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FAIRFIELD BUILDERS SUPPLIES and BUXTON WOODWORKS join together to form a family run business that has been serving the building trade and DIY since 1946. With 33 staff on two close sites, we supply a wide range of building and DIY products from the basic sand, cement, bricks, blocks, timber, plumbing goods to top quality bathrooms and kitchens. |
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Company
History
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| 1945 | Arthur Hancock returned home from war in December. With a gratuity of £103 and his demob suit. |
| 1946 | In February he bought Buxton Woodworks which was on the premises of the old ice works Lightwood Road. From there he sold firewood. |
| 1948 | He bought some second hand timber from the coal board. |
| 1950 | Arthur sold his first standard of brand new timber. |
| 1955 | Arthur build his first houses. |
| 1959 | He bought the farm buildings and land on Bench Road and Buxton Woodworks moved to Fairfield. |
| 1963 | John Bradbury (Arthur's son-in-law) opened Fairfield Builders Supplies in a new showroom next to Buxton Woodworks. The main displays were fireplaces. |
| 1988 | Tongue Lane site was opened with a range of heavy building materials. |
| 2000 | Fairfield Builders supplies became completely computerised, including sales, stock, invoicing, website and email. |
Bench
Road & Tongue Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire, tel: 01298 767777