Tag: Cutlery

Happy Anniversary To Our Factory Shop

On a spring morning in April 1982 the UK’s biggest factory shop opened its doors for the very first time.

Now 42 years later, the fashions and the music may have changed, but Arthur Price is still serving up quality cutlery and gifts.

To celebrate we have an amazing offer – the Toscana 42 piece box set normally retails at £295. For the first 42 people to ask, this beautiful contemporary pattern perfect in any home, will only be £42.

From today the first 42 customers to enter the store and ask for Toscana only have to part with £42. All we’ll say is don’t hang around…they are going to disappear very quickly.

 

 

Raffle To Raise Funds For We Love Lichfield

We are proud supporters of We Love Lichfield, a local community fund that raises money throughout the year and then gives away grants twice a year to good causes across Lichfield District.

Our CEO Simon Price is patron of We Love Lichfield and he is passionate about the organisation.

Until the end of March we are raising funds via a raffle. One lucky person is going to win £750 worth of goodies. We want as many people to buy a ticket, only a £1! Please share to as many people as you can and pop in to buy a ticket.

For more information visit www.welovelichfield.com

Raffle To Raise Funds For We Love Lichfield

We are proud supporters of We Love Lichfield, a local community fund that raises money throughout the year and then gives away grants twice a year to good causes across Lichfield District.

Our CEO Simon Price is patron of We Love Lichfield and he is passionate about the organisation.

Until the end of March we are raising funds via a raffle. One lucky person is going to win £750 worth of goodies. We want as many people to buy a ticket, only a £1! Please share to as many people as you can and pop in to buy a ticket.

For more information visit www.welovelichfield.com

Silver Service – behind the scenes at the Arthur Price factory in Sheffield

Have you ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes at Arthur Price? What happens before our silverware adorns your dinner table? And what gives it that lasting power that means it can be passed down through the generations? Read on for an exclusive insight into how it all comes together!

For over a century, Arthur Price cutlery has been a hallmark of beautiful silverware and manufacturing excellence, made right here in the UK. Usually in our blog, we take you on a culinary journey, from the latest delicious recipes to top table etiquette tips.

But today, we’re inviting you to join us on a different journey. Here’s your exclusive visit to the Arthur Price factory in Sheffield. Get a unique insight into the production process and see how we achieve the very highest standards of quality.

Silver service

We manage our products through the full life cycle ­– from cooking up stunning designs to seeing them through to final production.

Here, we’re at the polishing stage. As you can see, our latest batch of stainless-steel spoons have been fixed into a jig with the aid of clamps. The operator has prepared these ready for them to be multi-polished.

Teamwork

Each member of the team on the factory floor plays a key role in ensuring the highest quality from our machinery.

On the left, the operator can be seen manually inserting the jig into the multi-polishing machine for the spoon bowls to be polished. On the right, the machine is in action, thoroughly polishing the bowls of the spoons to ensure they give off our signature shine!

Stamp of approval

Here, the operator is ‘backmarking’ the reverse side of a fork with our branding – after all, our name is synonymous with the highest quality tableware!

Nothing but perfection

Creating timeless style has been our passion since our beginnings in 1902, and only perfection will do. A key part of the factory process – and quite literally testing our ‘metal’ – is therefore the inspection stage.

For this, we’re moving into the warehouse, under quality lighting. The inspector is shown wiping a spoon over with cotton gloves while looking for any abnormalities within the item.

If any variances are found, the item would be sent back out onto the factory floor. If our inspector is happy, we’re happy! It’s then ready to join a full set and be packed ready for dispatch. Will it be adding some shimmer to your dining table?

We hope you’ve enjoyed this glimpse into where the magic happens in the Arthur Price factory. As you can see from our range, the result of this manufacturing process is something very special. View our full collection here

Arthur Price wedding gift and cutlery collections

It’s wedding season and find the perfect gift is always a challenge.

Show the beloved newly-weds how much you care with an Arthur Price wedding gift. After all nothing says ‘forever’ quite like our design excellence and quality.

Whether traditional or contemporary, embellished or minimalist, we’re proud to offer a range of cutlery collections with styles to suit all personalities. Whatever your choice, be assured that this stunning gift will be lovingly used to create everlasting memories, time and time again.

Find inspiration here for that perfect wedding gift

The Summer 2023 Arthur Price Factory Shop Sale

It’s July and that can only mean one thing…it’s the Arthur Price Factory Shop Summer Sale.

Starting 10am this Saturday 8th July until 4pm Saturday 22nd July you will find some amazing bargains of up to 75% off including

44 piece Mirage cutlery set RRP £259.00 offer Price £79.00

32 piece Mirage cutlery set RRP £199 offer Price £49.00

16 piece Champagne Mirage cutlery set RRP £140.00 offer Price £35.00

42 piece Highgrove cutlery set RRP £278.00 offer Price £75.00

Black and White Knife Block RRP £99.00 offer Price £29.00

Woodland and Jungle child cutlery set RRP £22.50 offer Price £5.95

4 Mirage Serving Spoons RRP £39.00 offer Price £9.75

6 Champagne sundae Spoons RRP £59.00 offer Price £14.75

There’s free parking right outside so please put a date in your diary and pop in during July.

We Are Open Again – Please Shop Local

The Arthur Price Factory Shop in Lichfield has re-opened after closing back in March due to the lockdown. The UK’s biggest cutlery shop will initially be open three days a week – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am-3pm, but customers can email staff at any time.

