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Thanks Ma'am! jubilee boosts pottery sales

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Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee helped sales soar at British mug maker Emma Bridgewater

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

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Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee helped sales soar at British mug maker Emma Bridgewater.

The Stoke-on-Trent-based pottery business saw sales jump by a quarter to £33m in the year to last April.

Profit at the firm rose to £1.1m, up 25 per cent from a year earlier, Companies House filings show.

Jobs in the Potteries: Emma Bridgewater is a major employer in Stoke

Jobs in the Potteries: Emma Bridgewater is a major employer in Stoke

Emma Bridgewater sold a range of kitchenware including mugs, plates and teapots to mark the late monarch’s 70 years on the throne. It was also boosted by strong sales through its website and growth in the US and China.

The firm has opened a new factory and distribution centre to meet demand.

Emma Bridgewater was set up in 1984 when its eponymous founder turned to pottery as a birthday gift for her mother. It now employs more than 400 in Stoke-on-Trent.

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