Brands such as Portmeirion in Stoke welcome £120m package but seek further support to avert fresh closures Brands such as Portmeirion in Stoke welcome £120m package but seek further support to avert fresh closures O n the floor of Portmeirion’s factory in Staffordshire , staff are hard at work as clays are moulded, glazed and fired – an intricate process requiring precision and specialist skills honed over years of practice – to manufacture the company’s array of tableware. Portmeirion, a