Candescent Crafting opens in Lowestoft’s London Highway South

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11:01 AM September 18, 2022



A new craft shop has opened their doors in Lowestoft.

Candescent Crafting welcomed their 1st clients to their new London Street South retail outlet late last thirty day period right after co-proprietor Andy Watt moved to the city from Teesside to open up the company with mate Derren Mace.

Mr Mace, 51, said: “We opened about three weeks ago, promoting all sorts of crafting kits, stationary, and homemade wax melt burners and candles.





Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft. Entrepreneurs Andy Watt and Darren Mace.

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“We are also giving some of our cabinets to community artists to show their work.

“We’ve got house at the back much too that we are considering opening a workshop in the long run.

“The very first handful of months have been a tiny silent, but we are a entirely new business enterprise and our web-site only went dwell very last 7 days.”


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft.

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Mr Mace admits the duo have “jumped in at the deep stop” right after beginning the enterprise from scratch.

He reported: “We started off producing homemade wax melts to sell at market stalls for a minor more revenue, but could not get a pitch.

“We believed about a shop but questioned no matter if we preferred to operate prior to we could wander.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft. Owners Andy Watt and Darren Mace.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft. Proprietors Andy Watt and Darren Mace.

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“My close friend Andy was residing in Stockton-on-Tees when we identified this shop and, for the reason that it has a flat over it, we resolved to go for it and he moved down.

“We were also encouraged by a Facebook publish by the Lowestoft Journal which requested people today what sort of store they want to see open, and a whole lot of audience said Hobbycraft.

“We want to have the complete shabang and we are continue to operating on our inventory and the enterprise, but by now we’ve bought very a good selection.”


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft. Owners Andy Watt and Darren Mace.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft. Entrepreneurs Andy Watt and Darren Mace.

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For Mr Mace, the enterprise is his 2nd encounter in retail.

He reported: “I did have a shop once in advance of in the 1990s, so I know how tough it is in retail.

“That was down in Kent, when my father, brother and I experienced a second-hand vehicle elements store.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft.


Candescent Crafting has opened in Lowestoft.

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“Regrettably you will find not a good deal of revenue in Lowestoft any more, everyone is acquiring it difficult proper now, and the cost of dwelling disaster has made points worse.

“It truly is challenging, but we are hearing a good deal of individuals say this is a thing the city desires.

“Men and women say you will find practically nothing in Lowestoft, but they need to commence making use of their neighborhood businesses additional or there is not going to be everything at all.”