Clitheroe 22324 (Edi <) Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, July 12th, 1984 Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


WHEN the Clitheroe firm of Bowker Brothers opened the doors of its Sun Street showrooms just a year ago to sell fitted kitchens direct to the public . . . nobody could have anticipated the phenomenal success that was to follow. will appeal to the


more than doubled, cus­ tomers have arrived frqm all over East Lancashire and as far away as the Lake District and the coast . . . and already another showroom is plan­ ned for New Market Street, Skipton.


Target sales have been


■ says sales and marketing director Mr Chris Gre­ gory — value for money, service and craftsman­


tress Kitchens” can be put down to three things,


PART of the Crammond light-oak kitchen, with AEG appliances, on the left. On the right is the Classic medium-oak range


hand-finished product at the Sun Street factory ad­


ship. Craftsmen turn out a


Hand finished The success of “For­


joining the showrooms . . . and where else would you actually be welcome to see your kitchen being made?


that Fortress Kitchens can offer kitchens at up to


“Selling direct means


a third less than the cost of similar Continental competitors,” said Mr Gregory.


tage that stocks of doors and parts are held in their thousands at the factory . . . so replacements for accidentally-damaged parts are easily access­ ible.


There is also the advan­ Catching up


continue to influence sales of fitted kitchens in the British market, but Bri­ tain is fast catching up.


The Continental designs


send representatives to major kitchen exhibitions in the UK and all over Europe and the USA to spot new ideas and gauge


Each year Bowker’s


what public.


offers a complete fitted kitchen service, visiting homes throughout the area on request, providing a completely free design,


F o r t r e s s Kitchens


planning and estimating service, tailor-made to


customer requirements. Display


ing a wide choice of kitch­ ens at its Sun Street showrooms, Fortress Kitchens also has on show a full range of built-in ap­ pliances from AEG and' Colston, together with the renowned Franke range of sinks and tops.


In addition to display­


niversary celebrations, Jacqueline Taylor invites both past and prospec­ tive . customers' to visit the Sun Street show­ rooms on Saturday, when wine and cheese wi l l be a v a i l a b l e throughout the day.


As part of the first an­


Craftsmen who take pride in the job


WORKING in wood has become a way of life for the craftsmen employed at Bowker Brothers’ Sun Street factory, Clitheroe . . . for the firm can look back on almost 50 years of experience.


Bowker and Lord, joiners and cabinet makers, em­ ploying 10 people . . . the


Formed in 1935 as


firm has expanded to its present workforce of 85.


Bowker Brothers decided to discontinue furniture manufacture and to con- c e n t ra te on making wooden kitchens and bed­ room unit doors and wooden components.


As recently as 1980,


largest companies of its type in the UK, and has extensive experience in supplying many of the best-known names in kitchen and bedroom fur­ niture with top-quality wooden doors and compo­ nents.


Bowker’s is one of the


from all over the world. Unfortunately, no forest in Britain is large enough to ensure a continuous supply of timber.


Bowker’s import wood


arrive from as far afield as America, Canada, Japan and throughout Western Europe.


Shipments of wood


in oak —‘ but also pro­ duces components from maple, pine, mahogany and other fine woods.


The firm works mainly


THIS computer-controlled machine cuts joints, mouldings and edges on kitchen doors


SINKS 52SS3 A E G One of the leading manufacturers of


advanced electrical appliances, provide an extensive range of machines specially developed for the fitted kitchen.


Engineered to perfection, they are at the


same time beautifully styled to please the most sophisticated people.


Congratulations to


on the highly successful development of their business.


FORTRESS KITCHENS


AEG-TELEFUNKEN UK LTD Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire


FORTRESS KITCHENS


DISTRIBUTOR OF. LAMINATE PRODUCTS We congratulate


on their splendid success, during their first ■ . year’s trading


HARLEY LAMINATES LIMITED


Nursery Road, Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston, Lincoln­ shire


Telephone Boston (STD Code 0205) 52102. Telex: 377075 CAVE GARRCD C D o o d h c i l l


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! We are pleased to be associated with


• CONGRATULATIONS AND CONTINUED . , SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE


FORTRESS KITCHENS


VALLEY MILLS, KENT ROAD, PUDSEY Tela 0532 550331 (10 lines)


PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTORS OF


COLSTON APPLIANCES


Congratulate Fortress Kitchens on a successful first year’s trading.


