About us

Is when Todi, the founder of Todi & Boys, was born in a small mountain town in The Balkans known for its spring water river.

Surrounded by forests, wood played a big part in Todi’s life when he was growing up. He loved working with the local craftsman and graduated top of his class at carpentry college!

With dreams of learning more about his craft, Todi risked it all by emigrating to London – the epicentre of fine joinery – with his wife, two boys and just £2.94 left in his pocket.

He spent long hours working hard to learn British-style joinery from two Irish joiners, John and Neil, in Hammersmith.

After mastering the construction of traditional British woodworking, Todi took the plunge by starting his own workshop. His mission was simple – create the highest quality windows and doors. So, in a small arch in Putney Bridge Road, with the District Line trains rumbling up overhead, Todi worked for local Putney residents and quickly established a reputation for providing quality joinery.

By listening to his customers, Todi refined his products and service. The business grew quickly and a few years later, he had clients all over South West London and expanded from one arch to four.

With 18 employees crammed into just four arches, Todi decided to move to our current workshop in Chessington.

More than 40 years later, Todi continues to live out his passion – woodworking – alongside his three sons and a team of more than 30 employees. He can still be found covered in sawdust and paint in the workshop and makes regular visits to his installation teams so that he can ask his clients that all-important question – ‘What do you think?’