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Fast, that’s the


have to think of a trip over the Nick o’ Pendle


Jack Eglin Ltd? If you are, you won’t


Eglin is a keen sportsman, being president of the Ex- Clarets’ Association and of St Andrew’s Cricket and


tured into the opening of a shop in Brie'rcfiffe Road, Burnley, in 1972. Now he has come to Clitheroe. Away from business, Mr


shop opened, and at the same time a branch in Lowerhouse Lane, Roseg- rove. Finally Mr Eglin ven­


hours a week then, run­ ning the shop and doing contracting work. He ven­ tured into the TV rental business and then came the opening of the Plumbe Street shop. In 1963, the Padiham


served his apprenticeship as an electrician with Websters of Burnley before he decided to go it alone. He bought his first shop in C h e ap s id e , Burnley. He was working 80


THE man behind the reputation — that’s Jack Eglin, 48, who founded his electrical empire in 1951 when he was just 21. Born in Padiham, he


for money — because this firm sells at dis­ count p r ic e s ; a re specialists in TV rental and the appointed agents for many lead­ ing manufacturers. Are you thinking of


firm with a reputation for friendliness and fair service. And think of value


THINK ' of a shop where you can buy anything electrical, from a fuse . .■ . to a freezer. Think of a family


to the. nearest branch, for much longer. >; •


Ltd, a household name with a string of shops in Padiham and Burn­ ley, is . coming t o : Clitheroe!


Because Jack Eglin Spacious


town’s biggest electri­ cal store opens its doors to the public at its handy town centre


Next Tuesday.the


a disused garage show- . rooms, has been trans­ formed into a spacious store displaying a full


site in Wellgate: What was until recently


selection of domestic - appliances, a TV sales and


■very much a family affair with his wife and daughter playing heading roles in its running.


-


for a friendly family firm offering a fair deal to its cu s tom e rs , th a t has- already made it a familiar name, with many Clitheroe people. Now they, can take advantage of it nearer to home.


And it is this reputation fair price, and to prove the The firm that Jack built


force in the firm’s success- story long before that, having worked alongside her husband to build up the business. She has worked a t a ll the d i f fe re n t branches and still helps out part-time.


Padiham Inner Wheel Club.


She is president of


is the couple’s 21-year-old daughter Jane who has worked in the business for five years.


branch shops, and after taking a secretarial course and working as a temp, she has been involved with the running of the office


She has worked at all the Keeping it in the family


Mrs Ellen Eglin has been a director of the firm since it became a limited com­ pany a few years ago. But she was a leading


Bowling Club in Burnley: He is a director of Padiham Building Society and a Rotarian. Along with her husband,


: Street, Burnley branch for the past two years.


affairs at the Plumbe


: mother are founder mem­ bers of Burnley Ladies’ Speakers’ Club.


She is a keen sportswo­ man, and she and her


the, new Clitheroe shop is the manager Mr David Kenyon, 41, who is mar­ ried with a daughter, and • lives in Great Harwood.


The man at the helm of


know anything about ser­ vice he is the man to see.


firm for 12 years. He lives at Hapton and is married with a daughter. If customers want to


department on the TV and audio side is the foreman television engineer Mr John Ennis. He has been with the '


and has recently rejoined the firm after a break of several years. He is now • working . at the Plumbe Street branch in Burnley. In charge of the service


He is Mr Eglin’s cousin,,


vision rental. They believe the customer should pay a


, Eglin’s specialise in tele­


business himself more than 25 years ago, and it is still


rental section/ a hi-fi- range, and Clitheroe’s first Hoover Centre. Jack Eglin started the ■


•


and fair way


. 22in.;; colour set for less • than £8 a month. ■


point they rent a basic


choice of. all the leading manufacturers — Decca, ITT, Philips, Hitachi, Doric and Ferguson, all at realistic rates. ■


. service and repairs. They also provide a repair ser-


’ vice for customers who have their own sets.


this service to Clitheroe, along with their claim that 99.9 per cent of their cus­ ttomers - achieve satisfac­


:a full range of washers, dryers, toasters, kettles, irons, clocks, right down to a large selection of quality light fittings.


Leading


loVer, or want a very spe­ cial gift, Jack Eglin are again the specialists. In hi- fi and audio equipment they stock the Philips International and ITT


a new fridge or freezer you can’t go wrong with LEC,. Tricity or Zanussi to choose from. And if you are a music


d e a le rs and H o o v e r appointed service agents for Padiham and Burnley. If you’ve got your eye on


And they are the Hoover


employ 34 staff who sell or service everything electri­ cal. For the kitchen there’s


show that people prefer a firm with a personal touch. Their present four shops


customers,, a figure that keeps growing, -it seems to


firm stocks Philips fan hea­ te r s , Hartington and Dimpiex radiators, one and two bar electric fires, and a full range of Dreamland electric blankets.


or a full music centre you want, you won’t have to look further. With winter in mind the


ranges, plus many other leading names. If it’s just a pocket radio


enough to say that Eglin’s is the shop for everything electrical, where the staff | aim to please.


See the new


selection of hairdryers, heated rollers, etc., and with men in mind the firm is appointed agents for the Philips Philishave range of I b a t te ry and e le c t r ic ' shavers. We could go on, but it’s


For women there’s a |


ion. And'with 3,000 rental


friendly, always aim to do a good job,'and as far as possible, on the same day they are called out. A ren­ tal customer is never left without a set. They will be bringing


The eng in e e rs a re


DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL PAINTING & DECORATING


PAINTING & GRAINING SPRAYLEAUX INTERIOR & EXTERIOR WORK


the shop they have a staff of .qualified: engineers for


. And once a set leaves The customer has a'


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, October. 26th, 1978 9


Advertising feature


CUNLIFFE & HIBBERT


Painters & Decorators


CONGRATULATIONS TO


JACK 16UK LTD , ON THE OPENING OF THEIR


CLITHIKOi SHOP


CUNLSFFE & HIBBERT


11 Langford St. Baxenden


75 Willows Lane, Accrington


Tel. Accrington 394445 muuy&iMusiMewiuMji . . (E. RONNAN Whalley) LTD.


We are pleased to have completed all


PLUMBING and HEATING


INSTALLATIONS at


JACK EGLIN LTD CLITHEROE


Domestic Heating Specialist Corgi Approved Solid Fuel Advisory Service Recommended


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