gold leaf services
London
A Family Run Company Established in 1973 Serving The Gilding And Decorative
Industries Ken Rees - Founder of Gold Leaf Supplies Ken Rees Founder In 2023 we
will be celebrating our 50th year in business. Phew! Over the years, we have
built a reputation for supplying high-quality products with an equally high
level of service. We are passionate about gilding and specialist decoration
techniques and we love to hear about your projects. At Gold Leaf Supplies we
pride ourselves on our innovative approach to servicing the gilding and
decorative trades. We are always exploring ways of expanding our services and
seeking new horizons through interesting and exciting product ranges. Sue Govani
- Director of Gold Leaf Supplies Sue Govani Director Steve Rees - Director of
Gold Leaf Supplies Steve Rees Director Company History Gold Leaf Supplies is a
family business, which was established as Services Supply Company in 1973 by Mr
Ken Rees who was a senior partner in the business. Although Ken retired in 2008,
he still had an involvement in the Company until his peaceful passing in May
2018. Having worked in the Italian Marble business for many years, Ken initially
set up the business to supply gold leaf and associated products to the stone
trade. The main emphasis being on offering an exceptionally high level of
service and personal contact. Since 1973, our client base has expanded and
diversified considerably, and we have increased our product range accordingly to
meet our clients’ needs. We now cater to a diversified range of National and
International clients involved in gilding, signwriting, glass manufacture,
bookbinding, furniture restoration and manufacture, framing, interiors,
architectural decoration, specialist decorating and monumental carving to name
but a few. You can view examples of the prestigious projects that we have
supplied for in our client gallery As the emphasis of the business changed so
did the Company trading name - to Gold Leaf Supplies. From 1st March 2008, we
became a Limited Company - Services Supply Company Ltd T/A Gold Leaf Supplies.
Although the product range has diversified, and the company has grown, the
philosophy introduced in 1973 has remained the same - "We offer quality products
at competitive prices and a continuing high level of service." The business
remains within the family and Kens’ son, Steve Rees and daughter, Sue Govani
joined the company in 1989 and 1991 respectively. Steve has a background in
Business whilst Sue’s background is in Art and Design bringing different skills
and ideas to the business. Both are Company Directors and very hands on with the
day to day running of the business. Steve is mainly involved with the purchasing
and logistics. He has a memory like a filing cabinet and a sound technical
knowledge relating to gilding techniques. When he has any free time, you will
find him on the ski slopes or out walking with his beloved dogs. Sue is more
involved with the creative side of the business and enjoys the sales, marketing
and client facing events. Passionate about artistic techniques and applications,
Sue is usually found trying out the new product ranges in her spare time. She is
learning to gild is spending a little more time being a hands on creative which
she finds a very meditative process. We all have enormous respect for the art of
gilding and its traditional values whilst at the same time recognise and are
inspired by the many diverse and contemporary ways that gold and silver leaf is
being used today. Our Team It is important to receive your raw materials on time
and we appreciate the tight deadlines that most businesses work to, therefore
for approved accounts, most of our products are despatched the day instructions
are received and delivered on a next day delivery basis. Where large projects
are involved, supplies can be scheduled on a phased delivery. One of our
strengths is that we can and have often been called upon to supply large
quantities at short notice. Our prime objective is not only to supply, but also
to provide a full service to our clients and our team makes every effort to
ensure this objective is achieved. We have knowledgeable staff who are always on
hand to offer advice and we respond quickly to any enquiries that you may have.
Please feel free to contact us at any time. Sue Jewell Accounts Manager Sue J
has been with us for almost 15 years and has been instrumental in setting up all
of our accounts and bookkeeping administration. Since October last year Sue
decided to reduce her hours to work part time to fit around her grandchildren
and has been working remotely since lockdown. Accounts practices come naturally
to Sue and she is continuing to teach all the office staff her accounting
methods. She is still very much involved with managing and overseeing the office
systems and administration on a weekly basis remotely although she no longer has
direct contact with clients. Niki Rathkey Accounts Administrator and Order
Processing Niki has been with GLS for two years now and handles all our
day-to-day accounts and order processing. It is a busy desk, but Niki is always
on hand with a smile to answer any accounting queries that you may have. She is
like a magpie when it comes to our shiny products and uses a lot of them in her
stone painting and interior projects. She has also built up a sound knowledge
about how our products work and will answer most queries related to this. Niki
has a strong background of secretarial and administrative skills and has
previously worked for a variety of Accounts practices. Isabel Barriga Brown
Accounts Assistant and Order Processing Isabel is a new starter for GLS who
joined us in October 2021 but has quickly become an indispensable member of the
team. Together with Niki they are the accounts team that keep our day-to-day
orders ticking over and our records straight! She is very creative and artistic
and helps a lot with our social media ideas and creative projects. Again, Isabel
loves trying out the projects in her own home and is also learning to gild.
She’s our social secretary and makes sure we get together outside as well as
inside of work. Adam Rees Technical and IT Adam has worked at Gold Leaf Supplies
for around 10 years and during that time he has built up a very good technical
knowledge about the products and their uses. He is happy to answer any technical
questions that you may have. He is very patient and interested in the challenges
that customers projects often present. He will always go out of his way to find
a solution and is interested in testing new products and applications. Adam also
has responsibility for the Website and all our internal IT requirements. Ralph
Davies Warehouse Manager Ralph has been with GLS for over 8 years and takes care
of all the goods inwards, stock control and order despatch. Ralph is meticulous
and methodical which is a good thing in a busy warehouse. He runs a very tight
and organised ship and is a real character! Nothing is ever too much trouble! He
always goes the extra mile to make sure your orders are packed well and
despatched on time. Fred Govani Warehouse Assistant Fred is Sue’s husband and
since taking early retirement during lockdown he comes into the Company part
time to help out in our busy warehouse. Due to his previous and extensive work
experience he also has a valuable input into logistics and systems practices.
Debbie Rees Colour sampling coordinator. Debbie is Steve’s wife who also runs an
online homeware store called Elsie Boo Collections. She helps out at GLS by
preparing all of our Gold leaf and other metallic materials shade cards that our
clients find so useful to have in their workshops or to show their own customers
to help them make colour decision choices. Debbie makes sure that we are all
stocked up with these and also helps us keep on top of office filing.
