About: Robin
Website: https://www.leisurebuildings.com/author/robin/
Robin Antill - founder of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings with 47+ years building premium timber garden buildings.
He began his career in the late 1970s, initially working in the sale of low-quality garden sheds. Dissatisfied with standards in the market, he founded Titan Garden Buildings in 1979, producing better-quality structures from farm premises in Surrey and personally delivering them to customers.
Over time, the company expanded significantly, adding staff, machinery, and a broader product range, eventually becoming one of the South of England’s prominent shed manufacturers.
In the 1990s, his son Craig Antill joined the business and helped bring it online. This evolved into 1st Choice Leisure Buildings in 2001, a family-run business combining manufacturing expertise with retail distribution of high-quality garden buildings from vetted suppliers.
Robin brings over 47 years of experience to the industry and contributes expert content to help consumers choose the right garden building solutions.
Summerhouses in Kingston upon Thames: Complete Buyer’s Guide for 2026
#Posted on: 19 Jun 2026
#Summerhouses in Kingston upon Thames: Complete Buyer’s Guide for 2026 Local buyer’s guide for Kingston upon Thames homeowners · Updated June 2026 A well-built wooden summerhouse gives a Kingston garden a proper room at the bottom of it: a place to work from home, sit out of the wind, or watch the children on the […]
#Buying a Summerhouse in Surrey: Costs, Planning & Trusted Suppliers
#Posted on: 11 Jun 2026
#A summerhouse turns the end of a Surrey garden into a usable room: somewhere to read, work, entertain, or sit out of the wind. The hard part isn’t choosing a style. It’s knowing which build suits your budget, where to site it on Surrey’s particular soils, and which planning rules apply where you live. This […]
#10 Best Summerhouse Suppliers in London
#Posted on: 02 Jun 2026
#A timber summerhouse in London now runs anywhere from £800 for a flat-pack panel build up to £15,000 for an insulated Royal-spec build you can use through the winter. Most “best of” London lists sort summerhouses by price and skip the one question that costs buyers thousands when they get it wrong. Can you stand […]
#10 Garden Room Suppliers in Surrey (Ranked by Quality & Lead Time)
#Posted on: 20 May 2026
#Surrey has the densest cluster of garden room manufacturers in the UK. From Sutton Green to Reigate, Farnham to Woking, a Surrey homeowner can stand inside a finished timber room in under an hour. That isn’t true for buyers in London, Kent, or Hampshire. It’s a real home-county advantage that doesn’t get talked about enough. […]
#10 Best Garden Rooms in Kingston Upon Thames: A Buyer’s Guide
#Posted on: 12 May 2026
#Garden rooms are one of the most practical investments a Kingston homeowner can make right now. The KT postcodes sit in the sweet spot of the London commuter belt: gardens large enough to fit a real room, property values high enough to make quality worth protecting. The market has split into bespoke design-and-build specialists, national […]
#10 Best Garden Room Suppliers in London (Personally Vetted)
#Posted on: 01 May 2026
#A garden room in London now costs anywhere from £5,000 to £60,000. The market has split into bespoke architect-led builds, big-name turnkey installers, and small family workshops with showrooms in the Surrey commuter belt. Most “best of London” lists mix these worlds together and skip the only question that matters. Can you actually go and […]
#How to Wire a Garden Shed: Beginner-Friendly Electrical Guide
#Posted on: 19 Jan 2026
#Considered quite extravagant just a decade or two ago, wiring a shed for electricity has become quite normal and extremely commonplace today, largely thanks to the way people now view garden sheds.
Considered quite extravagant just a decade or two ago, wiring a shed for electricity has become quite normal and extremely commonplace today, largely thanks to the way people now view garden sheds.
Best Garden Workshop Ideas: A Complete Guide for 2026
#Posted on: 07 Jan 2026
#It might be a dramatic statement, but having a shed conversion workshop can actually be quite life-changing. Instead of using a cobbled-together corner in the spare room, a hobby shed or workshop gives you a permanent, dedicated space and a ton of freedom.
#How to Choose a Summerhouse Shed | Buyer’s Guide & Expert Tips
#Posted on: 31 Dec 2025
#When looking for ways to enhance your home, utilising your outdoor spaces to add a new dimension to the property is the obvious choice. However, when considering different structures, the summer house shed dilemma is a difficult one to solve. Deciding whether to opt for a summer house, garden shed, or summer house shed combo isn’t an issue that should be taken lightly.
#Garden Room or Garden Office? How to Choose the Right One
#Posted on: 21 Dec 2025
#Garden rooms are more popular than ever in the UK, and 16% of homeowners want to install one to use at their leisure. It’s proving to be a beneficial investment for the following reasons:
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