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Our Winter Brochure is here

In our latest Winter Brochure, we share with you some great successes our clients have had with the addition of the W-Series to their premises.

The Home Space Grand Opening

Boasting inspirational full-sized display homes in a unique 27,000 square foot space, the country’s largest-of-its-kind showroom opened earlier this month.

James Robertshaw on Urban Outreach

If you receive our newsletter, you may remember some weeks ago that we mentioned a local charity, Urban Outreach, that one of our Directors, Lesley Sharrock, was volunteering for.

James Robertshaw at Bolton Food & Drink Festival

The 11th Bolton Food and Drink Festival was a huge success with record-breaking numbers descending on the town centre. There were demos from a number of top TV chefs including John Torode, Masterchef winner Simon Wood and festival favourite, James Martin.

Unleashing the power of light

When you’re considering the interior design of a room, whether a restaurant or bar, office space or your front room, it can be easy to choose blinds or drapes based purely on their style and aesthetic value.

The Wonder of Fabrics

When it comes to fabric, the North has a rich history of textile production and innovation. This history dates back to 1781 when Richard Arkwright opened the world’s first steam-driven textile mill in Manchester.

How to Judge a Building – by RIBA

The RIBA Awards are the most rigorously judged prizes for architectural excellence in the UK, with the winning buildings then eligible for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize. On July 14th, the shortlist for the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building was announced.

How we do it... Gill and the big awnings.

At James Robertshaw all our awnings and blinds are manufactured by hand at our HQ in Bolton. Thanks to some recent funding from Regional Growth Fund and Textile Growth Programme through Business Growth Hub, we have invested in a brand new machine.

Meet… Richard Higham

Richard is our Production Manager and one of our longest serving members of staff. He joined us in May 1980 as a vertical louvre blind manufacturer and has worked his way through the business to become Production Manager.

Happy Commercial and Leisure Awnings Clients

We've been working with some wonderful clients over the past year in the commercial and leisure sector. Our range of commercial awnings and blinds are planned, produced and fitted by our great team here at James Robertshaw.