GRANGE ROAD, BATLEY, West Yorkshire TeL. 0924-442912


GREENHILL MILLS V r ; \n=™JS! 'SINKS and VANITORY BOWLS


HARLEY LAMINATES


LAMINATES and WORKTOPS


EUROPE’S MOST EXCLUSIVE Of


_________SWITZERLAND Franke sinks are manufactured with all the attention to qualify and detail that you would expect from a Swiss precision engineering


company. Happy First Birthday to FORTRESS KITCHENS


ANOTHER view of the attractive Classic medium-oak range


continuous investment in new machinery has consis­


The company’s policy of


tently improved the effi­ ciency of the business. But it has not been for­ gotten that some jobs are best carried out by hand.


assembled by hand, and the staining is a matter of pride for the Bowker’s craftsmen. A “hand-rag­ ging” technique means that a perfect finish, em­ phasising the beauty of the grain, is achieved every time.


The wooden doors are


joining Westhead’s Mill and is in the process of


The company has re­ cently acquired the ad­


installing the very latest numerically-controlled woodworking equipment there.


headed by managing di­ rector Mr Chris Bolton, who joined Bowker’s in 1968, continues to expand.


The firm, which is


Ken Foster, sales and. marketing director is. Mr Chris Gregory and ad­ ministration director is Mrs Maureen Goldsmith.


Works director is Mr


those of their staff, have ensured a thriving com­


Their joint efforts, and


pany which has put Clitheroe firmly on the British kitchen map.


AS a company, Bowker Brothers prides itself on its family atmos­ phere.


The firm has many employees who have been with it for many years, often two or three generations from the same family.


However, Bowker’s do not forget the youngs­ ters of the area. Each year, half a dozen young people are signed on under Youth Training or Training Board schemes — and the firm usually ends by offering most of them a job.


■ room under a youth training scheme, and has done so well that she is to work in the k i tch e n p la n n in g section.


Tomorrow sees the start of employment at Fortress Kitchens for Ribblesdale schoolgirl Gillian Salisbury, of Clitheroe. Gillian was trained at the show-


VICTOR Ludoru


For sp


tired last year, it wi 27th time he had atti the sports. Mr Hood, who is


FORMER Clith Royal Grammar £ headmaster Mr G Hood presented the at the school’s sports For Mr Hood, w'


man (Park), receive John Kenyon Cup. derson House was o champion with 94'A p followed by Waddow Castle (75) and Park ( Middle school cha


dent of the Old Cli nians, handed over tl William Brass Co Victor Ludorum Wright. Simon, of derson House, won individual events. Runner-up, Gary


Psycholog graduate


Overall Boivkers cur­ rently employs 85 people, including 20 on the administration side.


FORMER Clith Royal Grammar S pupil Mr Roger Ble has been awarded an ours degree in psych from Manchester U~ sity. Before undertaken


three-year course, (24) worked for two ; at Brockhall Hospital He is the only si


FORTRESS KITCHENS


WOODEN KITCHENS AT LAMINATE PRICES DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS


'BEST.'U2ii& cb


BEFORE YOU BUY A SOLID OAK KITCHEN CHECK OUR PRICES.


* FREE DESIGN, FREE PLANNING; FREE ESTIMATE WITHOUT OBLIGATION.


* A WIDE CHOICE OF KITCHENS ON DISPLAY IN OUR SUPER SHOWROOM.


* UNBEATABLE VALUE FOR MONEY.


* BUILT & FITTED BY


: CRAFTSMEN, 21 DAYS FROM ORDER.


NG THERE’S NO CATCH —


YOU. ARE BUYING DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER THATS HOW YOU SAVE , r a*


OPENING HOURS Thurs. . . . . . . . 9.30-7.00 Mon:.-........ ; 9.30-5.30 Fri. . . . ., . . . . 9.30-5.30 Tues..'.. . . . . . 9.30-5.30 Sat:: . .


Wed. . . . CLOSED- Sunday : . . . .-CLOSED i .: 9.30-5.00'’


- ■Come and see us soon ; Sun Street,


, ..Clitheroe, Lancs. Tel: 27338


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£4.00 per 50 kgs


£5.45 per 50 kgs All other fue


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