Local auction house Fellows has gone from strength to strength, having being recognized by industry specialists twice in less than a week. Managing Director Stephen Whittaker made WatchPro’s ‘Hot 100’ list and was awarded ‘Retail Titan’ on 2^nd July while the UK Retail Jewellery Awards 2013, taking place on 4^th July,  singled out Fellows for the nights only ‘high commendation’  after being shortlisted  for ‘Etailer of the Year 2013’. Founded in 1876, Fellows has become the largest specialist auction house in the UK, holding over 90 auctions a year. A family-run business for over a hundred years, Fellows has seen considerable success within the past two decades under Stephen’s management, seeing the business grow from 5 members of staff to over 50. During this time, Fellows has achieved numerous milestones, having been the first auction house in the UK to offer online bidding and the first UK auction house to offer apps and a dedicated mobile site for its customers. Managing Director Stephen Whittaker states, “making the Watch Pro Hot 100 list and being ‘highly commended’ at the UK Jewellery Awards in less than a week is a fantastic compliment to everybody who has worked so hard to make Fellows what it is today. It demonstrates that the real auction experience, hammer and all, can be brought online with a great deal of success - a success which we are confident we will see continue.”

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