{"id":310,"date":"2026-08-21T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:18:47","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/?page_id=310","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"310\" class=\"elementor elementor-310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bd484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5bd484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8b050 elementor--h-position-left elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"2a8b050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f1a0273 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Our Story<\/div><p class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Aughton Fragrances was founded with a clear vision: to create a fragrance house that combines technical expertise, creative thinking and a personal, customer-focused approach.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22fe98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b22fe98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3faaf76 e-con-full aughton-timeline e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3faaf76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0495aa e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base timeline-item \" data-id=\"a0495aa\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a0495aa\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c01a4 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-21c01a4-cf3bf41 \" data-id=\"21c01a4\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"21c01a4\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-e9bc535-36c870a\" data-interaction-id=\"e9bc535\" id=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jack-kelly-1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jack-kelly-1.png 800w, https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jack-kelly-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jack-kelly-1-768x480.png 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec01b7 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-aec01b7-ee66020 \" data-id=\"aec01b7\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"aec01b7\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"02d5aae\" class=\"e-heading-base\">A Foundation in Science<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fdab5e4\">Jack Kelly\u2019s journey into the fragrance industry began with a Chemistry degree, giving him a strong understanding of formulation, raw material functionality and the technical principles behind fragrance creation.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f880e8a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base timeline-item \" data-id=\"f880e8a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f880e8a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3bd5b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-ea3bd5b-2339189 \" data-id=\"ea3bd5b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ea3bd5b\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-bd1dd8d-8082df7\" data-interaction-id=\"bd1dd8d\" id=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/aughtonfragrances.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-fragrance-house-manchester.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" 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