I
am delighted to welcome you to the new Poole Pottery Collectors Club
to which Poole Pottery is giving its full support. Lifestyle
Group purchased the assets of Poole Pottery from administration in
2007. Since then, we have been actively re-building the infrastructure
and the Poole brand. We established a Studio Pottery in the Poole
Store on the Quay. Design, Limited Editions and production of certain
lines sold in the store are manufactured by the Studio Pottery.
The
team on the quay consists of Alan White, the Master Potter and
artists - Jane Brewer, Nicola Massarella, and sprayer, Graham Moss.
The
Poole production facilities were recreated at the Royal Stafford
site in Stoke on Trent under the guidance of Norman Tempest, Managing
Director of Poole 2007 and Royal Stafford. Alan and his team relocated
to Stoke for 15 weeks to assist in training the artists and production
team. This was a mammoth task – involving the removal of kilns,
production machinery and people. Glazes had to be re-formulated and
in some cases – from scratch. The first Poole Pottery production
in Stoke commenced in September 2007. Capacity has increased ever
since and we are delighted with the results achieved by the Stoke
Team led by the factory’s manager, John Nixon.
We
are keen to work closely with the Collectors Club. We recognise that
members feedback can be a tremendous asset. We are keen to preserve
the heritage of the brand we have inherited. We are acutely aware
of the troubled waters that Poole has navigated through over recent
years. Our focus is to develop the brand and manufacture the Collectables
of tomorrow.
I
do hope to hear from and meet members in the near future.
Peter
Bello
Chief Executive
Poole Pottery 2007 Limited
Lifestyle Group Limited
