Price's Patent Candle went on to construct factories in Rhodesia, Morocco, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Price's Candles Resurgence After interlude as a public company Price's Patent Candles became a successful privately-owned business. Turnover increased five-fold between 1991 and 1998, the company is once again the largest British-owned candlemaker with over 300 employees. In 2001 Price’s Patent Candles relocated their headquarters to Bedford, Bedfordshire, incorporating a warehouse where they remain today. 2003 saw the acquisition of Price’s Patent Candle by the Italian owned company Sgarbi who in turn sold on to another Italian company SER in 2004. The majority of Price’s Patent Candle candle manufacturing is now done at SER’s headquarters in Turin with the sales and distribution both nationally and internationally still coordinated from Bedford. In a consumer-led market where 80% of candle sales are now purely decorative, the company has focussed on new ranges of perfumed and essential oil candles and aromatherapy products. Price's Patent Candle design team, at the headquarters building in Bedford have stayed in touch with the London fashion scene. References External links Price's Candles website Candles Retail companies of England Chemical industry in London History of the London Borough of Lambeth History of the London Borough of Wandsworth Retail companies established in 1830 1830 establishments in England Companies based in the London Borough of Wandsworth