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Emma Bridgewater

British ceramics brand

Company overview

Founded in 1984, Emma Bridgewater designs and manufactures hand-decorated pottery and a wide selection of home products.

Its products are handmade in a renovated 19th Century factory in Stoke-on-Trent and are sold through its website, own stores, as well as wholesale customers such as John Lewis and Next.

Website
emmabridgewater.co.uk

Company information

Head office
  • Stoke-on-Trent
CEO
  • Julia Cove-Smith
Chair
  • Colin Porter
BGF office
BGF team
Invested since
  • Mar 2020
Total BGF investment
  • £8 million

Business funding insights

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