About us
History
TONY BUTLER IS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ABBEY MASONRY.HE STARTED HIS MASONRY CAREER IN THE EARLY 80'S IN HIS HOMETOWN OF BIRMINGHAM,ENGLAND. HE COMPLETED A CONTRACT WITH THE PRINCES TRUST AND THEN PACKED HIS TOOLS AND HEADED FOR CANADA IN 1984.
TONY STARTED WORK IN NEW BRICK AND STONE CONSTRUCTION WHICH LASTED FOR TEN YEARS,BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS FIRST LOVE...HERITAGE RESTORATION.
TONY BECAME OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR ONE OF CANADAS TOP RESTORATION FIRMS
Forming Abbey Masonry
TONY REALISED THERE WAS A NEED FOR A SMALL RESTORATION FIRM THAT WOULD COMPLETE ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK...FROM PLINTH TO SLATE ROOF.
AND SO ABBEY WAS FORMED!
About Abbey
ABBEY PROUDLY COMPLETES ALL ASPECTS OF WORK THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY ON SUB-CONTRACTORS SO THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS NOT LOST. WETHER IT IS STONE WORK AT QUEENS PARK, OR A TWO FLUE CHIMNEY ON A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, THE ART OF RESTORATION IS TO BRING A BUILDING BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY, USING THE SAME MATERIALS AND METHODS AS THE ORIGINAL TRADES PEOPLE WOULD HAVE USED.