Hi CSers,
It was probably the worst kept secret at MICE, but for those who don't know I've sold my business and will be out of operations as of COB Friday 31/5/2013. This encompasses all aspects - tampers, roasters, thingscoffee.com.au, VST, the lot. Today and tomorrow are just stocktake so in all likelihood I've already shipped my last order.
Mark Ruta and Chris Mesnil are the new owners and those who came to MICE may have met them there. They're both very excited about this opportunity and intend to continue the work begun, i.e. maintain the quality of the product and hopefully bring to market some of the products I've worked on but haven't had time to finalise, plus some ideas of their own! This should all work in favour of anyone looking for a top quality tamper or related coffee product.
It's been an amazing journey, going from making a single tamper for myself to selling 30 a week worldwide, but all the development and growth while holding down a satisfying day job has come at the cost of family time which is increasingly important as my three kids grow up. It's now time to redress that balance so from here I'll be just another face on the bus. I'm not completely ruling out some kind of coffee-related enterprise at some point in the future, but my only plan at this stage is getting back to a 'normal' life, comparatively dull as that may be.
It's been a pleasure getting to know some of you, and I wish all of you all the best coffee for the future!
So long!
Greg Pullman
It was probably the worst kept secret at MICE, but for those who don't know I've sold my business and will be out of operations as of COB Friday 31/5/2013. This encompasses all aspects - tampers, roasters, thingscoffee.com.au, VST, the lot. Today and tomorrow are just stocktake so in all likelihood I've already shipped my last order.
Mark Ruta and Chris Mesnil are the new owners and those who came to MICE may have met them there. They're both very excited about this opportunity and intend to continue the work begun, i.e. maintain the quality of the product and hopefully bring to market some of the products I've worked on but haven't had time to finalise, plus some ideas of their own! This should all work in favour of anyone looking for a top quality tamper or related coffee product.
It's been an amazing journey, going from making a single tamper for myself to selling 30 a week worldwide, but all the development and growth while holding down a satisfying day job has come at the cost of family time which is increasingly important as my three kids grow up. It's now time to redress that balance so from here I'll be just another face on the bus. I'm not completely ruling out some kind of coffee-related enterprise at some point in the future, but my only plan at this stage is getting back to a 'normal' life, comparatively dull as that may be.
It's been a pleasure getting to know some of you, and I wish all of you all the best coffee for the future!
So long!
Greg Pullman

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