MARKHAM'S
JOURNEY
About Us
Markham's is a family business, if not by blood, it is by craft.
Founder and Owner, John's love of this craftsmanship started when he was a child, little did his father know that a table he made would calve the beginning of John's future and love for furniture design.
We're a Family
THE Founder
John Niven
Founder, Owner & Master Craftsman at MARKHAMS
Bio: John believes the real driving force of the business is and always should be customer satisfaction. John Loves working with new people and everyday he thinks of a new design.
Master Skills:
MASTER
CRAFTER
THE STORY OF MARKHAM'S
We started out specialising in crafting beautiful one-off furniture pieces from reclaimed timber for the commercial & domestic clients. Whilst our passion is creating and designing, it was evolved from a love of creating furniture from the reclaimed raw materials we picked up on our salvage trips. Over the years we have collected and catalogued a vast array of reclaimed items such as Reclaimed Oak Beams, Flooring and Doors & fireplaces, that were available to the trade and public, we do still have a lot of items in our salvage yard, so it's worth paying a trip to our yard if you're looking for reclaimed items.
Every year is incredibly exciting for us here at Markham Reclaimed, the business is always evolving and we look forward to new clients setting us new challenges. We have provided reclaimed wood and timber for two feature films produced here in the UK, James Bond and recently, Beauty & The Beast. We have also assisted in the fitting out of a very high-end luxury goods shop in the west end of London, as well as designing and building furniture for homes, around the UK.
From a love of reclaimed, the business evolved once again. We wanted to still be inspired by the old but create from new instead, making it more affordable and easier to build a catalogue of products for our online shop. Whilst we still offer our bespoke service which does include access to our historical reclaimed timber storage shed or to-measure items from new sustainably sourced materials.
Markham Reclaimed's showroom is based in the village of Harlington overlooking the Markham Hills, in Bedfordshire with excellent links from Junction 12 of the M1.