Clothing store Joshua Adams goes big with town centre move

Joshua Adams menswear will be operating out of the town centre on 18-22 Market Street from the start of the new year.

The Willow Properties site comprises over 4500 square feet of retail and workshop space for alterations over two floors.

The new menswear store will occupy both floors with all 14 existing Cleckheaton staff moving across.

There will be more fitting rooms and window display space, a larger shopfloor for more menswear choice and a viewing station showcasing the preparation work and seamstress skills.

Until the new store opens in January 2023, Joshua Adams, which launched in Ilkley last Spring, will continue to trade in Cleckheaton at 30-34 Bradford Road.

Inside a Joshua Adams store (Image: Google)

The relationship between Willow Properties, headed by Bradford-born duo Robert Williamson and Jonathan Holmes, and Joshua Adams owners’ Stephanie and Ray Norris commenced when they sold their first store in Scholes through Ernest Wilson 15 years ago.

They then built up the Joshua Adams business more centrally to Cleckheaton and expanded hugely over the years to become an award-winning menswear business.

When Willow Properties acquired the site on Market Street, they already had Stephanie and Ray’s business in mind.

Willow Properties and Joshua Adams have a great relationship (Image: Google)

Robert said, “We approached them off-market suggesting a collaboration.

"We are well-aware of Joshua Adams’ successes with their recent success as finalists at the national ‘Drapers Independent’ awards 2022 and winning their category in the 2022 ‘I Do’ awards coupled with the quick growth and expansion of the business, we could clearly see that a larger, more prominent town centre site would be perfect for them.”

Knowing the area so well, the innovative menswear business jumped at the opportunity.
Willow Properties is proud of its expanding Cleckheaton-based portfolio including Victoria Court formerly the rubber tunnel, which houses Titan Business Centre, Halifax Bank, Box 11, Domino’s, From the Heart, Marshall’s, SMKD and We Buy Gold, the development saw an investment of £2.5million for the existing tenants.

Another string to their bow is Cleckheaton-based Tarantinos Pizza, formerly the Natwest Bank, other such local investments include the luxurious Grand Cru in Birkenshaw and the award-winning Prashad in Drighlington.

The new store is set to open at the start of 2023 (Image: Google)

Willow Properties has now sited its own headquarters within Cleckheaton in the former premises of ‘The Music Room’.

The offices occupy the second and third floors, while the ground and first floors are waiting for the perfect occupants for a high-end restaurant and bar.