Pavers Shoes

Infobox Company
name = Pavers Ltd

type = Family Business
genre =
foundation = flagicon|UK YORK, United Kingdom (1971)
founder = Catherine Paver
location_city =
location_country =
location = YORK, England
locations = 75 shops (2008)
area_served = United Kingdom Republic of Ireland
industry = High street retail
products = Footwear
slogan = Where good shoes cost less
homepage = [http://www.pavers.co.uk/ www.pavers.co.uk]
num_employees = 500 (2007)
revenue = £65,000,000 (2008 estimated) [http://www.drapersonline.com/features/paving_the_way.html Estimated turnover figures and staff levels]
footnotes =

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.

Pavers was established by Catherine Paver in 1971 with a £300 bank loan. Initially, organising shoe partys with clearance stock from the catalogues, the first shop was opened in Scarborough with stores in York, Hull and Newcastle following. [ [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/1299/If-the-shoe-fits-.1448626.jp Yorkshire Post ] ]

The first outlet store was opened in 1996 at the Royal Quays outlet center in North Shields. Ten years later, the company has outlet stores stretching from Loch Lomond in Scotland to Trerulefoot in the South West. [ [http://www.pavers.co.uk/History.html Pavers Shoes History ] ]

Directors

Pavers continues to be a family run Business with Cathy's 3 sons running the Business. Stuart Paver MD, Graham Paver Logistics Director and Ian Paver, outlet buying director.

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. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60121493.html shoe-shop launch press release] ]

Lifetime Achievement Award

Cathy Paver was awarded a lifetime achievement award by her peers at the 2007 Drapers Footwear awards [http://www.drapersonline.com/features/paving_the_way.html Paving the way - Drapers] - an accolade that left her speachless, 36 years after first starting the company.

Charity Work

Pavers support several UK and international charities. [ [http://www.pavers.co.uk/Community.html Pavers Shoes Community ] ] In 2006 through a limited edition shoe design, they raised £45,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. [ [http://www.pavers.co.uk/MarieCurie.html Pavers Shoes Marie Curie ] ]

For the past 10 years, the company has been involved with sponsoring and supporting children in the 3rd world. Currently, Pavers is sponsoring 3 children through Compassion International - Ilboudo Djeneba, Allan Njenga and Sangeetha [ [http://www.pavers.co.uk/ThirdworldSupport.html Pavers Shoes Charity Work ] ] .

International Expansion

On the 9th April 2008, Pavers announced the opening of their new business Pavers England Footprints Limited in Chennai, India [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/04/10/stories/2008041050860500.htm The Hindu Business Line] UK Based Pavers forays into 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 [ [http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/12/stories/2008041255241500.htm Hindu Times] Pavers ties up with reliance footprint]

External links

* [http://www.pavers.co.uk/ Official website]