LATEST T G GREEN Ltd NEWS..........07/08/09
New Colours! Red and yellow and pink and Green!
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As reported in The Burton Mail 16/03/09
Pottery firm may be back
by HELEN KREFT
AN HISTORIC pottery firm which began life in Church Gresley is in the 'detailed planning stage' of returning to its roots, creating up to 15 jobs.
TG Green may be coming back to the area if South Derbyshire District Council accepts detailed plans for a factory in the 'proximity' of the original factory in Church Gresley.
The firm, which made the world-famous blue and white banded pottery, began production in Coppice Side, Church Gresley, in 1864, making the much sought-after Cornishware from 1925.
Despite continuing popularity, the firm went into administration in 2007 and the blue and white pottery became scarce, demanding breathtaking prices on online auction site eBay.
Entrepreneur and lifelong fan of Cornishware Charles Rickards has now bought and revived the historic South Derbyshire company, and invited branding consultant Perry Haydn Taylor to help restore TG Green to its former glory.
Production of the pottery was revived in China four months ago, with demand coming from as far as Austrailia, but its new bosses hope to bring the pottery production back home.
Mr Rickards, who is now TG Green's managing director, said: "We are keen to bring back heritage to South Derbyshire and bring the company back to its home.
"We have been warmly received by chief executive of South Derbyshire District Council Frank McArdle and are in talks with East Midlands Development Agency and are currently in the detailed planning stages to create a new factory within the proximity of the original.
"Should the plan be accepted, we hope to make around 75,000 pieces of pottery a year but require the most skilled workers for the job.
"We hope to encourage workers who were previously at the Church Gresley factory to get in touch with us as they are skilled specifically for making the pottery."
The company will require around 10 to 15 workers if plans are given the go-ahead.
"This is a wonderfully British company and we have the support of everyone, customers and collectors alike," Mr Rickards said.
Should work begin in 2010, funding will come from shareholders as well as marketing companies associated with branding consultant Mr Haydn Taylor.
Workers who were previously based at the Church Gresley factory can visit www.tggreen.co.uk for further information.
01/02/09
On Friday 30th January 2009 the new T G Green Ltd web site went live. Please be sure to check this out at www.tggreen.co.uk There is a news letter to sign up to which will include product news, competitions and more. This registration will be in addition to the Official Collectors Club.
We also attended the Spring Fair today and the new products looked great. They will be hitting the shops any day! As soon as we find out more we promise to let you know first. Amongst the products on display were a couple of new items, show casing the new font, which we show in the 3rd E-Newsletter due out in March. Finally we have some of the new promotional material, which we will scan and put onto the web site.
03/12/2008
TG Green Ltd have now included a Search facility on their web site which shows which retailers are selling Cornishware.
Do take a look and click here. Click on 'Stockist Search'. A pop up window will open. Select 'Retailers' from the drop down list. Finally tick Cornish Blue. There are not many stockists listed as yet, and do be aware a couple of them appear to be duplicated, but we feel this will be an excellent tool for us all in the future!
Hopefully this list will grow for world wide use. Hopefully this should save use a huge amount of work.
09/09/2008
Wow, oh Wow, what exciting news!!!!!!!
T G Green Ltd have released the first view of their reintroduction of the distinguished and quintessentially British icon at the NEC this week. The first 20 or so prototypes of their core stock have been on show at the Autumn Fair. Work is ongoing to improve it even further.
We have been given exclusive permission to be the first to bring this to you, the loyal and avid collectors!
Talks have started with Charles Rickards, Managing Director of Chomette and Paul Burston, T G Green UK Manager, on how we can work with them as avid collectors to help secure its rightful place as a design icon.
The decision to relocate manufacture of this brand to China has certainly been a controversial one to date. However, we can reassure you that the quality and reproduction of the blue has remained true to its forebearers. The quality is high. The blue is true and we are really heartened to know that it's future looks secure with Chomette.
New and exciting NEWS will follow in due course.
But in the meantime, here is what you have been waiting for...............................................................
The NEW Backstamp
What a FANTASTIC box and marketing identity this has been given
Design Icon? You bet!
Looks great in the flesh
The effort that the Chomette have gone to shines through. The love of the product is evident. The new product will sit nicely alongside its predecessors. There are a lot of exciting ideas coming forward and the dedication is evident. The passion to create a success is overwhelming and we will be there, working alongside the team to ensure that we bring news directly to you FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Charles and the team at Chomette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chomette have contacted us today to inform us that their Factory Shop, Merton Road, London now has some Cornish Blue items for sale.
For further information, please click here
We were also informed that stock is limited and subject to avalibility.
Further updates and information from Chomette to appear on this web site VERY soon, so please keep checking back.
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28/07/2008
This article is taken from Chomette's site. Please click here to go to their site. There is a also a facility to email Chomette with your Cornish Blue Questions.
47 of the 50 line range has also been announced. Please click here to see the range
ABOUT CORNISHWARE
The appearance of those familiar blue and white hoops in children’s books, adverts, fashion magazines, collector’s websites and, of course, homes all over the world demonstrate Cornish Ware’s status as a cast-iron British classic. Like cricket, the Wellington boot or the Mini, it’s a source of pride and even passion at home and a symbol of great Britishness abroad. Its history, however, has not been without its ups and downs.
CRAFTED WITH CARE
Cornish Kitchenware was first produced in 1926 by TG Green & Company in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, a county famed for its pottery. The range’s special characteristic came from the lathe-turning process, which cut clean bands through its beautiful blue slip to show the white clay beneath. It was apparently this that inspired the name, since it reminded one TG Green employee of the clear blues and white-tipped waves of Cornwall.
The range of kitchen and table ware, from the hooped plates to the iconic storage jars, was an immediate success and remained popular from then on. This inspired TG Green to produce more colours of Cornishware, and more ranges, including the spotted Domino and the cream and green Streamline ranges.
RINGING THE CHANGES
In the 1960s, Cornishware was updated by a young designer called Judith Onions. It says much for her skill and sensitivity that this restyled range was embraced as warmly as the originals had been. Over the past 20 years, the range has become highly prized by collectors, with the sighting of both rare original designs and Onions classics the subject of much excitement – and ever-increasing prices.
The story was not so happy for TG Green itself, however. It had become increasingly difficult for the Victorian pottery in Derbyshire to compete in the modern age and, after a series of owners had done their best since the Green family sold it in 1964, it finally went into receivership in 2007.
A NEW BEGINNING
But this English classic could not be allowed to die. Fortunately, Cornishware had fans in the right places. Lifelong admirer Charles Rickards, now boss of Chomette cookware, teamed up with designer and branding consultant Perry Haydn Taylor, whose wife Vik is an avid Cornishware collector, to come to the rescue. Together, they have the business expertise and passion to restore the classic blue and white hoops to their rightful position.
From October 2008, 50 lines of Cornishware in the classic blue colourway will be available once again, produced in China to the same high standards as ever. To mark this rebirth, the original shield-design backstamp will be restored.
Then, in 2009, TG Green will open an artisanal pottery in its traditional home of Derbyshire, creating limited-edition pieces and new designs. There will also be an official Collectors Club, celebrating the heritage of this beloved brand. The aim is to promote and develop the company according to that heritage, both traditional and contemporary, classic and innovative. It’s an exciting prospect.
Watch out for more Cornish Blue updates as they become available.