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March 7, 2023October 7, 2016 by Eddie Ping

As a small family-run business, we appreciate the importance of expertise and specialist knowledge. If you think your expert insight would be of interest to our customers why not get in touch? Whether you can advise on stair carpets or you’re an interior designer with great ideas for hall decoration, maybe you’re an estate agent …

Watch: Combining Walnut, Stainless Steel & Glass

March 7, 2023September 21, 2016 by Eddie Ping

Combining different materials in a staircase can be a design masterstroke if it’s done right! This staircase refurbishment at the prestigious Margaret Dabbs treatment centre in Cheltenham not only combines walnut stringers, treads and risers with stainless steel and glass but also sets it against a stunning feature stone wall.

We are proud to unveil our new website

March 7, 2023September 9, 2016 by Eddie Ping

In the same way that customers contact us to tell us that that their old stairs are tired and in need of updating, the same had become true of our old website which had serviced us well for several years but needed a renovation of it’s own.

Maximising small staircases

March 7, 2023September 1, 2016 by Eddie Ping

The best things come in small packages. Not true of bank balances, but often true of many staircases. While we’ve installed some grand staircases over the years, the majority of us are slightly less well-endowed when it comes to our stairs. Many of the family homes we visit may only consist of two and a half newel posts – but size, after all, isn’t everything.

Oversized newels in an oak and glass staircase renovation

Staircase Stories: James and Shelagh, Warwickshire

January 23, 2024August 21, 2016 by Eddie Ping

When Chartered Surveyor James – from Shakespeare’s own county and with the Bard’s grace and eloquence, had decided that his current staircase did nothing to compliment the original architecture of his home. James and his wife Shelagh decided the time was right to breath new life into their stairs with a call to Abbott-Wade. Chunky, oversized oak newel posts replaced those of the original staircase with embedded glass securing the balustrade.

“After thirty years, the house at last feels ‘all of a piece’; the cornerstone of the aesthetic is now in place. The historic and the contemporary are now in harmony. A very satisfactory, and very satisfying, result.” – James & Shelagh

A day in the life of an Abbott-Wade designer

August 24, 2022August 21, 2016 by Eddie Ping

Far from being a lonely life out on the road, our design team relish the chance to visit customers up and down the country. With a small, dedicated team of designers with lots of experience, our customers have been enjoying the warm, friendly and relaxed approach you would expect from a family business which is in stark contrast to the more aggressive style and ‘sales games’ employed by our competitors.

Watch: 10 Reasons to choose Abbott-Wade

July 29, 2025August 1, 2016 by Eddie Ping

There are lots of reasons to choose Abbott-Wade, so we’ve chosen our favourite 10 which set us apart from the rest:

There are lots of reasons to choose Abbott-Wade, so we’ve chosen our favourite 10 which set us apart from the rest:

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