Where can I source totally 100% British made gardening tools?
In this Covid time I am wanting to support 'British made' above all else (as long as they are reliably built!) I know they will be more expensive due to our wages and taxes etc but Im happy to buy less, if I can buy the best and prevent more poverty in coming years. Does anyone have a reliable list of companies,or small forges etc??? I'm not looking for piecemeal with handles made uk, steel made Asia etc just 100% suppport for our totally British products. Also a totally British made hanging herb dryer. The last forge I bought from sourced theirs from China.....seemed a bit weird when having all the tools in a forge to still buy from China!
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I guess it's no longer economically viable to forge garden tools in the UK that can be sold at a competitive price, but I hope you can find somewhere that does.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
https://www.westsofeastdean.co.uk/gardening-range/
If you want a wheelbarrow or you want to eat outside, try here
https://www.made-to-last.co.uk/outdoors
This company’s products can be sourced on Amazon. Most of their range is for contractors but they make a few gardening tools.
https://richardcarterltd.co.uk/275-year-anniversary/
And another. They’re affiliated to Carters
https://www.mygardenspade.com/
Or you could contact these people, but again I couldn’t say anything about the quality.
https://www.handtoolssheffield.co.uk/
http://www.fredshed.co.uk/forksandspades.htm
which also gives some info about UK made tools
PS Fred is a very helpful chap and has responded to emails I have sent in the past with very helpful info.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
The concept of shopping locally, in many peoples minds, is different. Support your local greengrocer, butcher, etc. but when shopping online, it's a different kettle of fish. You want a product not available locally, you look online and there it is - not many will question where it comes from or whether some part of it is produced by a country whose standards you don't agree with - and that is supposing you could even find out if you were sufficiently concerned.
Your sentiments are to be applauded however. Hope you at least manage to find what you want and perhaps an update may help others