The shop, based on Britannia Way, Lichfield, has implemented strict safety and welfare guidelines for both staff and customers. There is a one-way route, social distancer markers throughout, a sanitiser station, screened till point and staff can only take card payments.

To celebrate the re-opening, there are lots of special offers which will change week-by-week. To start there are ex-display silver plate cutlery cabinets with up to 75% from £199. Six and eight-person box sets at half-price, also some of the Monsoon range at 50% off. There is also a silverware clearance zone – three price ranges of £10, £20 and £30 – anything from napkin rings to candelabras and dishes and trays, all silver plated.

Simon Price, CEO of Arthur Price said: “I am quite emotional about the shop re-opening. Taking the dust sheets off the displays and cleaning everything with the team was both enjoyable and therapeutic. As a family business, Arthur Price has been part of my life since I can remember and simply turning the lights on in the shop was a great feeling.

“Bev, the factory shop manager has been great, making sure we are ready to safely welcome customers both old and new. We opened last week, a soft re-launch, to make sure everything that was needed was in place so we could all be safe, and sales exceeded my expectations.

“It will be interesting to see what happens with the shop. Our website has seen sales increase by 138% since this time last year. Throughout these terrible times, I think people have been enjoying mealtimes together and even as the lockdown measures ease, there will be more home entertaining in our social bubbles. Based upon the factory shop sales last week, without announcing we were open, I am encouraged.

“Finally, I put a call out to everyone, where you can please shop locally, shop independent. We are seeing many local independent businesses coming out of hibernation, now is the time to support them. Also, we have seen some amazing local, independent shops who have served people during lockdown. Now is not the time to leave them.”

Arthur Price invites customers to browse in the shop or they can call or email their orders. There is lots of free parking immediately outside and all purchases can be placed straight into people’s cars.

The Arthur Price Factory Shop has offers of up to 70% off all cutlery and silverware and has a wide selection of other branded gifts for sale.

Cutlery Firm Sees Changes In Life During Lockdown Through Its Sales

After the first closure in its 118-year history, cutlery firm Arthur Price is reporting a change in the products it is currently selling, illustrating how life has changed during lockdown. The shops and factories of this family-owned business remain closed, but its website is seeing an increase in demand. Demand not just for everyday cutlery due to more people spending time at home, but increased sales in its high-ticket, silver service pieces and more traditional patterns as many people replicate going out to the pub or a restaurant around their kitchen or dinner table.

 

Simon Price, CEO said: “At the end of March, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what the future held for the company. We had a many online orders so with lots of planning, and a very small team of five people we were able to recently start fulfilling sales will adhering to strict safety working rules. It is lots of small steps as we adapt to this new norm, but demand is steadily rising, and you can see how life has changed over the last three months just by looking at our cutlery sales.”

 

Simon continued: “With fewer people commuting, home-schooling and many furloughed, people and families are obviously together more at normal mealtimes. Takeaway are sales rocketing, Zoom parties and quizzes the new entertainment, and movie nights replacing a trip to the pub or a restaurant. And with so many anniversaries, birthdays and weddings being missed, people are certainly being creative and finding ways to make their ‘Big Night In’ feel as special as possible. We’ve seen demand for all products higher than we expected, interestingly on our prestigious high-ticket silver-plate cutlery sets, as people aim to recreate that ‘going out’ experience in their own home.

 

“I’m so grateful that there is still demand for our products and I’d love to hang out the bunting, welcome everyone to our shops with a glass of something but alas it isn’t to be at the moment. As we are all missing going out to pubs and restaurants, we have created a ‘Stay At Home Sale’ – 35% off everything and free UK mainland delivery with no minimum order, until the end of May.”

The business temporarily closed for the first time in its 118-year history back in March. Started in Birmingham in October 1902 it has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and Spanish Flu but, as a non-essential business, CEO Simon Price, the fourth generation of the Price family at the helm, closed the door on 23rd March. Simon together with his son James are working in their Lichfield warehouse packing boxes and dispatching orders supported by three others, compared to a team of normally over 100.

 

James Price, Simon’s son and the fifth generation of the Price family to work at firm said: “Online demand is increasing and my Dad and I are working flat out to pack the orders as our shops across the UK and factories in Sheffield or Birmingham will remain closed until it is safe to open.  I spent many summer holidays working in the warehouse, learning about the business and this has helped me fulfill many more orders than we had expected. We have lots of brand-new stock across all ranges, but it is interesting how different product patterns are coming to the fore, many of which are enjoying a renaissance.

“For the remainder of May we are going for it with a huge promotion – 35% off is a big saving especially on our silver canteens, but the offer is across every single item and there is no silly nonsense of minimum orders or charging for delivery.  It’s a simple, transparent offer but only available until the end of May.”

 

Order direct from www.arthurprice.com no minimum order and delivery is free.

35% Off May Sale – Only Around Until 31 May

Our Lichfield Factory Shop maybe closed but we are still able to send you our wonderful cutlery and gifts online and until the end of May we have an amazing special sale.  35% off, yes 35% off…all products, all brand-new from the factory warehouse, free delivery and no minimum order.  It’s as simple as that.  Just remember to use the special code STAYATHOMEMAY on our website www.arthurprice.com

Shhhh…we have a secret

Can you keep a secret? We have a loyalty scheme for our special Factory Shop customers and every so often we have a Secret Sale with some Fab-u-lous (darling) offers. There’s a special sale starting Saturday 7th until Saturday 28th September but don’t worry there is a way not to miss out.  Pop into the shop or call 01543 267324, sign up to the club, and see what amazing items you can get for some amazing prices.