Welcome to Pavers

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About us

The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a £200 bank loan (for a sofa she told them) to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all.

Starting small, she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981, when Catherine’s three sons joined the business. One of her sons, Stuart, ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years, joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023, Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd, with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman, taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership.

From these modest beginnings, Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in today’s footwear industry, with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker, Herring Shoes, Padders & Van Dal.

We remain acquisitive, highly profitable, and are an ever-growing, independent family-run business, employing over 1,900 people.

We were delighted to receive recognition as a 3* Employer with ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and the ‘2nd Best Retailer to Work For’ by Best Companies in November 2024. At Pavers, we attribute the talents, passion, and dedication of our colleagues as the reasons for our success.

Our teams

  • Retail

Our Retail teams are the very heart of our business and the reason our customers come back time and time again and leave our stores happier. Life in our stores is fast paced and exciting, with a team that feels like family.

  • Warehouse

Our busy and state of the art distribution centre sees all our footwear organised, sorted and despatched to both stores and direct to customers. Based in York, and with a planned expansion in 2025, life in our Warehouse is never boring.

  • Head Office

We’re very proud of our British heritage and delighted to call York home. All of our Head Office departments are located here and it’s where all of our teams work tirelessly to ensure that every customer and every colleague has a unique and positive experience.