Jane Oliphant, the founder editor of Housewares Magazine and a former member of the DIY Week editorial team, died on 3 August 2020, four years after being diagnosed with cancer, and being told to expect to live only another six months. She was 67. Jane joined Benn Publications in Tonbridge, …
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Jennifer Lawson of south-west housewares chain Lawsons passed away on February 29 after a short illness, surrounded by her family. Lawsons is a family-owned independent retail business based in Devon which operates four stores at Plymouth, Ivybridge, Tavistock and Totnes that offer ‘essentials for home living’. It began trading in …
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Mitch Cohn, director of Essential Housewares, passed away on February 18 2019 surrounded by his family, following a 10-month battle with cancer. Mitch started his career in 1985 as a trainee manager working alongside Keith Sherman at Heritage Housewares: an importer and distributor of JG Durand & Co, a French …
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Diana Griffiths passed away peacefully on January 10 after a long illness. Diana set up Salamander cookshop at Sherborne in Dorset with her husband Michael Griffiths in 1993. Michael said: “Her flair and ability to choose the right products for customers proved to be the bedrock of the business for …
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Michael Cato, former managing director and chairman of the London hardware and housewares chain William Cato & Sons, died at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, on December 26. He was 84. He ran the family firm with his cousins Tom and Richard Cato, and built it to a chain of …
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A tribute to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad by Gillian Drakeford, country manager for IKEA UK & Ireland On Sunday January 28, IKEA co-workers around the world were deeply saddened by the loss of our founder, Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar was an inspirational man who touched the lives of many, many people …
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