On Wednesday 23rd November Witley Jones Furniture celebrated 25 years in business. During this time, they have worked with schools across the UK in the design, manufacture, and installation of school furniture. From creating the first business plan in the dining room of the family home, Chris and Jane Jones have grown the family business to where it is today with 30 staff, welcoming Simon Downes, Managing Director, in 2007, followed by their children Matt and Lucy some years later.
Witley Jones Furniture has developed a strong reputation within the independent education sector as a reliable and innovative school furniture partner, resulting in long term relationships with a number of schools including Radley College, Bromsgrove School, Winchester College and Marlborough College.
“Jane and I are very proud of what we have created from beginning with 4 members of staff, to now employing 30 people, with a strong, well respected brand in our market place.” commented Chris Jones, Chairman.
Alongside Chris and Jane, Simon Downes has worked tirelessly to implement structure, processes and develop people to drive the growth of Witley Jones, which has culminated in the past 12 months being the best performing year to date.
“My focus over the past 5 years, has been on diversifying the business slightly whilst maintaining our really high standards and loyal customer base in independent education, we are expanding into working with local authorities and academies and producing a range of subcontract work for companies in other sectors.
“I am most proud of the strong and well-known brand within the independent sector and number of long-serving employees. For me, our greatest achievement is when developing our staff from within, helping them to progress through the company.”
Witley Jones Furniture look forward to the next stage of our growth in the education and other complimentary sectors, the continued investment in improving manufacturing processes and enhancing our environmental credentials.
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