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8 Clitheroe Adveriiser and Times, April 30th, 1981


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f a suppliers of building materials to r E}j' ^ Nowbre Furnishings Ltd


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Congratulations on the opening of . the new Padiham showroom .


When you decide the time is right to improve your home or garden then visit the company who stocks the FULL range of building materials


View our extensive range of ALL building supplies


WHITAKER & CLEGG ! □ a IC Z C fZ D I PADIHAM PAINTS


Manufacturers and Retailers of


TOP QUALITY PADAMEL PAINT


See our ra'nge of paints, wallpaper, etc.


including the NEW HESSIANS, and cut the cost of decorating.


\ . Suppliers of paint and decorative materials to \ v


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> Nowbre Furnishings Ltd. PADIHAM PAINTS '


RIBBLE STREET, PADIHAM. Tel. 71011


OPEN: Mon. — Fri. 8 a.m. to 5-30 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. to 12 noon


FOSTER BEARD


Suppliers of sink tops and accessories


Congratulations to Nowbre Furnishings Ltd on the opening of their new Kitchen Shoivroom


HAMMERTON STREET BURNLEY Tel. 26234


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NOW YOU CAN HAVE A COMPLETELY NEW KITCHEN holiday debut


NOWBRE FURNISHING GROUP, Wellington Mill, Ribble Street, Padiham, opens to the .public all day on Monday (Bank Holiday) for the first time, and almost everything in sight will be “home-made” , including the owners!


It is a new firm


which may create 12 new jo b s in the future.


laining about how difficult it is to buy British, and how much we would like to buy goods which keep local people off the dole.


we can do just that. We can have a completely new kitchen designed, manufactured and sold in our own district by a local firm of people all born and bred in the area.


With kitchens in mind,


Trevor Brown is Burnley- born, and has lived in the


Managing director Mr We are always comp­


Padiham area for about 12 years. His wife, Joanne, also a Nowbre director, is secretary of the company. Daughter Gina, 16, will be joining the firm in about a month when she leaves school. Son Jason, is a fitter, and has been con­ nected with the business for about one year. The chief fitter is Mr David Middleton.


Vital


a housewife and mother on the scene; the influence of a young girl with modern ideas, who has a flair for design and is quite capable of taking over the drawing side of


So we get the touch of


Nowbre opens with aims of quality and service


the business;^ and Jason who, as an experienced fitter, can offer a lot to the company.


of GBS Kitchens, a na- ' tional" manufacturing com­ pany of top-quality kitch- ■ ens, of which Trevor Brown is managing direc­ tor. But Nowbre is a separate associated com­ pany and was formed about 21/2 years ago.


Nowbre is an offshoot


Trevor, “because we-real- ised, because of our man­ ufacturing contacts with retailers, that service as well as production was vital. We saw that the Continental firms were getting a hold on the Brit­ ish market, and that’s, where we came in.”


'“It was formed,” said


Continental firms which first made Nowbre aware of the need for better British service and quali­ ty, and they set out to provide it, and are con­ vinced that they can.


means business


at GBS Kitchens and


Nowbre Furnishings Ltd


IndDAVID SUDALL Tel. PADIHAM 73810


Congratulations


Nowbre Furnishings Ltd and wish them every success


for Nowbre-GBS, of P ad ih am , and Alan Cooper, of Burnley. These firms, too, have a family touch, with several mem­ bers of one family often employed. It was the quality of


Two local firms will .be manufacturing kitchens


Two-page advertisement feature by WINIFRED BOSE


. The trend in kitchens is


towards wood and wood laminates. ‘ People are


seen many k itch en s spoiled by bad fitting, and we know that the plan­ ning side is extremely im­ portant. Fully-fitted, pro- fessionaly-planned, good- quality kitchens are what people want.”


looking for better quality goods and better service. Trevor safd: “We have


home im p ro v em en t market was on the up­ grade for various reasons.


He explained that the


move as they once did, so they are improving their own homes for one of two reasons. They want to have better standards in their homes, or they want to improve their homes with a view to selling, by adding extra value to the houses.


Families can’t afford to Theme


their own property for their own sakes,” said Trevor, “or they are doing it as an investment. We are-looking at these aspects.”.


“People are upgrading


coming of the. motorway will open up this area, and make it rather like parts of Cheshire. Proper-


He believes that the 1 JASON, Trevor, Joanne and Gina Brown


• ty prices may rise, and this area could become^ a


Planned kitchens are


1 side they will have a small manufacturing unit pro­ ducing worktops and they will be top-quality work­ tops. , They will sell other


th e main th em e of Nowbre, b,ut bn the retail


B


HARRY BERRY. — sa le s a nd planning


ustrial and Domestic Electrical Contractors


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PAUL W A Y -


CHATTA- foreman of


on the ground floor


, after the opening date, Nowbre will be producing high-class joinery work to add to existing kitchens, or for use in other parts of the home. By opening Nowbre,


be one type of goods of­ fered, for this name is a household one, known for the quality of its pro­ ducts. Three or four months


items which might be called kitchen accessories, but they will all be goods with brand names, quality items which are known and favoured by house­ wives. Philips appliances will


. sort of dormitory of Grea-- ter Manchester.


houses the company, will gradually acquire a new facade. ,


Pleasant


-ufacturing unit and ware­ houses. What has been an eye­


lapidated building, and has been developed into showoom, offices, a man-


It was formerly a di­


sore for a long time will soon become a decently- kept Victorian building in Ribble Street. Nowbre will see that the exterior grows into a pleasant sight and, in doing so, will improve the area and help to keep Padiham looking


tidy. Apart from the Brown


Padiham is going to get a new look in its centre, for Wellington Mill, which


' appeal of the corner shop, with its intimacy and indi­ vidual service. These same qualities apply to a family firm.


family, other members of staff are Mr Harry Berry, in charge of sales and planning, and Mr Paul Chattaway, ” foreman of the production unit on the ground floor. The supermarket will never have the consumer


mate touch which is vital to retailer/customer rela­ tionships. Goods bought will be made in this area, which means there will be none of that having to get in touch with a firm fn W e s t Germany, or France, or somewhere far from the scene of the finished kitchen.


