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Stewart Golf meets Gymshark. What is going on?

Few stories lift the spirits like those about innovative British manufacturing and sport competing at the very highest level and winning. Stewart Golf has all that and more. Just what is its secret?

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Andrew Merrell
May 19, 2025
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Dear readers,

Welcome to Monday’s edition of The Raikes Journal. Last week was one of our best in a while on Raikes in terms of visitor numbers, which was curious as our social media profile was minimal.

Hopefully that says something about our growing audience and ongoing organic growth.

Today we take a look at a business whose story this journalist has enjoyed following for a number of years now. Curious just how his company continues to deliver growth and success as both a British manufacturer and exporter (mainly to the USA, no less), we were lucky enough to chat to Mark Stewart, of Stewart Golf.

Just what is going right?

He talked about a focus on developing his own leadership skills as a key factor in the firm’s ongoing success and who has helped him achieve that (step forward QuoLux™ - B Corp Certified), and why it continues to pay dividends for his business. And then there’s the rather exciting partnership he struck up with the team that’s driven growth at multi-million pound Britis…

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