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.
Billericay - Essex
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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/
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
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.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.