Pavers Shoes
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Pavers ltd, better known as Pavers Shoes is a family owned footwear business operating in the UK and Ireland. Pavers currently has 70 stores across UK and Ireland all fulfilled from their head office in York
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Pavers was established by Catherine Paver in 1971 with a £300 bank loan. Initially, organising shoe parties with clearance stock from the catalogues, the first shop was opened in Scarborough with stores in York, Hull and Newcastle following.
The first outlet store was opened in 1996 at the Royal Quays
outlet centre in North Shields
. Ten years later, the company has outlet stores stretching from Loch Lomond
in Scotland to Trerulefoot
in the South West.
Stuart, along with Middlesbrough based Steve Cochrane, owner of the Psyche department store setup a sister company in 2000 - shoe-shop.com to sell footwear online.
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For the past 10 years, the company has been involved with sponsoring and supporting children in the third world. Currently, Pavers is sponsoring three children through Compassion International
- Ilboudo Djeneba, Allan Njenga and Sangeetha.
, India
Pavers England Footprints Limited (PEFL) is a joint venture between Pavers ltd and Foresight Group. At a press launch, Pavers revealed they expect a sales turnover of $10 million.
As part of the project, Pavers have announced they will commission a $3 million footwear design studio in Chennai.
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
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Pavers was established by Catherine Paver in 1971 with a £300 bank loan. Initially, organising shoe parties with clearance stock from the catalogues, the first shop was opened in Scarborough with stores in York, Hull and Newcastle following.
The first outlet store was opened in 1996 at the Royal Quays
Royal Quays
Royal Quays is an area of North Shields, North Tyneside, England. It is on the site of former docks and contains the pre-existing North Shields International Ferry Terminal...
outlet centre in North Shields
North Shields
North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
. Ten years later, the company has outlet stores stretching from Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
in Scotland to Trerulefoot
Trerulefoot
Trerulefoot is a village in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located on the A38 trunk road approximately half-way between the towns of Saltash and Liskeard. Trerulefoot has a farm shop, two cafés and a petrol filling station....
in the South West.
Directors
Pavers continues to be a family run Business with two of Cathy's three sons running the Business. Stuart Paver MD and Ian Paver, outlet buying director. Graham Paver (formally Logistics Director) has recently retired.Stuart, along with Middlesbrough based Steve Cochrane, owner of the Psyche department store setup a sister company in 2000 - shoe-shop.com to sell footwear online.
Lifetime achievement award
Cathy Paver was awarded a lifetime achievement award by her peers at the 2007 Drapers Footwear awards - an accolade that left her speechless, 36 years after first starting the company.Charity work
Pavers support several UK and international charities. In 2006 through a limited edition shoe design, they raised £45,000 for Marie Curie Cancer CareMarie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides nursing care, free of charge, to terminally ill people, giving them the chance to choose to be cared for at home...
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For the past 10 years, the company has been involved with sponsoring and supporting children in the third world. Currently, Pavers is sponsoring three children through Compassion International
Compassion International
Compassion International is a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion International, headquartered in Colorado Springs, functions in 26 countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, Kenya, and...
- Ilboudo Djeneba, Allan Njenga and Sangeetha.
International expansion
On 9 April 2008, Pavers announced the opening of their new business Pavers England Footprints Limited in ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Pavers England Footprints Limited (PEFL) is a joint venture between Pavers ltd and Foresight Group. At a press launch, Pavers revealed they expect a sales turnover of $10 million.
As part of the project, Pavers have announced they will commission a $3 million footwear design studio in Chennai.