James Latham plc has supplied more than £80,000 worth of European oak to Kestrel Joinery for use in the £7m-plus refurbishment of a West Sussex hotel.

The oak, sourced exclusively for Kestrel by James Latham, has been used in panelling, door and window frames, as doors and as pediments over the top of door frames.

John May, director of the timber division of James Latham, said: “European oak is one of the most popular species at the moment and it always looks very impressive.”