Our Suppliers
New Kings Coffee - Life's too short for bad coffee - we chose New Kings Coffee because it is organic fair trade and their packaging is biodegradable
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Great tasting coffee doesn't have to be complicated. At New Kings Coffee, we put barista quality fresh ground coffee in quick and easy to use coffee bags (like teabags).
As coffee lovers who are insatiably curious about the world, we also care about it and the people in it, so our coffee is Organic and Fairtrade, and our packaging is eco-friendly. Enjoy!
Jason, Founder
Clipper Tea - we chose this because it is fair trade and organic
Tea is the most popular drink in
the world after water – 70,000 cups are drunk every second! Yet, too often tea workers struggle to get a fair deal. That’s why we’re proud to be the UK’s largest Fairtrade tea brand.In 1994, Clipper became the UK’s first Fairtrade tea company. 25 years later, Clipper is the world’s largest Fairtrade tea brand. By buying Clipper Fairtrade tea, you have helped us deliver over £4m in Fairtrade premiums in the last 25 yearsWhen you buy Fairtrade tea, it enables greater security, equality and opportunity for the farmers, pluckers and the lives of their families and communities – and that’s just for starter
Clipper is fiercely committed to being organic and anything new we make will be organic certified. Guided by our organic principles, we are committed to being GM-free and will only use ingredients from non-GM sources. We actively discourage the use of chemicals such as pesticides amongst our growers, which we believe gives us better tea that’s better for the environments
Gillian gladrags - we chose this supplier because we want to inspire our customers to make lovely things from natural materials
...and because of the sense of colour, fun and happiness, the wide range of wools and felting equipment which we hope will ecourage our customers to make their own home made gifts with collections of wools, yarns, fibres, haberdashery, buttons, craft kits, books and gifts, from literally all over the world.
From the Fluffatorium
About Fluffy Us : How it all started...
Hi I'm Gillian Harris (not Gladrag!) and I have owned and run Gilliangladrag since 200. I'm the Creative Director, buyer and teacher of all the Felting Courses, Dyeing courses & Punch Needle courses) in our studio. I've had the shop since 2010, and with my ever growing FABULOUS team of Elves and Teachers, we are TEAM FLUFF!
Aside from my own Felting books & kits, I curate a fabulously fluffy selection of highly delectable crafty goodness, pulling together collections of wools, yarns, fibres, haberdashery, buttons, craft kits, books and gifts, from literally all over the world
Who gives a crap - we chose these because their products are eco friendly and they are helping people by providing toilets to those in need
..... and because 'Who Gives a Crap' are helping people less fortunate by donating funds to hygiene and santitation projects worldwide. Their products they sell use recycled, sustainable eco friendly and biodegradable materials - that's a thumbs up from us!
We donate 50% of profits to help build toilets because we believe access to a safe, dignified loo is a basic human right. Thanks to our amazing community (that’s you!), we’ve been able to donate over £4.5 million to help provide proper sanitation for the 2 billion people in need. Now that’s a lot of toilets!
Cass Art - we chose these because
Cass Art is on a mission. A mission to fill every town with artists, underpinned by the company’s long standing manifesto. Cass Art is committed to encouraging everyone to realise their creative talents by providing the world’s top quality materials at the guaranteed best prices. Cass Art believes in art. We know the freedom and creative pleasure it brings. So we want everyone to realise they can do it - and afford it
Packaging Environmental - we chose these because
Packaging Environmental are suppliers of Eco Friendly food and drink packaging and we like their eco friendly ethos and their desire to work with a range of companies both large and small independents - like us
Packaging Environmental Limited is a leading supplier of biodegradable, compostable and recycled food and drinks packaging.
Formed in 2007, we had a vision to provide high quality, cost-effective and stylish eco packaging. We wanted organisations to move away from the standard, oil-based and old fashioned packaging that was available at the time.
Our mission is working and we have supplied over 14,000 businesses from small delis and independent coffee shops to multi-national organisations with sites across the UK. We also supply cafes, caterers, juice bars and delis in Europe and Worldwide so get in touch and we can fulfil your packaging needs.
We aim to provide our customers with friendly and exceptional service. We love to work with organisations from a wide range of industries no matter how large or small and will gladly adapt to your needs.