Yalden DIY & Garden History.
Timeline of Yaldens
Our History
● 1936 The shop in Three Households, Chalfont St Giles was built specifically as an Ironmongers and a house, almost exactly as it is today.
● 1953 Robert Edward Yalden purchased the site and started trading as R.E.Yalden.
● 1959 Robert Yalden retired and Bernard Yalden and his wife Doris took over the running of the shop. Bernard built the business selling everyday items for the local community, and it soon became very popular and a well known feature in Chalfont St Giles. Bernard’s ethic was to meet and greet every customer as they entered the store and to always have the products available to serve quickly. This is the basis on what the shop has become today.
● 1959 to 1966 Robert Yalden Bernard’s son, worked with his father in the shop before embarking on his travels which is where he met his wife Margaret.
● 1978 Robert returned to Chalfont St Giles to carry on the business with his father until Bernard retired at the beginning of 1979. Robert used the same ethic as his father and continued to expand the product ranges.
● 1997 Robert’s youngest son Matthew Yalden joined the family business and continues the Yalden tradition of developing the shop.
● 2007 Matthew took on full management, the fourth generation to run the shop.
● 2008 Yalden became Yalden DIY & Garden with a new modern logo.
● 2013 Yalden DIY & Garden celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a 60th logo
● 2014 Yalden DIY & Garden proudly received four local awards for BAT4CSG Best Local Business, Best Employer, Best Customer Service and an award from Uxbridge College for Apprenticeship Employer of the Year.
● 2015/6 For the first time in Yalden history, the doors were open to the public on Sundays and met with instant success
Our History
● 1936 The shop in Three Households, Chalfont St Giles was built specifically as an Ironmongers and a house, almost exactly as it is today.● 1953 Robert Edward Yalden purchased the site and started trading as R.E.Yalden.
● 1959 Robert Yalden retired and Bernard Yalden and his wife Doris took over the running of the shop. Bernard built the business selling everyday items for the local community, and it soon became very popular and a well known feature in Chalfont St Giles. Bernard’s ethic was to meet and greet every customer as they entered the store and to always have the products available to serve quickly. This is the basis on what the shop has become today.
● 1959 to 1966 Robert Yalden Bernard’s son, worked with his father in the shop before embarking on his travels which is where he met his wife Margaret.
● 1978 Robert returned to Chalfont St Giles to carry on the business with his father until Bernard retired at the beginning of 1979. Robert used the same ethic as his father and continued to expand the product ranges.
● 1997 Robert’s youngest son Matthew Yalden joined the family business and continues the Yalden tradition of developing the shop.
● 2007 Matthew took on full management, the fourth generation to run the shop.
● 2008 Yalden became Yalden DIY & Garden with a new modern logo.
● 2013 Yalden DIY & Garden celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a 60th logo
● 2014 Yalden DIY & Garden proudly received four local awards for BAT4CSG Best Local Business, Best Employer, Best Customer Service and an award from Uxbridge College for Apprenticeship Employer of the Year.
● 2015/6 For the first time in Yalden history, the doors were open to the public on Sundays and met with instant success