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'WHOCS Iu P B H ^S i i l2 l^ ? iD HARTLEY ltd ..- WHO h a v e en tr u s ted th e ir c lea ning


^ R.E,^ ? ED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROGRAMME TO


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Contractors to H.M. Government ancTLocal Authorities. . . ' ;


Fully Insured


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now a way of life


RUNNING out of room — elbow room that is — has become something of a natural progres­ sion with Burnley’s booming' vehicle sales and repair company — Holden and H a r t le y . .


‘Congratulations to Holden & Hartley


(Burnley) Limited on their 50th Anniversary...’


• ous “flits” and expansions — it was thought that they had really solved their problems with a move into T ra falg a r Street.


In the '60s — after vari-


iieration, the used ]is and commercial service facilities


in the newly-de- premises, while I andard-Triumph


|d at the Church iomplex. jiis time the busi- Ixpanded a little 1— taking on vehi- |dent repair work. with this new


National Westminster Bank


la s the opening of | vehicle painting Inent and work-


(Acc CRANE


Warrington Branch Centre, Hardwick Green, Grange Industrial Estate, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire.


PRUEHAUF • Tel. 0925 815051. Suppliers of: SEMI-TRAILERS and


DRAWBAR TRAILERS, TRAILER PARTS, 5th WHEELS, RECOVERY EQUIPMENT,


SWOP-BODY SYSTEMS, SECOND-HAND TRAILERS, TRAILER REPAIRS and CONVERSIONS carried out at our Warrington Branch.


Congratulate Holden and Hartley (Burnley) Ltd


on their Golden Jubilee and wish them a successful open weekend.


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A VARIETY of first-class used cars is always available


The sign of a car you can trust


Congratulate HOLDEN & HARTLEY (Burnley) Ltd on this their Golden Jubilee and wish them every success in the s


future |U u av t tv r \


When buying your next used car look for the Car Care Plan sign for your protection and peace of mind


THE service desk BEST WISHES TO


HOLDEN & HARTLEY SAMUEL COOKE & CO. LTD


GRETNA


OF LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES, etc.


SUPPLIERS OF ALL TYPES


R [SHELL DAGENTS >PROPANE EUM GAS


STANLEY ST. BURNLEY Tel. 23777


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161 St James’s Street, Burnley Tel. Burnley 22828


LANDSCAPES


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PRIVATE AND INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPING GROUND WORKINGS


' GARDEN AND SECURITY FENCING Congratulate


HOLDEN & HARTLEY (Burnley) Ltd. on this their Golden Jubilee


TURFING


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/


ASSOCIATED , TYRE ,


S SPECIALISTS


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THE workshop where any problems are corrected NORTH WEST TIPPERS LTD ROCKFIELD STREET


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• PUTERISED EQUIPMENT • OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED '


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M E. ELLISON & CO. FACTORS OF SPARES AND ACCESSORIES FOR ' COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND CARS


offer warmest congratulations to- HOLDEN & HARTLEY


on their GOLDEN JUBILEE and wish them / continued success


(M. &. (Sllison &@o.


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. ’ Telephone: 205 3800 and 4809 p U S T P R a O F i i v iQ ^ Congratulate


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Tel: (0235) 33355 (0235) 23141 (Orders)


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CONGRATULA TIONS ON, Are pleased to be associated with


HOLDEN & HARTLEY (Burnley) Ltd. and vfish them every success for their Open Weekend


YOUR


GOLDEN JUBILEE: Wishing you. future success and a great > open weekend


. . .


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BURNLEY Tel. 29603


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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TO


HOLDEN & HARTLEY (Burnley) Ltd


’' Congratulate thereon their50thanniversary ■ : and wish them continued success and growth in the years to come


VAUXHALLCARS AND


BEDFORD VANS HIRE


Plus our NEW CARAVAN AND CAR HIRE


for customers requiring a car and caravan combination for their holiday


HOLDEN & HARTLEY LTD BURNLEY K S r ”a'


NELSON COLNE . - Tel. 863387


North Valley Road. -


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Leeds Road. Tel. 694273 -


massive complex, dealing efficiently and comfort­ ably with their thriving Vauxhall/Bedford and Re­ nault sales, while the former main premises in Church Street carried on with th e S ta n d a rd - Triumph sales operations, along with used car sales and commmerical vehicle servicing. However, true to'form,


Here they developed a .


ness further progressed, the problems of operating i t from two s i te s positioned on opposite sides of the town became abundantly clear, and the principals were faced with yet another removal deci­ sion. The problem was the


the removal bug was. to bite again. As the busi­


same as that faced by the two founders —• Messrs Holden and Hartley —


where .to go? The only difference this time being that the modern' owner­ ship had to grapple with a problem the size of which even its hopeful founders could sc arce ly have dreamed of. _


with one facility way across on the other side of town, was' the motivating factor. It.was decided to concentrate on looking for a site where the whole of the vast business commit­ ment could be . concen­ trated under one. vast roof, or within one whole complex.


The djvision of interests


firm hit the jackpot in its search for space. The former Smallshaw Col­ liery site in ' Accrington Road was bought — all IV2 acres of it.


It was 1970 before the BUILDERS


With a road frontage of about 200 yards, it -filled


the bill completely. Work began on the site immedi­ ately to transform it jnto one of the most com­ prehensive vehicle trading


and repair facilities ever- . seen in. the area.


' .


scehded on the site, to be followed by-thg technician


responsible • for fitting the highly so p h is t ic a ted equipment needed in ultra modern workshops.


