When Avril Cruickshank and her husband Gary took over the running of a small football social club in Peterhead near Aberdeen, it was clear that changes needed to be made. The Buchanhaven Hearts Junior FC Social Club had been running for 30 years, but its interior was looking quite dated and run down when the pair took over in 2007. Through a combination of sheer hard work and determination the couple have seen membership of the club grow year on year. It now employs 12 other part time staff and Avril describes the atmosphere in the club as being like ‘one big happy family.’
When it came to buying new furniture for the club, budget was clearly an issue and although they had considered buying second hand furniture to save money, in the end they opted for a range of furniture from Trent Furniture. The previous chairs were 25 years old so the new furniture made a big difference. “We bought tables and chairs to put in our function room and the quality that we received was far better than what we envisaged. Quite simply, they have transformed our hall,” says Avril.
In fact, Avril has already recommended Trent Furniture to other local organisations and says that she would certainly use them again. “We were impressed by several things about Trent Furniture. First of all we liked the way our order was dealt with. We also found the staff to be very helpful and swift to deal with any questions. Finally, we were delighted with the quality of the order and the fact that it arrived when they said it would.”
It can be a leap of faith to order something such as furniture from a website when you haven’t had a chance to see the furniture for yourself but Avril has been delighted with what has been delivered and sums up her experience by saying “Trent Furniture has been a brilliant company to deal with and have a price range to suit every establishment - big or small.”