Who are the WallWalkers?

The Team

Ann and Norman Stanier set up the company in 1988. Norman originally trained as a PE teacher and ran Outdoor Activity Centres before deciding to combine his interests as a climbing instructor and love of old buildings into a commercial business.

With health and safety becoming increasingly important, building owners and managers were looking for a cost-effective and safe alternative to the traditional steeplejack for all their high level maintenance requirements. Scaffolding is often inappropriate, costly or sometimes simply impossible, so roped access was the answer.



Principal WallWalkers, Norman and Chris Milford are expert climbers and skilled craftsmen. (Although Norman emphasises that you don’t have to be an expert climber to abseil - you just need a good head for heights!). Over the years they have developed expertise in many traditional skills - such as the use of lime mortars - which are now in much demand. This hands-on experience has been reinforced by more formal training, primarily through SPAB.

Over the last 15 years WallWalkers has become one of the countries leading roped access specialists, with a wealth of building maintenance and surveying experience.