Andy and Rachel Mackonochie

So much has changed in the way we show and sell our products at Sassak in the last few years....

Originally started as a ‘man and van’ wholesale set up in 1994 where Andy and Rachel were simultaneously putting together batik paintings and changing nappies on their new- born in their kitchen and then delivering them in their ‘Postman Pat’ style van (the paintings, not the nappies!) to customers and contacts they had made at local craft fairs and the Torquay Show.

These days of course it’s a different matter. Andy and Rachel have taken Sassak from a doorstep affair to the successful business we know today.

Andy and Rachel firmly believe in dealing only with family run businesses with similar work ethics to those they institute in their own business. Their strong links ensure fair wages, no children under the age of sixteen employed, safe and clean work conditions and more importantly a certain percentage of profits to be put back into the community. By doing business this way they can ensure the fair price they pay for their products is channelled to those who need it most.