Petition to help iconic UK pottery firm in administration nears milestone - 217 years

Petition to help iconic UK pottery firm in administration nears milestone - 217 yearsIt is asking the Government to step in in order to help 'protect and support industry and jobs' Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 19:11, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 19:15, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Denby Pottery has been around for more than two centuries (Image: Getty)A 217-year-old British pottery firm in administration is asking ministers for a major change. A link to a petition calling for the Government's Supercharger scheme - designed to lower operational and electricity costs for strategic, energy-intensive industries - to include ceramics manufacturers is featured on Denby Pottery's website. It now has nearly 90,000 signatures (88,280 at the time of writing). The Derbyshire firm entered administration on March 31 as a result of "soaring costs and low consumer confidence". window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The online document set up by Hayley Baddiley suggests that the move would "help cut soaring industrial energy costs and support ceramics businesses, which are at the risk of imminent collapse without urgent intervention, as seen with Denby Pottery registering for administration support". Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get personal finance news, money saving tips and advice plus selcted offers and competitions Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you....