The Craft Trust – Registered Charity number 1020017
The Craft Trust aims to further the Company’s interest in the three crafts of floor and wall tiling, roof tiling and slating, and bricklaying. The Trustees award grants on an annual basis, with some recurring annually while others receive a one-off donation.
The Craft Trust also combines four funds which provide prizes and awards for excellence in brickwork and tiling. These are the E and R Fuller Award for Bricklaying; the Mason-Elliott Award for Roof Slating and Tiling; the Montgomery Award for Wall and Floor Tiling and the Stokes Royal Engineers Awards. The Tylers and Bricklayers Craft Awards are held annually.
Furthermore, the Craft Trust supports The Triennial Awards. These are held every three years to award prizes for excellence in tiling and bricklaying craftsmanship executed on new or existing buildings within the M25 and carried out within the preceding three years. The award is given to the Building Owner, the Architect, and the senior trade craftsman.
The Craft Trust Grants:
Recurring grants made on an annual basis were awarded by the trustees for the Livery year 2024-25:
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (Jackfield Tile Museum)
The Prince’s Foundation (apprentice craft training towards Master Craftsman)
Weald and Downland Living Museum (conservation and repair of historical buildings)
Bursledon Brickworks Museum
Building Crafts College (Bricklaying)
The Trustees awarded one-off grants in 2024 – 2025 to:
World Skills UK
CRASH - The Construction Industry Charity
Rainy Day Trust
Build Up Foundation
The Springhead Trust
Triennial Awards – Archivist