Grays of Cheltenham

Grays of Cheltenham is a multipurpose service shop providing dry cleaning, domestic laundry, trophy engraving, bag repairs, shoe repairs, and key cutting services. It had been established in 1982 and originally offered shoe repair and key cutting services but began to expand to dry cleaning and laundry in 1995. Now, it is owned by Jo and Colin Wordley, who both have extensive experience working with Sketchley, a dry cleaners company. Colin Wordley also has years of experience working with shoe repairs for brands such as Loakes and Church’s, and was even crowned “Shoe Repairer of the Year” in 2000 among more than a thousand expert shoe repairers in the UK.

The shop serves numerous residents in Cheltenham with many of their convenient services. According to their website, as much as 50 keys are cut every day, 140 garments dry cleaned every week, and 1,250 shoes repaired every year. Their shoe services cover most repairs for all kinds of shoes. Specifically, they list the following as part of their shoe services: full soles/half soles, leather soles, stick-on soles, double-tapping leather soles, back linings, heel replacement, elastic replacement, shoe alterations, shoe stretching, patching and stitching, zip replacement & repairs, and replacement fasteners and fixings.

While you wait, you can also get your keys cut in-store. They use high-standard machinery to ensure maximum accuracy for all the keys they cut. Common types of keys they cover are Yale keys, mortice keys, Chubb keys, window keys, padlock keys, and letterbox keys. If your key is not available among their wide range of blanks, they can also order it for you which you can come back for in a few days.

Lastly, they also provide engraving services for a wide variety of surfaces such as pet tags, tankards, trophies, medals, watches, pens, and more.

To find out more about their services, feel free to call them at 01242-523393.