There will be that inti­ We can make it in Bri­


tain, and Nowbre are going to show this area just what they can do with the kitchens of to­


day and take a long, hard look at quality British goods made in Lancashire for Lancashire folks, and keep the wheels of indus­ try turning in your own district. Do yourself a good turn, too, by acquir­ ing a superb kitchen de­ signed and planned to last a long, long time, and one so British it is sure to complement our homes. It takes a British craftsman


to know what the British housewife wants.


A kitchen to suit every family


AS A housewife with strong feelings about what is wanted in a kitchen, there are two top priorities in my book.


clear worktop surfaces, and there MUST be plenty of storage space.


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Nowbre Furnishings Ltd TONY HAMILTON


I MUST have plenty of Sometimes I go into a


kitchen and see what ap­ pears to be, at. first glance, a beautifully- planned kitchen any woman or man would be happy to work in, but things are not always what they seem. If, in spite of the


visual aspect of the kitchen, one is left with only one free top, as far as I am concerned the kitchen' is useless. It all depends on what a family needs.


PHILIPS If you re looking for the


best in built-in kitchens, Philips has news for you!


NEW range of co-ordinating appliances . Philips has designed a complete range


of built-in kitchen appliances. Fridges, freezers, hobs, hoods — 4 new kinds of oven (including microwave) that combine in 14 different ways. . .all in standard . sizes and stylish toning browns to harmonise with any kitchen units from pine to punk.


NEW energy-saving features Each Philips Built-In appliance is quiet “


and efficient, with the accent on energy­ saving. That means second-to-none value foryou.


NEW extra reliability When you buy Philips Built-In, you get


the reassurance of our international reputation: Guaranteed fast delivery, and a nationwide back-up service.


New Philips Built-In. * ' ^ ' i A


A built-in investment that’s \ the best news, in built-in for, years,


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spend a lot of money fit­ ting up their kitchens to look like something out of a glossy magazine.


There are families who


coffee there'', they fry up the odd meal, but eat out frequently, or eat in on a diet of fish and chips and pie and peas. Their


They make tea and


kitchens are show kitch­ ens, meant, just for others to look at and admire.


WORKTOPS


major expenses to create, or redesign a kitchen, think carefully about what YOU want as a person, and what YOUR family requirements are where kitchens and cooking are concerned. Do you like cooking, and arc you going to


Before embarking on


to house, spoons, knives, forks, sieves, colanders, and all the other items likely to be used regu­ larly.


want lots of worktops, or the making and the baking becomes- irritat­ ing and tiresome. You need ample storage space to keep kitchen utensils and accessories easily available, without break­ ing your neck rummag­ ing at the back of the bottom shelf of a low unit. ' You need drawer space


jams and preserves, bake cakes and pies, try out new recipes or even bake bread and buns? If you are, then you


spend a lot of time in the kitchen? Are you the sort of person likely to freeze your' own fruits and vegetables, make


tall units which hold brushes, vacuum clean­ ers, ironing boards, hand brushes and shovels, yet all kitchens need them, unless there is more


Not all kitchens have


than usual storage space in a house.. DIFFERENT


Few of us have kitch­


ens tailored to our needs, yet a woman may spend the best part of each day in the kitchen cooking, washing, iron­ ing. If the room is large enough, and properly planned, it can be used as a living room where the family gathers to eat.


ideas about what a kitchen should be and in each home, the idea is different, so before de­


We all have different


ciding on what is right for your home, do think carefully.


at a showroom display and think, “Oh! that’s it! That’s what I want. • Doesn’t it look fabul­ ous?” There is a lot more to it than that, and the dream kitchen could ; soon become a night­ mare if, after a, short- time, it proves to be wrong for -a certain family.


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Nowbre to suit every family, and they • can design, plan and create for you the kitchen of your dreams, but you must know what that dream is, what is most important to you in your kitchen. Then leave the rest to the experts.


There is a kitchen at It isn’t enough to gaze '


morrow for the families of today. Go along on Bank Holi­


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BANK holiday turning out col an alternative t| on Monday at Furnishings, Pt


Not only is this


from all those gor kitchen displays, t: will be an exhibitio water colour painting Mr George Brown, c man of GBS Kitchens father of Mr Tr< Brown, managing din of Nowbre.


tion.


. en, or can’t afford there are other att tions.


Important


it’s a Lancashire day,! there will be a wealtj things to see which been made in East LaB shire, often in your town, by people who I here, and hence, k| what you want.


kitchen utensils will bl show, and an exclul display of pottery macf this area by . Mr Pi Hall, of Pennine Studil One might almost |


close working tean staff. Most of them I members of the s | family, and those whcl not, work with the sol liaison only a good t | achieves.


Nowbre has a \I A special collectioil


public who are just I ing, because they d really want a new ki


held in the showroom and coffee and bis< will be available all da For members of


Note the family coi The exhibition wil


firm launching British goods mad Lancashire foi public sensitive to high rate of unem] ment in this area, offering interes entertainment. At the open day, a


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Alan Cooper Kitehens Alan Cooper Kitchens


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ON THE OPENING OF THIS FINE NEW SHOWROOM


WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE


WOODUNE KITCHEN


• AS WELL AS OTHER ALAN COOPER


KITCHEN RANGES


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