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Jeff Salmon is owner of the Salmon Group of companies, a dealer in modern antiques and TV celebrity. He has dealt in art and antiques since he was 18 years old, worked for Sotheby's in the late 1970s and started specialising in mid-20th Century design in the late 1990s. He owns two large galleries in Marylebone, central London, specialising in vintage furniture and lighting. One is located within Alfie's Antiques Market.

Four Rooms - Channel 4
In mid 2010 Jeff was picked as one of the four dealers to appear in Four Rooms after a Channel 4 researcher visited his gallery. The program sees the dealers attempt to buy extraordinary and unique items from members of the public. It is currently on Series 2.

Decoratum
Decoratum opened in 2005 with the aim of providing original vintage furniture and lighting for sale in a gallery covering almost 5000 square feet of floor space. The original gallery is made up of several different spaces and room settings, while the newer addition on Church Street often hosts exhibitions of contemporary designers.

Jeff has been often quoted on the policy behind Decoratum "We won't buy a piece just because we think there may be a profit in it, we will only buy a piece if we love it enough to be willing to have it on display in our own homes."

Cucumberman and The Air Conditioning Company
In 1988 Jeff set up a business renting portable air conditioning units to offices. The company was christened Cucumberman by Jeff's then 6-year-old son. A series of advertisements featuring Cucumberman as a super hero were aired each summer on radio stations across London and the South East of England. Jeff wrote and performed these, often singing and crying out the Cucumberman catchphrase 'wooosh!'.

In summer 2000, the company also entered the Fixed Installation Market for air conditioning systems.

Salmon Assessors - Insurance Assessors
Following damage sustained to a large shipment of art to New York in the early 1980s, Jeff successfully negotiated his own insurance claim. It became the foundation for a new business negotiating claims as an independent loss assessor on behalf of others, irrespective of their profession and including domestic claims.

Rollaramp (UK)
UK hire and sales of modular wheelchair access system, Rollaramp, is also a company within Jeff's The Salmon Group.