Barons Furniture celebrates its 50th in 2023, and whilst we don’t have big ‘50’ balloons and a birthday cake to share with you, we do have a story to tell in the form of our rich history.
The Barons’ tale starts all the way back in 1973, which you’ve probably already guessed, when our company was originally established as ‘Dunn & Roberts’. Named after the founders, David Dunn and Jack Roberts, who opened their first-ever furniture store in Blackpool and not so long after, opened their first factory in Cornford Road, Blackpool.
Whilst we can’t tell you exactly how the Barons name came about, unfortunately, that information is lost in time, we can tell you that the business became a limited company in 1991, Barons (Fylde Coast Supplies) Limited.
Here at Barons Furniture, we specialise in providing furniture for the healthcare industry, however, this wasn’t always the case. In fact, David and Jack discovered this market by way of a happy accident. In the early days of the care industry, a customer visiting their shop asked if they could provide chairs for a local care home. Being entrepreneurial and business-minded, they, of course, said ‘yes’ and the rest as they, is history, as they then set about developing the best product for their new customer’s requirements.
Jack and David’s willingness to cater to any customer led Barons to become a massive force within the healthcare sector when it came to contract furniture. Even now, we continue to develop our products to make them even better for use within a healthcare environment, ensuring residents are as comfortable and safe as possible. We continue to put a massive focus on our customers and their requirements – hosting coffee mornings for residents to share their ideas for their new furniture and using our unique display van service to give our customers a closer look at our furniture and fabrics.
Barons’ current managing director, Rachel Rosser, and chairman, Andrew Rosser, started working for Jack Roberts and David Dunn over 40 years ago. The couple helped Barons to thrive, driving the company forward, developing new product ranges, and relocating to more suitable premises as the business expanded. Their hard work was recognised and rewarded, with them progressing through the company to eventually take it over in 2000. Rachel and Andrew’s work ethic hasn’t faltered though, with them continuing to make sure Barons’ products and services get better and better.
It’s been a phenomenal journey throughout these past 50 years, with the company being put through some challenging times. Barons is proud to showcase our achievements that have come from the last 50 years of commitment and passion to providing high-quality contract furniture – we’ve grown to become a leading provider of furniture to the care sector and also providing furniture and soft furnishings to wider markets such as senior living, the NHS, public sector, and hospitality.
We recognise that the care sector and its needs have changed a lot over the last 50 years and so has Barons, growing and adapting to meet those needs, but one thing remains constant, and that’s our dedication to our clients and the provision of incomparable levels of customer service.
