Monthly Archives: April 2013

Can we save the Bradford Odeon? Kershaws Doors Hope So

Kershaws Doors Ltd distribute timber doors throughout the UK via our website 1doors.co.uk. Our family business, started in 1999, has a showroom and head office in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The family have strong links with the city going back many … Continue reading

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The Doors: a musical phenomena still fondly remembered

  This Blog post is dedicated to the American rock band The Doors. When writing a Blog for a door company it doesn’t seem right to ignore such an obvious topic! And we’re a musical lot anyway. The band, The … Continue reading

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‘The Big Tree’ is a translation of Doha the capital of Qatar

Recently I visited Qatar to see family and experienced first hand the emerging modern capital city of Doha.  As a first time visitor to an Arabic country I went with an open mind regarding the culture, history, people and experiences.  … Continue reading

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Door Quiz

So this blog post will be a little different. I have created a quiz that is based around doors and words that sound like doors (some are a little tenuous, I must admit!). Every answer contains the word “door” or … Continue reading

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How do we choose our Custom Door Designs ? It’s a thoughtful process.

In February I wrote a Blog explaining why we also supply Made to Measure timber doors.  The sales of Custom Made, bespoke timber doors styles are an ever increasing part of Kershaws Doors business as we supply quality products for … Continue reading

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Door Company says Spring Has Sprung so buy a new door

I love this time of year. The first shoots of life are beginning to peek through, we are starting to see lighter nights and I am looking forward to the possibility of some warmer weather. Now is a good time … Continue reading

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We’re All Thinking Holidays

Christmas seems like a distant memory and we are left with cold, dull and miserable weather. This makes most of us think about our next week off (or fortnight if you are lucky!) Throughout December we are bombarded with adverts … Continue reading

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News on Government house buying scheme prompts better curb appeal

In the Government’s recent budget states that the Help to Buy Guarantee Scheme aims to encourage mortgage lenders to offer better access to low-deposit mortgages.  Hopefully this plan will stimulate some extra growth in the housing market. Whether you are … Continue reading

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Door Pranks on April Fools reminds Kershaws Door team of their youth

It was the first of April recently (not that you would know it judging by the weather!) and I was caught out by a number of April Fools and pranks. So I have been thinking about pranks this week. Here’s … Continue reading

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Pebble in my Shoe

Have you ever been out walking and got a pebble or just a tiny piece of grit in your shoe? Did you stop immediately and remove the offending object or did you, like me, just keep on walking, whilst pretending … Continue reading

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