Compton & Woodhouse (British, founded around 1990)
Compton & Woodhouse are specialists of exclusive handcrafted collectables, gifts and stunning pieces of fine jewellery. The Compton & Woodhouse range includes beautiful gold and diamond jewellery, many precious gemstones, fine bone china figurines, limited edition collector plates and many more premium branded items.
The company was first established at the end of 1980s - beginning of 1990s, with the help of Rinalda WARD, one of the leading figures in the formation of today’s marketing in Great Britain. Rinalda (by then Rinalda DEMETRIOU) continued to run Compton’s as managing director until she retired in April 2008.
The Compton & Woodhouse brand has faced tough times over the past few years after Compton & Woodhouse Limited went into administration in May 2009. The firm was bought by Haroldrex Ventures, led by former Flying Flowers chief Mark DUGHALE Dugdale, although, following financial issues it went into liquidation in September 2011.
However, the Compton & Woodhouse brand was bought and revived earlier in 2010 by Samuels and has been operating ever since