2023 Entrants - Eriskay Candles
Company Name Eriskay Candles
Products Entered Rapeseed Candles & Votives
Tell us about your business
Launched in August 2021 and based in East Lothian, Scotland. Finding a better more eco-friendly way of creating luxury fragranced candles using 100% Rapeseed Wax sourced in the UK/Europe. Our candles use cotton and paper wicks to ensure a cleaner burn. Sourcing materials as close to production as possible ensures working in collaboration with local businesses. Candles are presented in a luxury rigid box with gross grain bow ready to gift. Providing lids ensures maximum fragrance retention and keeps them dust free. We provide products for online retail, Trade and have just completed our first White Label order in our first year of trading. A variety of collections allows our products to be available to a wide audience. Collections include: Candles, Votives, Wax Melts, Room Sprays, Hand Wash & Hand Lotions along with candle accessories. In our first year, we have attending 12 shows/trade fairs including: Harrogate Home & Gift, Birmingham Autumn Trade Fair, Scotland Spring and Autumn, Royal Highland Show Edinburgh, Dumfries Country Show, Glasgow Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, Highclere Country Show. We will also be attending our first Top Drawer event in London in January. Our aim is to reach as many customers/clients as possible around the UK to show them a more eco- friendly and sustainable alternative to Soy / Parafin candles that is GMO free and has a lower carbon footprint. We are incredibly proud to have won a best product award for our Rapeseed Candles at Scotland Trade Fair Spring 2022. We are passionate about quality and where we source our materials. We are also a member of the British Candlemakers Federation. Our candles are cured for a minimum of 14 days to ensure our products perform to the very best.
Tell us about the products you have entered
30cl Rapeseed Candle - variety of fragrances
Burn time: 35hrs+/-
Presented in a black or white glass vessel with steel lid
Included with either a black or white luxury rigid gift box with bow
Double cotton and paper wicks provide a cleaner burn
9cl Rapeseed Votive Candle - variety of fragrances
Burn time: 20hrs +/-
Presented in a black or white glass vessel with steel lid
Included with a black or white luxury rigid gift box with a bow
Single cotton and paper wick providing a cleaner burn
Why did you choose to enter the GOTY competition? have you entered in the past and has it helped your brand grow?
We are passionate to show the quality of our candles. Showing that all parts can be re used including the lid, glass vessel and box. This is the first time we have entered GOTY
What other products will you be bringing to market in 2023?
Wax Melts
Gift Sets
Room Sprays
Hand Wash
Hand Lotion
New White Label tin containers
Where can your products be purchased?
online at www.eriskaycandles.com
at retail stores across the UK
Website www.eriskaycandles.com
Instagram handle https://www.instagram.com/eriskaycandles/
Facebook handle https:/www.facebook.com/eriskay-candles/
