Our story
Welcome to Cole & Co
The Cole & Co story
We're Mary and Tim.
We own and run Cole & Co.
We live and work together in beautiful Beaumaris.
Together with our hard working team, we hand make our soap and other fragranced products in our workshop in Beaumaris.
We supply an array of independent shops, boutique hotels, and holiday homes across Wales, and more widely.
We're fortunate to have the most beautiful shop in the converted old Post Office in Beaumaris. It’s filled to the brim with our products! Behind the shop is our workshop – the old sorting office! Should you wish to have a look, please e-mail us or speak with one of our team and we would be happy to show you around.
We took over the famous local business, Cole & Co, a few years ago. Now it’s very much our family business, and we supply handmade luxury soaps and home fragrances around the world. We're passionate about creating fabulous products from the finest quality organic ingredients, fragranced with beautiful essential oils. All of our products are hand made by our lovely team in our workshop in Beaumaris, just behind the shop.
In the meantime, Mary also set up her studio in an eighteenth-century coach house, just round the corner from our home and our shop. Mary’s art is inspired by the ever-changing views of the Menai Strait and the beautiful mountains beyond. You might recognise some of her lovely work from our labels, cushions, bags and other products.
Now combining Mary's artwork with innovative scents we have a unique product line that offers something for everyone!
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Not tested on animals
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100% soy wax
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Unique fragrances
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Handmade on Anglesey
About Mary
As a trained artist, and a local sailor, Mary had long felt inspired by the Menai Strait and the ever changing colours of the scenery beyond. After moving to Anglesey, Mary set up her studio in Beaumaris. There she could focus on creating her locally inspired abstract seascapes using the monoprinting technique.
Meanwhile at Cole & Co, Tim and Mary realised that it made sense to marry Mary’s art with their locally handmade fragrances. So they launched a new collection of season-themed creations featuring packaging decorated with Mary's abstract art.
How our products are made
Using only the highest quality, all-natural ingredients, our formulas are handmade by our wonderful staff here in Beaumaris (assisted at times by our daughter Alice, now 8).
We’re proud of the fact that our organic essential oils and soap bases are vegan, not tested on animals, and SLS-free. Protecting the environment is a top priority for us, which means following sustainable practices to maintain a safe and eco-friendly workplace. In support of the circular economy, we work with refill shops to reuse bulk packaging, ensuring all our packaging is recycled. Anglesey is officially the first plastic free county in the UK and we're doing our part to sustain this legacy!
We also specialize in handcrafted cold-process and Castile soaps, providing custom orders for major retailers. Our Castile soap, made from the finest virgin olive oil sourced from 300-year-old Greek olive groves, is perfect for sensitive skin.
Our websites are dedicated to Trade, Refill, and Retail customers, but we welcome you to visit our shop, art space, and workshops anytime. Just give us a call when visiting our lovely seaside town and we’ll be more than happy to welcome you.
We hope to see you soon!
Mary, Tim, and Alice