A Powys mayor’s chain has been repaired, updated and returned
A Powys mayor’s chain has been returned after it was sent away to be updated and for some repairs.
The golden chain of Builth Wells’ mayor was sent to Fattorini in Birmingham.
The chain has not been updated with past mayors for about five years and so it needed engraving but a little bit of the chain also needs to be fixed
Councillors agreed that she should send the chain off to Fattorini’s for the work to be done so that it is back in time for the elections and annual meeting in May.
Town clerk Mrs Louise Hammond told members at a recent meeting of Builth Wells Town Council that the names of the last few mayors had been added to the chain and some repairs had been carried out.
She said the chain had been returned and was now back in Builth Wells.
The work cost £211.20.
Fattorini was founded in 1827 by Antonio Fattorini an Italian speaking immigrant who settled in Yorkshire where he established a number of retail outlets specialising in jewellery, watches and fancy goods including barometers.
One of the branches that was based in Skipton, Yorkshire, decided to set up a dedicated factory in Birmingham to take advantage of the demand for badges and medals to sports clubs, especially the Football Association clubs.
By 1927 this factory was too small and the company relocated to Regent Street Works. The range of products also widened to include sporting cups and trophies, Insignia for Associations, Civic Authorities and National Governments, emblematic jewellery and gold wear including coffee pots, dishes, commemorative and collectors pieces, medallions, medals and museum replicas.
Mr. Greg Fattorini is the present Managing Director of the company he being the 6th generation of the Fattorini family to manage the business.
