Heal's

Heal's ("Heal and Sons Ltd") is a British department store furniture and furnishing store chain with six stores. The stores sell an upmarket range of furniture, lighting, accessories, home and garden-wares.

It was founded in 1810 by John Harris Heal and his son.Alan Crawford, "Heal, Sir Ambrose (1872–1959)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Aug 2007  At first the company made beds.

The work of Sir Ambrose Heal made the company famous.  He worked there for 60 years, from 1893 to 1953.  Ambrose Heal was one of the group of designers, industrialists and business people who founded the Design and Industries Association in 1915.  Their slogan was "Nothing Need Be Ugly".

Other websites
 Heals website 

References

Category:1810 establishments in Europe
Category:1810s establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Retail companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Department stores
Category:Furniture companies