Christopher Blade | Source | CEO at Cumbria Crystal
Christopher Blade
Christopher is the Chief Executive Officer at Cumbria Crystal. He brings 30 years of creative practice in the fields of glass design, craft and bespoke manufacturing, combined with extensive project management experience. As a professional lecturer, he has spent 15 years in further and higher education as Head of Three Dimensional Design and Course Leader running three BA (Hons) & HND Courses - focusing on hand-made/batch produced furniture, jewelry, ceramics, glass, and commercial interior design with a focus on entrepreneurial skills and self-employment in the creative industries.
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‘My energy bill would be £70k’: Firm behind James Bond whisky glass faces ruin, as Hunt makes Autumn Statement
Glassblowing firm Cumbria Crystal is also preparing for a huge increase in staffing costs caused by the increase to national living wage
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We are essentially a very small company and are extremely vulnerable to changes in energy costs and staffing costs, particularly increases to the national minimum wage.
