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Purpose

Coffee With Purpose

Our home is in Ammanford in south west Wales, a post industrial community where Anthracite coal (Black Gold) fueled the local economy. Back in 2003 the last of the collieries closed and with it went our town’s purpose. Coaltown’s ambition was to bring a new industry to our home, a new Black Gold, a new purpose. In 2018 we achieved just that and our town is producing again.

This time it’s a new Black Gold—Coffee.

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Black Gold Means Three Things

Fair

Ethically sourced green coffee from the best producers in the world.

Different

Roasted in a Post Industrial town, paying above the Real Living Wage.

Delicious

No cutting corners. Fresh High-Quality Delicious coffee, always!

Our Inspiration

This is an image of founder Scott James's great-grandfather, Ben Addis (far left), captured in 1956. Ben dedicated his entire working life to the collieries surrounding Ammanford, starting from the tender age of 14. This photograph of Ben Addis is not just a family heirloom but a significant representation of a golden era in our history, a time when hard work and dedication were highly valued. It serves as a reminder of the resilience and industrious spirit that defined that period, something that holds the promise of making a return in the future. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

B-Corp Certified

Society’s most challenging problems cannot be solved by government and non-profits alone. The B Corp community works toward reduced inequality, lower levels of poverty, a healthier environment, stronger communities, and the creation of more high-quality jobs with dignity and purpose.

B Corps form a community of leaders and drive a global movement of people using business as a force for good. Coaltown begun it's b-corp journey in 2019 as the first specialty coffee roaster in the UK to obtain certification.

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