You Name It

He supplies great quality, innovative, fun and unusual products – both to the public and to the retail trade. His focus is primarily on working with wooden materials, as they are unique and beautiful and remain a passion to this day.
“I started my trading career in Covent Garden Market, London as a Wood Turner. My Wood Turning skills were learnt making Oboes and Oboe reeds. After leaving school at 15 I worked as a Window Dresser for Burton in Central London. I was sacked for wearing my hair to long, I refused to get it cut!
We still have a presence in the Jubilee Craft Market to this day. I am currently a serving Director and deputy chairman of the market.
Through many of my associated companies we have been the purveyor of a wide range of products. Across our history, we supplied anything from wooden light pulls and clocks in the 70s, popular ‘sand pictures’ in the 80s, funky inflatable furniture in the 90s, and then personalised products in the 00s onwards.”
Who Has Stocked Colin’s Products?
Harrods, Tower of London, Argos, Gadget Shop, Burton, Hamleys, WH Smiths, New Look and Urban Outfitters are just a few of the popular UK retailers to benefit from his many products.
Globally Colin has supplied; Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, JAL & Isetan in Japan, Saks, & Macys in the US, Robinsons in Singapore and Dubai Duty Free to name a few of the well-known international brands.
We have exhibited at all major UK trade fairs as well the major international shows in Paris. New York, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong.
You Name It has been trading online since 2001, which gives us more than 20 years’ experience in the customisation market. In fact, we were the first in the world to bring laser engraving personalisation to people who were looking for that ‘special something’ on the high street! We are still closely involved with the manufacture many of the products we offer, they are closely monitored for quality and sustainability credentials checked.
We are especially proud of the superb services that he can offer through the You Name It website backed up by winning our Platinum and 5 Star rating for 2023 on the feedback platform Feefo.