At the helm is Richard Evans, a passionate tutor, design graduate and skilled metal worker, who also runs RichCraft Furniture. Beyond its education programmes, The Weld Space features additional services like a bench hire scheme and team-building activities, creating a vibrant community for makers and creators.
Richard Evans, the founder of The Weld Space, has successfully shifted his business model from in-person welding courses to a more scalable approach by launching a digital course product. This exciting new direction aims to provide digital learning resources for the UK, and potentially to expand into international markets, targeting recreational and hobbyist welders. By offering a digital product, The Weld Space can reach customers beyond the Southwest, positioning itself as the UK’s leading provider of recreational welding education in a market that currently lacks significant competition.
The future of The Weld Space is looking bright. The team’s applied knowledge and expertise through the development of their online course, they hope, will enable them to reach even wider audiences, snowballing into a loyal global community of hobbyist welders.
“The Create Growth Programme has made me realise the potential of my business, transforming it from a local operation into a more scalable business which can have nationwide appeal after developing a digital product.” Richard Evans, Founder