Here at The Great British Exchange we are excited to announce our new guest blog writer Amy Carr. Amy, from One Girl and a Dog, is a wonderful local artist we found very early on in the life of The Great British Exchange. Creating beautiful large scale paintings of local fauna onto recycled industrial wood,
MonthMay 2015
Mary Portas supports The GBE… ‘Keep it British!’
Last week The Great British Exchange attended BIRA’s (British Independent Retailers Association) Annual General Meeting in Leamington Spa. The GBE’s Managing Director Matt Hopkins met with Mary Portas at the event and she congratulated him on the concept of the business and was excited for our launch, sharing her mantra… ‘Keep It British’. The GBE will
“The GBE will help us open new areas of business” Says Chris Hopkinson MD of Samuel Staniforth Ltd
Samuel Staniforth Ltd of Sheffield manufacture The Smithfield range of knives and have been doing so since 1864. They have been producing quality forged cutlery for the professional user for over 100 years. We visited their factory and spoke with MD Chris Hopkinson who shared his thoughts on British manufacturing and of course The Great