylining fixer, eventually starting his own business as a labour master.
For the last 20 years Russell has been providing high quality labour to work on the most prestigious projects within the city of London, Russell prides himself on always striving to keep both the clients and labour force happy.
Russel has since welcomed James Ames on board as a business partner to Taylor Drylining, Russell and James have taken the next step in becoming a supply and fix subcontractor within the partitioning and ceiling fit-out sector. They pride themselves on being versatile and innovative to solve the most complex project needs.