: Holden and Hartley ' of- today . . . right down to


titude of talents to-design and bring into being the


Church Street and Trafal1' gar Street premises were disposed of, and the Stan- drad-Triumph franchise', with its long history in the Holden and Hartley story, was given up. Another significant


with modem showrooms, car and commercial work­ shops, paint shops, paint section, offices, petrol fo re c o u r t , car wash facilities and a, car hire department. At the same time, the


its computerised ' control system. The site was developed


milestone in the com­ pany’s trading history- came soon after Holden and Hartley opened up for business, in Accrington Road. Using the trading name


■In fact, it took a mul­ An army of builders de-'


• sales business.. The company is now


of Red Rose • Caravans, they moved into^the .new ' and. used caravan sales,- service '-and accessory


known the length and breadth of the country in this. specialised field and — well within a decade — Red Rose Caravans built up an enviable reputation in the market among en­ thusiasts who are ex­ tremely knowledgeable about their “vans.”


EXPANSION


■ its own open air “show­ room” area, office and ac­ cessory shop. Caravan­ ners from near and far now come to buy, browse or merely swap experi­ ences with an expert and knowledgeable staff . Among the . facilities of­ fered — a roomy car park offering “sanctuary” off what is a- busy main road artery. Expansion was not finished — will it ever for Holden and Hartley? — for, in 1972, the company ' bought up premises in Colne'. This new move resulted


. The caravan section has


in the acquisition of a car showroom and workshop. It is from these premises that the company’s Vaux­ hall/Bedford franchise is represented. The visitor -to the Ac^


■ car wash facility linked close alongside. The .showrooms house


.fronts' on to the very busy- main Accrington Road, as, does the petrol filling forecourt with i ts '


crington Road -complex will be struck by the vast­ ness of the site — and at the same time marvel at how logically the various aspects of the business have been laid out. • The showroom area


the sales staffs, of course. Office facilities, spares. and repairs along with ac­ cessories are all catered,


for behind the main show­ room block. Each sectibn and department links with its associated neighbour


SERVICE with a smile! From the left: Mr Stewart, Mr Widdup, Mr Jack Bury, Mr Arthur Berry, Mr Codd, financial director Mr Ron Harwood and Mr Stone


so that the whole develop­ ment concept, while cov-* ering all facets of the trade, merges into a cohe­ sive and efficient whole. While vast changes


have taken place to the company since those early Cliviger .Street, garage days, the parent company has also experienced some re-shuffling.


' are also involved, includ­ ing garages in the Man­ chester area — namely Hills Garages (Manches­ ter) Ltd and Hills Garage Ltd at Chadderton, near Oldham.


now called the Grovebell Group Ltd, and has its head office deep in the solid financial foundations of the City of London. Other business interests


APPRENTICE


mighty oak .trees grow. •The saying rings true' for Holden and Hartley, Burnley’s vehicle trading giant. But it is no-cold- h e a r te d commercial monster. There is a stock phrase


From small acorns


not when you cross the Holden and" H a r tley threshold anyway. The company has a . family, type business tradition of loyal and long-serving em­ ployees.


in these jaundiced days — “Employers don’t want loyalty.” Don’t you believe it —


; Once you are on the payroll, apparently, work­ ing for Holden and Hart­ ley becomes a lifelong ex­ perience.


At least tfie firm has a


remarkable record in this respect, also for its ability to train from- within its own organisational set-up the people who eventually will — and do — hold senior positions of respon- s ib i l i ty w ith in the company.


The parent group i s '


who is currently the deputy chairman of the garages within the group, who originally “signed on” as an apprentice motor mechanic with the com­ pany way back in 1932.


Take Mr Jack Bury,


November this year, he is still. there working away behind the scenes . . . after completing 50 years’ service. He will take some “ s h i f t in g ” when November comes. Then th e re is Mr


Due to r e t i r e in


Hartley (Burnley) Ltd. He joined the company, also as an apprentice motor mechanic, way back in 1945. . . Mr E. Stone, the sales manager, entered the company through the same door — apprentice motor mechanic—in 1943, and. Mr K. Widdup, the service manager, was also an. apprentice mechanic when he “joined up” in 1957. Other senior em­ ployees include Mr. Brian Stewart, the workshop controller, who joined the company as an apprentice way back in 1954. Four years earlier than that, Mr Raymond Codd, senior receptionist, put in his first week with the firm. These six people alone


-.Hh a i r y AHfWlBilSf


Whatever it is... Wherever it’s going... get it here and we’ll get it there.


IDDamSIDESPATCH mmnuposT mra


Congratulations from Bygging


R u s tp ro o f in g Co. Don’t miss the


Golden Jubilee Celebrations at


HOLDEN & HARTLEY Accrington Road, Burnley


See the Holden & Hartley team for all your


VAUXHALLand OPEL requirements


Contact them on Burnley 27321


Arthur Berry, the manag­ ing director of Holden and


have a total service of over 200 years between them — remarkable, it is considered, in a- trade so young. The tradition ap­ plies throughout the vast complex and at all levels of service. Those who look after its


and not least to all the people. Holden and Hart­ ley have been proud to serve over the past 50 years. I t ’s not the end, of


daily running and its friendly association with the motoring public are proud of this reputation. They look upon it as some measure of the family at­ mosphere which was cre­ ated- in tho'se far -of f Cliviger Street days and which has been main­ tained to the benefit of the company generally —


course. Holden and Hart­ ley are already looking ahead and planning for the future. That, no doubt, will be


. since Maden and Ireland bought it, in 1958.


a matter of pleasure and pride to Mr Harry Hart­ ley, one of the two found­ ers, who still lives in Burnley and is quite well known in the area. He has not, of course, been con­ nected with the company


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times,'May 18th, 1982 7


THE plush interior of the Vauxhall Astra The KiISSHS delivery service!


Now available at Holden & Hartley


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