Bill Sargent is a third generation pargetter and among the highest regarded pargetters (also spelt 'pargeter') in the country. His work can be seen in Suffolk, Essex, Kent and Norfolk and covers most areas of traditional plastering and pargetting. 

Bill began plastering in the mid-sixties, doing a formal apprenticeship and studying at Hertfordshire College of Building. After College, Bill worked with his father, continuing the tradition of conservation plasterwork and pargetting begun by his grandfather in 1926, throughout the Anglia region.

Since 1971 Bill has been based in mid Suffolk, where many examples of his work may be seen. His work varies from claylump and brick to timber framed period properties, using materials such as clay plasters, chalk lime and sand lime putty plasters to produce a traditional finish and preserve the property.