In The Beginning
It was December 2000. The last year had seen us migrate from the kitchen, to the garage, to a small basement unit in the local town – and now seemed like the right time to commit to bigger premises more suitable to lugging bags of heavy wax around. We knew it had to be practical; but in an ideal world – and being country bumpkins – we also wanted somewhere idyllic, and peaceful, and rural. The list went on… so; information was collected, newspapers scoured, properties visited – but we quickly realised that practical and idyllic don’t often go hand in hand. Practical was easily found, but as for the rest… well!
A few weeks later the village pub beckoned and in we piled for a spirit lifting beer. The local farmer followed us in soon after and found us gathered in a corner of the bar discussing what we could do next. He quietly ear-wigged for 10 minutes (the beauty of living in a village), coughed discreetly, and casually mentioned that he had a spare barn for rent. Once we’d established that the barn did indeed have both walls and a roof, we shot off down Twitter Lane (which conveniently runs from the pub door to the farm gate) for a look. It was perfect. It was idyllic. It was peaceful… it was lovely!
We now quietly supply the “melt” brand into independent retailers worldwide, as well as producing branded corporate gifts for a select group of clients. You can purchase through an exclusive group of stockists, on-line, or by visiting our “shop on the farm” in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley where you can browse around our luxury gift shop, reading room and recently opened chandlery.