MARTINS FURNITURE CENTRE

556- 558 Abbeydale road, sheffield, S7 1FS
t: 0114 2589896
e: thomasmartin4@hotmail.com

HOW IT ALL BEGAN:

In 1975 Derek's eldest son Alan was working at Meadow Bank Engineering when Derek asked him if he would come and join him in the antiques trade, Alan said yes. So the small shop was sold and a large warehouse was purchased on Balmoth court just off Abbeydale Road and Martins Antiques was born.

The warehouse was open to trade only, and was open Mondays to Friday,

On Saturdays Derek and Alan went out and about, usually round Halifax, Huddersfield etc., purchasing new stock, this is were Alan's amazing talent to pack a van and stack the roof rack come into its own, it was a sight to be seen, sometimes they was only able to drive in second gear because of the sheer weight, even after buying a bigger van, Alan would still pack it to capacity and passengers usually having to nurse the odd chair or small table on their lap.

In 1982 Derek and Alan purchased a shop on Abbeydale Road to start selling to the public, the shop was over 3 floors and once more Alan's ability to get lot into a little space soon had the shop full to capacity and more.

In 1988 Derek made the decision to semi retire and so the warehouse was sold, Alan kept the shop on and it was renamed 'Alan Martins Furniture Centre' and through hard work and determination the business thrived.

In 1992 the next door shop was bought, and with a lot of reshaping and adding bits on, the large ground floor show room emerged.

One day a van turned up full of filing cabinets, Alan decided to take a big chance and bought them all, they proved a huge success, so out he went and purchased some more along with desks, office chairs etc. Office furniture turned out to be in high demand.

And in 1997 a further shop at Wickersley, Rotherham was bought, and with sweat and a few harsh words the shop was ready to open, people in the local area kept telling us that it wasn't going to succeed but here we are 15 years later doing really well!

Over the last 15 year's Alan's 4 children (David, John, Thomas, and Samantha) left school and all came to work with him, and with a lot more hard work from all 5 of them, and buying another big warehouse in 2012, they have made the business the biggest deals in discount office furniture and house hold goods in Yorkshire, with contracts with Sheffield Hallam University, Probation Services, Rotherham Council and numerous student and private landlords in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley.

We take care and pride in our work and always aim to achieve high standards and put smiles on our customers faces, after all if we don't satisfy our customers needs and demands we wouldn't be where we are today, the customer is always King\Queen and always right and we aim high to reach all of your requirements.

And now...

Alan, Dave, John, Thomas, Samantha, rotate and take upon active roles within the company and will always have a warm friendly manner and approach and can assist in any way possible, even if this does not include a sale. They take great pride in the work they do and make sure every angle is covered and no stone is left unturned ensuring every job is overseen to fetch the high standards they have been meeting for the last 38 years,

We have had an incredible journey from when we set off on our business enterprise to today, and if we can achieve even half the success of the previous 4 decades, 3 generations then we will be happy, you will be happy and there will be savings galore for yourselves and obviously a little profit for us to expand and move An example of an office we have helped to furnish. into new premises and offer you even more household and office items at reduced prices. So instead of going to the hungry profit grabbing larger furniture companies who are not interested in your well being just the wonga in your pockets come and give us & call and we will guarantee you will return.

We are not only reasonable with the prices of the goods we sell but are also very good at giving you the money that you want for your items that you want to sell to us, so we can replenish our shops and warehouse with stock to then pass onto our buying customers and everyone is happy, we will get out to you in under 48 hours and are happy to assist you even in cases of where we can not buy your items we will offer you the best advice where you will be able to sell your items for both the quickest and most cost effective methods. We buy and sell all house hold furniture.

To see all up to date stock please visit us on Facebook and see what you can find. It is up dated daily so you know what is and what isn't in stock. (Please keep in mind that we do try and put all stock on there but sometimes with weather ECT, its imposable to take pics so if you cant find something please ring us, and hopefully we will be able to help you.)

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