Carole Bamford

Lady Bamford, OBE
Carole, Lady Bamford
Born Carole Gray whitt
Nottingham
Nationality British
Other names Carole Bamford
Occupation Businessperson
Known for Daylesford Farm, Bamford
Spouse(s) Sir Anthony Bamford
Website www.carolebamford.com

Carole Gray Bamford, Lady Bamford, OBE (born 1946), is a British business person who founded the Daylesford Organic Farmshops chain[1] and the Bamford brand of women's products.

Personal life

Carole Bamford (née Carole Gray Whitt[2]) was born in Nottingham. Lady Bamford is married to the billionaire industrialist Sir Anthony Bamford, and is a director of his family's JCB construction company.[3] They live on a 1500-acre estate near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds.[4] She married Bamford in 1974.[2] They have one daughter and two sons and four grandchildren. In 2006, Lady Bamford was awarded an OBE for her services to children and families.

Daylesford

Carole Bamford at Daylesford Farm

Carole Bamford started converting the family's farms in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire the village of Daylesford to organic, responsible farming based on traditional methods.[5] This led to the opening of Daylesford Organic farmshop and café in 2002.

Daylesford produces seasonal farm produce. Today there are four stand-alone farmshops/cafés, in Gloucestershire, Pimlico Road, Notting Hill and, the most recent addition, a café with farmshop in Esher, Surrey; there is also a concession in Selfridges Food Hall and a virtual farmshop.[6]

Daylesford has received over 120 awards in recognition of its produce, sustainable farming methods, animal-welfare commitment and innovative design ethos. In 2006, Lady Bamford was awarded 'Personality of the Year' at the Food and Farming awards. In April 2012, Daylesford received 'UK's Best Organic Retailer' with the virtual online farmshop on Ocado, at the Natural and Organic Product awards.[7]

Bamford

Carole Bamford at The HayBarn

Bamford, launched in 2006, sells clothes[8] using natural fibres. The Bamford brand also sells natural body, bath, baby and home products. These products have been developed as body treatments for the Hay Barn holistic retreat, Herb House spa at Limewood and the spa at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.

JCB

Lady Bamford (along with her husband) is on the board of directors of the family business, JCB. The company employs around 10,000 people and has eight plants in Staffordshire, two in Wrexham, one in Derbyshire, a factory in Savannah, Georgia, one in Brazil, three in India, one in China and one in Germany. For over 35 years Carole and JCB have supported the NSPCC culminating in the launch of the Full Stop campaign in 1999. Full Stop was launched with the intention of involving all of society in the bid to end child cruelty. Lady Bamford was involved with launching the JCB Academy in 2011, which is a state-of-the-art facility for engineering and business education.

Philanthropy

In India, the Lady Bamford Charitable Trust formed in 2000, has built schools and communities around JCB factories in Delhi, Ballabgarh, Ladiapur and Ambi.[9] Similar projects have been developed around other JCB factories. In South America, the Fundacao Lady Bamford opened in 2009, and in the USA, The Lady Bamford Center for Early Childhood Development in Savannah, Georgia was opened in 2007.[10] Lady Bamford works closely with NSPCC,[11] the Soil Association and Slow Food Movement. Bamford supports schools, creative training schemes and humanitarian programmes, particularly for disposed women and for children internationally. In June 2012 she was honoured with an International Leadership Award at the Global Green Millennium Awards.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Hyde, Marina (16 February 2012). "Alex James's new memoir proves him to be Britain's premier cheese bore | Life and style | The Guardian". The Guardian (London: GMG). ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 November 2012. Bamford
  2. 1 2 Reginato, James (December 2007). "Lady Bamford's Estate". W. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Bamford & family". Forbes. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Merrick, Jane; Hanning, James (30 September 2012). "IoS exclusive: Cameron in crony row over Brazil factory". The Independent (London). Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Wood, Zoe (17 March 2007). "Daylesford set for Planet Organic tie-up | Business | The Observer". The Guardian (London: GMG). ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Hart, Carolyn (9 November 2012). "Versatile venison recipes from Daylesford Organic – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph (London: TMG). ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Natural and Organic Awards 2012 Winners announced". naturalproducts.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2012. Daylesford
  8. ↑ Kay, Richard. "RICHARD KAY: Lady Jane springs a surprise | Mail Online". dailymail.co.uk (London). Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pedalling for a better tomorrow". fco.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2012. Bamford
  10. ↑ "First of Its Kind in North America, The Lady Bamford Center for Childhood Development Officially Opens in GA". atlanta.daybooknetwork.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "JCB mud run raises £30,624 to care for children at risk of abuse | This is Staffordshire". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Global Green USA". globalgreen.org. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

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