Press Releases

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THE ASPEN & BROWN 'SHOP OF DELIGHT' AT COVENT GARDEN PIAZZA - 26 Nov 2008
CHRISTMAS AT HOME WITH ASPEN & BROWN - 07 Jul 2008
ASPEN & BROWN: NEW SEASON, NEW ARRIVALS, NEW CATALOGUE - 07 May 2008
CREATING FESTIVE TRADITIONS WITH ASPEN & BROWN - 09 Jul 2007
ASPEN & BROWN UNVEILS HOME & GARDEN COLLECTION - 01 May 2007
ASPEN & BROWN IS NAMED AS FINALIST IN NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD - 05 Sep 2006
ASPEN & BROWN: 2006 BUSINESS AWARD WINNER - 26 May 2006
NEW YEAR, NEW NAME! - 03 Jan 2006
ANTHROPOLOGY: FINALIST IN REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARD - 31 Mar 2005
ANTHROPOLOGY: BACKGROUND INFORMATION - 01 Oct 2004
ANTHROPOLOGY: CELEBRATING QUALITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INDIVIDUALITY - 01 Oct 2004

After only 18 months of trading, Aspen & Brown has won a prestigious business award. Organised by Hertfordshire Business Link, part of a national organisation, Aspen & Brown won the ‘Rising Stars Business Award for Creative Marketing'.

The awards are organised by Business Link to recognise the achievements of businesses across the county. The winners were announced at an inaugural awards dinner on the 11th May.

Aspen & Brown, an internet and mail order company, specialises in hand-made and personalised home accessories and gifts. The company was founded by Andy Keen, a former Global Financial Controller at Standard and Poor’s in New York, and Melissa Shaw, a former Board Director of Camron PR, the UK's leading interiors, design and lifestyle public relations agency.

John Collier, Chief Executive of Business Link Hertfordshire, who presented the awards, said: “It was very impressive to see how many companies had entered the awards. I know that running a new business is extremely time consuming – so even to find the time to put an entry together is an achievement in itself. It was a difficult task to pick the finalists as there was a huge range of entries showing a tremendous level of commitment and dedication.”

He explained: “The judging process was very thorough: in each of the categories a panel of business advisers, scored the application forms against a set of criteria relelvant to that category. An adviser then visited the each of the four highest scoring businesses in each category and then the sponsors chose the winners based on the application, support materials such as company accounts and brochures and feedback from the visit. I was delighted to announce the seven winners at the ceremony: they should feel really proud of their achievements – and I wish them every success in their business ventures over the coming years. They deserve recognition for all their hard work and I am sure that their businesses will continue to flourish and grow."

For further press information, please contact:
Melissa Shaw
Aspen & Brown
PO Box 434
Harpenden AL5 4WZ
Tel: 0870 011 0511
Email: press at aspenandbrown.com
Web: www.aspenandbrown.com