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The fledgeling local business Compass Candles was founded by Sam Crouch in August 2016. 

Compass Candles specialise in hand poured, natural soy wax candles with a wooden cedar wick. 

Sam began making candles back in November 2015 when he decided to give his family more of a creative gift for Christmas. After mixed success at the beginning, he managed to perfect the art and started making small quantities of candles to sell to family and friends. After receiving glowing feedback from his colleagues at work, Sam decided to make it official and turn it from a hobby into a business.

After initially offering Crème Brûlée and Coconut & Lime scents, Sam then began receiving requests for particular scents from the guys at work like Bay Rum and Sandalwood. Their list of scents carried has grown further to include Rhubarb & Vanilla, Lime, Basil & Mandarin and Apple & Cinnamon.

Sam has teamed up with a host of local business including The Barbership, The Bureau of Change, Love Southsea, Strong Island and others.