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North East craft store creates 12 new jobs in £250k Chesterfield expansion

Durham-headquartered craft brand Crafter’s Companion has opened a Chesterfield outlet, creating 12 new jobs, following a £250k investment.

The business, which was founded in 2005, specialises in manufacturing and distributing crafting tools and products.

Based at Dobbies Garden Centre and Shopping Village in Chesterfield, the store welcomed thousands of visitors to its doors over the weekend.

As well as a host of craft produce, the new site includes a central hub for workshops and group sessions, dedicated demonstration areas and themed shopping sections.

Company founder and craft TV shopping personality Sara Davies MBE was on hand for Friday’s official opening, the brand’s second retail venture following its Durham launch earlier this year.

Sara commented: “Opening a store in Chesterfield was a big step for us so soon after we launched our first store in the North East, so it’s great to see the launch weekend go so incredibly well.

“Dobbies Garden Centre and Shopping Village has such a great reputation and the feedback we have received so far from everyone visiting our new store has been brilliant. We can’t thank all of our customers enough for their continued support.

“We’ve put so much hard work into making the store a success, so it’s been great to see people from the local community and beyond the region enjoying themselves and really getting involved with the activities.”