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Luxury, hard wearing and high comfort Gumleaf boots are environmentally green, sustainable, and made entirely from natural product - and the perfect fit for the diversification goals of farmer, entrepreneur and Gumleaf owner, Guy Minshull.
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hird generation arable farmer Guy Minshull farms around 320 acres across Warwickshire, including at his home, Ash Tree Farm.
Arable farmers are busiest in the summer months, and Guy is no exception, and so he was on the lookout for a separate business that could slot-into his farming calendar whilst at the same time realise his diversification dreams. In early 2019, Guy spotted what he describes as a ‘ready-made’ business for sale, and thought it could be the perfect fit.
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Lodders Life Issue 7
LIFESTYLE FEATURE: GUMLEAF
“I had been keeping an eye out for a business that would complement the farming and my land-based experience and knowledge as well as, ideally, one that would trade predominantly over the winter months,” he says. “The founder and owner of Gumleaf Boots – also a farmer - was looking to retire and sell the business. I got in touch and went to meet him at his Norfolk farm to find out more about the business. “Despite being in farming all my life, I had never before heard of Gumleaf boots, but found the wellingtons excellent quality, and the business eminently ‘relocatable’.
