Esavian was the trade name for the Educational Supply Association (usually abbreviated to ESA), which was the leading school furniture supplier of the day. The Esavian speciality was a folding door for classroom partitions.
In 1971, Nigel Jewers joined the company at Esavian Works in Stevenage. Having gained considerable experience with another door manufacturer, Nigel brought to Esavian the idea of steel sliding doors for much larger openings - aircraft hangars.
In 1983, Nigel Jewers left Esavian and started out alone. Trading as Nigel Jewers Associates, he manufactured a small range of modern insulated folding doors, selling them exclusively through Henderson Doors - the largest UK door company at that time. These products, now the Jewers Doors Phoenix range, are more popular than ever.
Nigel's company thrived and he began to explore the hangar door market - soon winning many orders against competition from Esavian. In 1987, Jewers Doors Limited (as it was now known) acquired the Esavian business. Consequently, Esavian became the brand name for hangar doors designed and built by Jewers Doors Ltd.
