A family business, shaped by generations of care.
For more than a century, Job's of Oxted has helped people create considered homes through thoughtfully chosen furniture, honest advice, and personal service that lasts beyond the sale.
Our story
Three generations of the same family, one Oxted street, from an ironmonger's counter to a furniture shop for modern homes.
1914
Edward Job opens in Oxted
Just weeks before the outbreak of the First World War, Edward Job opened his first ironmongery shop on Station Road West, serving the practical needs of local homes long before furniture became part of the story.
1934
Furniture becomes part of the story
Around twenty years later, having built a successful ironmongery business, Edward Job began to branch out into furniture, involving his young son Maurice.
1954
A move to the current shop
In 1954, Maurice Job moved the business further up Station Road West to its current address and began selling new furniture as M B Job Ltd.
1973–1980
Carried forward by family
Maurice Job sadly died prematurely in 1973. His wife Joan took over the business and continued to run it until her death in 1980.
1980 – 2023
Sally and Paul lead the next generation
Sally, together with her husband Paul, continued to run the family business for more than four decades, maintaining Job's reputation for personal service and carefully chosen furniture.
2023 – Today
A new chapter continues
Today, Margaret, Colin, Graham and Eleanor continue to run Job's of Oxted as a much-loved independent furniture retailer for modern homes.
A hundred years in, this is simply how we look after people.
Long before it was a selling point, looking after people was just how the shop ran, and it still is. Local delivery is free, brought to your door by two of our own team and set down in the room it's meant for. We assemble what we deliver in your home, place it properly, and clear the packaging away before we leave. And when you're choosing flooring, our quotations are free and without obligation, with samples to borrow and live with first.
None of that is an added line on the bill. Taking your old furniture away is the one thing we charge for, a small fee arranged before we deliver. Everything else, after this long, we just call service.
