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Greg Milam from Sky News visited Royal Stafford yesterday to interview our workers on Liz Truss’s resignation and the need for a general election. Workers were asked whether they believe the chaos created by the Conservative Party since the previous general election will negatively affect every day workers along with the impact on the rising […]

Royal Stafford would like to pay our respects to the passing of The Queen. We give thanks for seventy years of unselfish and dedicated service to the people of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. Rest in Peace. God Save the King Charles III Let us not forget the amount of business the monarchy has created […]

Today we said a fond farewell to Trevor as he starts his retirement. We wish Trev all the best and will miss him greatly at Royal Stafford.

Today we said a fond farewell to Sandra from our clay department as she starts her retirement. We wish her all the best and will miss her greatly from our clay department.

This morning, Helen-Ann Smith from Sky News came to interview us about how the gas price inflation has affected our ceramic business. It was a nice opportunity because it helped raise awareness of our business in Burslem and how it’s thriving despite the rise in costs to create our ware. Our factory kilns require gas […]

Former MP, Robert Flello has recently been appointed the role of Chief Executive of the British Ceramic Confederation – and what better way to welcome him than giving him a tour of our factory! We were able to proudly show Mr Flello the processes within our factory to create our fine earthenware and a few […]

As some of you may have already seen on our social accounts, Royal Stafford Factory Shop & Ceramic Cafe as well as our factory will be closed Monday, April 18th until Monday, April 25th due to our workers being off for the Easter holidays. You will still be able to make orders on our online […]

Managing Director, Norman Tempest recently spoke to journalist Kit Roberts about the government’s new ‘Levelling Up’ scheme and how the rise in cost of energy will impact Royal Stafford.

Royal Stafford was more than happy to welcome back BBC Radio 4, this time with journalist John Harris. Managing Director, Norman Tempest along with other members of staff were interviewed by Harris about their life in Stoke-on-Trent and how working in Royal Stafford’s factory affected their outlook on Stoke’s historical industry of ceramics. A seemingly […]

Royal Stafford was fortunate enough to have a visit from BBC Radio 4. Presenter Matthew Parris brought along historian and former Labour Party politician, Tristram Hunt to talk about Hunt’s new upcoming book, The Radical Potter. The Radical Potter follows English potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionist, Josiah Wedgwood. Heavily based on his notebooks, letters, and the […]

Despite the Royal Stafford Factory Shop and Ceramic Cafe having to close due to government guidelines, it doesn’t mean that our factory hasn’t stopped creating some wonderful new designs for our customers. We are so excited to bring back our Easter range including Chintz Bunny and Bunnies with Carrots that were both a huge success […]

Enda Brady from Sky News made a visit to Royal Stafford today as part of their report covering how COVID-19 has affected UK businesses. Our own managing director, Norman Tempest and factory manager, John Nixon were interviewed asking about how they felt Royal Stafford was affected during the past year. If you want to see […]

It’s finally Spring, and that means our new Easter ware is on its way! Our adorable Chintz Rabbit collection comes in both pink and blue designs with a fluffy bunny peeking out from the edge. But if you’re looking for more than one rabbit hopping on your plate then we’ve got you covered with our […]

Everyone at Royal Stafford wishes Keith all the best during his retirement, and hope he enjoys his time not worrying about work for as long as possible after working with us for 45 years! Here’s to you, Keith!

Royal Stafford has finally got their Christmas stock in our Burslem Factory Shop! We have our Christmas Story Collection available such as Christmas Home, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Morning; along with some new patterns like Christmas Toy Shop where it features a Victorian street complete with passers-by looking into the window of a festive Toy […]

. Our own Managing Director Norman Tempest has made the news again, but this time he featured on the BBC News and Radio! Royal Stafford is able to make 60,000 pieces of ware a week with a staff of 90 people despite the delayed Brexit decisions trying to drag UK businesses down. When asked about […]

Some of you may have noticed the large printed words on the side of our factory wall. It’s hard not to miss them really – unless you’ve lost your glasses or have a sore neck that stops you from looking around (you should really get that checked out you know). All over Stoke-on-Trent, poetic phrases […]

Aloha! We’re all very excited to be starting our Summer Holidays next week & relax in the sun… or the rain depending on the British weather. But don’t worry! Our Factory Shop and Ceramic Cafe will still be open meaning you can still come and visit! The factory will reopen July 8th so we can […]

We were delighted to give a tour of the Royal Stafford factory to Laura Cohen, Rachel Timmins, and Zoe Grimes this week. Laura Cohen is the Chief Executive of the British Ceramic Confederation (BCC). While Rachel Timmins is the company’s Policy Officer. The British Ceramic Confederation represents the collective interests of all sectors of the […]