THE SCAFF SHOP COVER STORY
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ack Cornish had spent twelve years running “When I started up I came to realise that people liked his scaffolding company, when the first what I was doing, I was kind of overwhelmed with lockdown forced him to stop and stay at home. the response!” The business was proving so popular “Although it was a scary time, I definitely benefitted that Jack needed to take on staff. Now his fivefrom the enforced pause in work. It was the first strong team is more like a family. “At the beginning time in a long time that I’d had no responsibilities. I it was just me and any help I could get hold of at the guess it gave me a bit of time to actually sit back and time! I roped in my best friend Tom to help. He is an evaluate which direction I wanted to move forward e-commerce expert and was instrumental in making in. What do I actually enjoy doing and how to build a success of our web-based business. a sustainable business in doing so. And so, The Scaff “Then, my mum’s husband “We would love to Shop was born.” Russell who is a fantastic have bigger premises bespoke furniture maker, And it proved an came on board to go over with a bigger immediate hit. With a ideas and different styles showroom, where keen interest in furniture of products. Experience people can come in and all things handmade, always wins, so having turning scaffold boards and browse all of our Russell involved has been from a functional and products and discuss a blessing. When I found essential product to a myself working until furniture ideas.” beautiful, rustic addition 4:00am I thought it best to people’s homes seemed to get some more help the logical next step for Jack. Now he and his team before I keeled over. Along came Luke. He gets on with make and sell a wide range of products from reclaimed everyone, and makes beautiful pieces of furniture for scaffolding boards and pallet wood, including shelving The Scaff Shop. My partner Kelly helps with the day-tokits, furniture, wall art and signage for businesses. day running, which includes a combination of customer They also offer straight scaffolding boards in a huge care and laughing at me trying to do office work!” range of different finishes.
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