Hawick furniture firm celebrates 20 glorious years

Staycationers have ensured that a Hawick furniture firm which this week celebrated 20 years in business is currently working flat out to meet demand.
David and Wendy Cross celebrating their 20th anniversary of their Touch Wood Shop, HawickDavid and Wendy Cross celebrating their 20th anniversary of their Touch Wood Shop, Hawick
David and Wendy Cross celebrating their 20th anniversary of their Touch Wood Shop, Hawick

Touch Wood in Croft Road opened its doors on October 12, 2000.

The brainchild of David and Wendy Cross the outlet supplies made-to-measure, country-style furniture.

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The items are made at a factory and then finished off in a workshop at the shop premises.

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic people have not been holidaying abroad and putting their energies instead into improving their homes, a trend which has benefitted the business.

David explained: “There has been a lot of bumps along the way but we are still enjoying it. We have been really, really busy recently because folk are not going on holiday, not going out for meals and aren’t generally doing much so they are doing more to their houses and we are flat out at the minute and since we reopened after lockdown. The furniture is made-to-measure for our customers to what they want. It comes to us unfinished and we finish it with different paints and wax.

“We have another shop next door. It’s an antique/accessories shop called Lovely Stuff which has been open seven years. It used to be the Imperial Bar, an old Victorian pub. The two businesses sort of work hand-in-hand.

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“We employ part-time helpers and we deliver all around the country, but mostly in the Borders.”

David, whose business also sells household accessories such as lamps, added: “We would like to thank every one of our valued customers who we’ve had the pleasure of doing business with since October 2020.

“We are now looking forward to the future.”

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