SitUpon Seats

Back in 1997, here on the West Cumbrian coast, a small business called Marshall McGurk was opened by two recently qualified musical instrument repairers, Steve Marshall and Ally McGurk. We specialised - and still do - in woodwind and brass. At the same time, up in the fells at Uldale, Steve's mum, Janice, was running CountrySeats, a small business specialising in cane and rush seating. She invited Ally to come and learn the trade, and do some work for her. Ally was soon completely hooked on this new skill, and when the time came for Janice to retire, Ally took it over, moved it down to the coast, and renamed it SitUpon Seats. Ever since then we've done both - musical instrument repairs, and woven seating. As the internet took off, we started selling seating materials through our website, as well as doing repairs in house. We're not a huge corporation full of faceless drones. We're a laid-back, friendly, family business who have time to take an interest in our customers' projects, chat on the phone, and write copious emails full of detailed instructions when someone asks for advice. We're passionate about music, and about chairs. And you're very welcome at our newly refurbished website.