ABOUT GRUNWERG
Established in 1945, by Otto Grunwerg, we have been suppling the UK housewares industry with stainless steel kitchenware for over 75 years. Based in Sheffield, the heart of the British steel indsutry, we are proud suppliers of some of the best brands of kitchen knives, cutlery and utensils in the country. Maintaining multi purposes offices and a UK warehouse, we supply most of the UK's department stores, cookshops, supermarkets and Ecommerce retailers in the UK. We remain a third generation family run business, with a long term outlook and dedication towards our long established customer relationships.
Multi award winning, we have a portfolio of over 3000 products, that we supply B2B to customers all over the UK, EU and Middle East. We specialise in both private label and our own in house brands. Passionate about the housewares industry, we are members of both Bheta and FEA and regularly attend both domestic and international trade shows such as Exclusively Housewares and Ambinete. We are constanly developing new products to keep up with the latest trends and developments with a UK based creative team sourcing from the best factories. We invite you to visit us at either our London or Chesterfield showroom to see the full collection of all our products.
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OUR VISION
WORKING AT GRUNWERG
We recognise the contribution of our team to our business and investment in our staff welfare is reflected in the dedication of the Grunwerg team towards our customers. All our staff are paid well above the national living wage. We believe work should be enjoyable and we aim to provide the best facilities in the region for our staff to work in. Our site features recreation areas where our staff can unwind and relax. We have an on-site staff gym, along with common room, pool tables and games consoles. We also have an outdoor BBQ and seating area where we get together for company barbeques. The company provides for limited home working and early finishes on Friday in the summer.
OUR STRATEGIC GOALS
- To source and stock the best and most appropriate product range for current consumer attitudes and trends
- To have a strong, undeniable reputation for our high-class premium stainless-steel offerings
- To fully support our customers and staff, helping them to grow and achieve their maximum potential
- To maintain our renowned reputation for being a loyal and friendly business
OUR PEOPLE | A REWARDING PLACE TO WORK
Grunwerg are proud to remain a family-run business, whichtranscends across the whole of our working environment from the way our teams work together and the way we treat and respect all employees and customers. We want to ensure all our Grunwerg family find their roles challenging, rewarding and enjoyable, both in their work life and personal.
OUR CUSTOMERS | LOYALTY & SATISFACTION
As a business, Grunwerg prides itself on our long-standingcustomer satisfaction, with many of our trade buyers partnering with us for over 20 years. We are committed to maintaining and continuing to develop 100% customer satisfaction within ourbusiness for everyone who orders our products, be they a long-standing brand partner or a new relationship.
SALARIES & STAFF DISCOUNT SCHEME
Grunwerg are committed to paying above the national minimum wage and the national living wage. We ensure all our teammembers are paid competitively. We also believe in the products we sell, so as well as using them throughout the offices, we encourage our staff to use them at home in their personal time, by offering generous discounts across our full range of products.
We are passionate about encouraging positive mental and physical well-being which is reflected in our contemporary facilities featuring an in house gym, relaxation zones and bicycle lock-up area.
OUR STORY
GRUNWERG | PART OF A FAMILY
Grunwerg is a family business. Although generations of Grunwergs have been at the helm, our family culture extends to all our team members – many of whom have been with the business for over twenty years and have introduced their own family members to the Grunwerg team.
Established in 1945 our business was founded by Otto Grunwerg, a refugee from war-torn Vienna who developed links with local manufacturers to produce stainless steel products including knives and cutlery.
Laurel Works on Nursery Street was our home from the 1940’s until the late 80’s at which point we moved to the J & Riley Carr Building on Rockingham Street in Sheffield city centre, famous for its Pointer dog facade with the phrase ‘Stanch’ meaning steadfast in loyalty and principle.
Fast-forward to 2019 and loyalty along with steadfast principles are the benchmark to which we set all of our customer relationships. Our headquarters may have moved to state of the art facilities at Silversteel Manor in Sheepbridge, but our central Sheffield heritage will always be a part of us. This landmark year also saw us open a brand new London Showroom - Santoku on Great Portland Street to provide chef’s, trade buyers, and consumers a luxury setting in which to view our products.
Joining the company in 2010, Ben Grunwerg has taken the business forward from David and Charles Grunwerg to expand on their focus of importing quality products from Japan and the Far East and establishing a dedicated design team in our Head Office.
FORGED IN SHEFFIELD | BRITISH DESIGN
Grunwerg focuses on designing environmentally friendly products made to the highest of standards and built to last a lifetime. We still design our products with our UK based team focusing on the latest trends and styles whilst ensuring quality and value. Our products are made with plastic free packaging that is fully recyclable. New product development has an emphasis on quality and sustainability. Car charging points and state of the art facilities allow us to run an efficient and clean warehouse.
GRUNWERG | IN THE COMMUNITY
We are an active supporter of a range of good causes and always aim to be a responsible member of our local community. The management team and board choose a local charity to support every year and we also work to support many other charities. In addition to this we also partner with our industry charity, Hospitality Action, which aims to support colleagues within our industry that have fallen on hard times. For example, a portion of our sales through the national lockdown were donated as well as a portion of our sales from our customer event at Le Gavroche restaurant.
ROUX SCHOLARSHIP | SUPPORTING GENERATIONS OF CHEFS
With an association which has lasted nearly 40 years, we support the Roux Scholarship on an annual basis through our sponsorship and distribution of premium Global knifeproducts. Our support of this competition run by the Roux family creates career changing opportunities for some of the best young chefs in the UK. We understand the importance of being behind new generations of catering industry professionals.
OUR FACILITIES | MODERN AND EFFICIENT
Having moved out of the centre of Sheffield in 2019, we are situated in the wooded valley of Sheepbridge, in north Derbyshire. Our site features state of the art distribution facilities, renovated in 2018 to leading standards. With over 90,000 Sq ft. of warehouse space, our distribution facilities feature modern and clean equipment in order to provide our customers with efficient ordering and customer care.
Our offices are designed to inspire our product and graphic design teams. Featuring open plan desks for collaborative working, we run our product design, sales, marketing, logistics and accounting teams from our Head Office location in Sheepbridge.
2019 saw the opening of our flagship store SANTOKU, a premium central London location to showcase to the public our ranges of knives and cutlery. This contemporary and conveniently located showroom gives our customers the best experience of the products we have to offer.
