
Combining fantastic design with the finest craftsmanship
Established in 1867, family run Richard Burbidge has been passionate about the design, manufacture and supply of timber products for over 150 years. Today we offer a range of innovative products designed to transform your home; from contemporary stair systems to decorative mouldings to exterior balustrades in glass and metal. Our products are designed to be simple to fit, with a team of experts to advise on every aspect of planning, estimating and fitting as required.

Passionate about the design, manufacture and supply of timber for over 150 years
Our extensive product collections range from traditional to contemporary, including a host of unique an innovative designs, all handcrafted to create showstopping results.
Our History
Crafting timber products sustainably.
At Richard Burbidge we feel privileged to work with this incredible natural resource every day and always champion supporting sustainable timber production. We are proud to hold an extensive list of environmental and sustainable accreditations.
SustainabilityPart of the Archwood Group
Along with Atkinson & Kirby, we’re proud to be part of the Archwood Group. Based in beautiful North Wales, we specialise in sustainable, high-quality wood products.

Established in 1867
Our family-run business was originally founded as H. Burbidge & Sons in 1867. Over the years we’ve created everything from cricket stumps to car parts - even contributing to the war effort with wooden bomb shells in 1914.
Richard Burbidge, set up by Henry Burbidge’s great-grandson, has specialised in manufacturing high-quality stairparts and mouldings from our factory in Chirk, North Wales.

Atkinson & Kirby
We acquired our sister brand Atkinson & Kirby in 2003, specialists in hardwood flooring. Combining our speciality in timber with the Atkinson & Kirby flooring expertise at our Chirk factory means we can focus on delivering only the best in quality, customer service and product offering.
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