Stringers Home Decorating Centre
We are a family business that has been servicing the trade and general public for over 85 years priding ourselves in a high standard of customer service and a vast array of knowledge.
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About Stringers Home Decorating Centre
We are a family run business which was started by the late Edward Stringer snr. The first of four generations to run the business, he launched his venture from a modest Spalding Road home and workshop premises at what was then 10 Victoria Place.Remarkably the descendants of Edward’s early customers still look to the company for that reassuring personal touch which has stood the company in good stead over more than 85 years. Edward’s maxim was always “Quality is remembered long after price has been forgotten”.
It all began in 1920 when Edward Stringer snr moved to Stamford from Eaton Socon to serve his painting and decorating apprenticeship. After safely returning from a stint in World War One and having fully qualified in his trade, he set up the business and worked long hours to meet customer needs. The days were spent decorating while the nights found him making up paints and preparing wallpaper which came untrimmed. None of your modern day technology!
In 1930 Edward jnr left school at the age of 14 to serve his apprenticeship with his father. He became a skilled paper hanger and helped the company’s glowing reputation grow still further. The two Edwards worked closely together throughout the 1930s until Edward jnr was to see service in World War Two with the RAF transport in this country and in Egypt. Edward jnr was to return to the business until he passed away in 1992 leaving it in the hands of his son Richard who was born in 1946 and, as the third generation, is still here to help run the business and give good advice.
It was around the time of Richard’s birth that the two Edwards became partners and the business was to be known as E. Stringer & Son. After the death of Edward snr, Edward jnr was determined to keep the business moving forward. He fulfilled his interest in retail by opening up a painting & decorating shop on North Street in Bourne on what is now the Burghley Centre. Three years after opening the store he made a significant move by purchasing 11 Abbey Road. Bought in auction in 1962 for £3,000, it gave Edward a much needed bigger premises.
Two years after the Abbey store opened Richard joined the business. Two events of significance then occurred for Richard, the first in 1970 when he married Barbara Romaine the second was when Richard was made a partner in the business. Barbara then joined him helping develop the business further. Richard and Barbara had two sons of which Max has become the Fourth generation of the family to join the business. At this time there was three generations working together Edward jnr, Richard & Max.
When Max left school he worked for a couple of years with the business before spending three years honing his skills with Johnstone’s Paints. After returning to the business in 1997 Max soon became Managing Director. Max took the next step in moving the business forward by relocating from Abbey Road where it had been for 40yrs to its current location, a 4000 sq ft unit on Manning Road. June 2002 saw the new store open under its new name of Stringer’s Home Decorating Centre.
Max is now married to his wife Carrie and has two children, Lexi and Frankie. Who knows, can they be the 5th generation to take the business on in the future?
We look forward to welcoming you to our store.
Company Details
Stringer's Home Decorating CentreUnit 1 Manning Road
Bourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 9HW
Tel: 01778 422420
eMail: mail@stringersdiy.com
VAT No. 313 0624 10