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Price of Bath in the Press
We are proud to be manufacturing in the UK against all odds. It has been our privilege to be featured over the last few decades in the media.
We have put together a selection of our top moments in TV, Radio, newspaper and magazines both from the UK and internationally. We at Price of Bath have so many exciting chapters ahead; with relocating to our new factory just a mile down the road and relentlessly developing new balls for the market.
We welcome any media enquires, please contact sam@priceofbath.co.uk.
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The Retirement Rebels April 2024 Record number of over-65s are in the workplace - and more than 80,000 over-80s, too. Why do they do it? It's not all about the money, as we discover.... |
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Tennis culture, fashion and arts title BAGEL Magazine commissioned this original piece for their bi-annual issue. The Last Tennis Ball Factory in the West Written by Maxim Arnold 2024 In the rural village of Box, a stone’s throw from the Roman city of Bath in the west of England, there lies a rubber manufacturing plant: Price of Bath. |
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The perils of retiring and bouncing back December 2022 Derek Price The owner of the UK’s last tennis ball manufacturer on problem solving, the perils of retiring and bouncing back |
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Not lost his bounce May 2022 Derek Price: the 91-year-old tennis ball maker who hasn’t lost his bounce |
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Old balls please! March 2021 A family firm has come up with a revolutionary way of turning old tennis balls into new ones - a move that could save hundreds of millions of them from ending up in landfill each year. |
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Limited Club tennis is back June 2020 Limited Club Tennis is Back by Henry Wancke for Tennis Threads Online Magazine 2 Jun 2020 Featuring the Limited Edition Price Citation Ball which comes in a variety of colours including Red, Pink, Orange, and Green, making it easy to spot balls on the court and not mix them up with your tennis partner’s or opponent’s tennis balls. |
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Fred Perry Autumn 2019 Fred Perry Visit Price of Bath |
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Price of Bath Balls July 2019 Price of Bath balls. Editorial in The Week's July 2019 Issue |
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Having a ball July 3 2018 Having a ball Louise Price, the third-generation owner of the only tennis ball manufacturer left in Britain, as Wimbledon gets underway. |
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Exciting Times for Price of Bath July 2018 After over 80 years, J Price of Bath is moving to a new bespoke factory in ... Bath! Louise Price, Managing Director is excited about the move and reports on the latest development by the only remaining British tennis ball manufacturer. |
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Match Point June 2018 Match Point. Editorial in Cosmopolitan's June 2018 Issue "Ace your outfit with crisp whites and fresh sherbet shades. 'Love all?' Us, too..." |
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Bouncing Back July 2017 Price of Bath has been manufacturing tennis balls for three generations of the same family. Georgette McCready visited the factory at its busiest period, preparing for Wimbledon. |
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Coloured Pressureless Tennis Balls February 2017 Tennis. Editorial in Donna Magazine's February 2017 issue featuring our range of coloured pressureless tennis balls. |
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New balls please for exciting tennis July 27 2000 A revolutionary tennis ball manufactured in Box and designed to make rallies and games more exciting has been backed by the International Tennis Federation. |
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Price thinking big in battle of the ball boys March 21 2000 A 69-year-old factory owner in Bath is relying on his secret weapon 'The Magnum' to revolutionise recreational tennis. |
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Larger balls bouncing in for trial run September 21 1999 A bigger ball will revolutionise tennis by encouraging longer rallies when it is introduced to selected tournaments in January for a two year experiment. |