Africa Roofing UK

Info:  We have been designing, developing, manufacturing and installing high quality timber and thatch outdoor structures for over ten years. We are the commercial division of the Breeze House Company Ltd and we can create for you a stunning thatched or cedar shingle roof building. We are able to supply you with thatched umbrellas, summerhouses, umbrella and table kits, gazebos, kiosks, fences, poles, posts, Eucalyptus log flooring and much more. We are also providers of a self-construction thatching system which can transform the look of outdoor or indoor structures.

We are committed to using only European FSC (70%) softwoods in the manufacture of our Breeze House Range. We are committed to minimizing the environmental damage caused by the day to day running of our business -- from the sourcing of raw materials, to production, packaging and the disposal of by-products generated by the manufacture of our product range.

Altham Oak & Carpentry

Info:  We only stock logs from sustainably managed woodlands. We buy our trees at stump and tag them with our unique tags. We can supply Forestry Commission Felling License numbers or management plan information and even Ordnance Survey Grid references relevant to our tag numbers. Some of our bandsawn oak is bought sawn from a sawmill. We are assured that it is British and legally felled to Forestry Commission regulations.

Andy Wood

Info:  Designing furniture using reclaimed wood that has been In architectual structures brings a different element to my work. The wood has usually been weatherd for many years by the sea, rivers or elements. Depending on what kind of environment the wood has been exposed to, it will give the wood its own individual characteristics. I then turn this salvaged wood into fine unique pieces of functional art.

Ashley Phillips

Info:  Passionate about sustainable development and eco-design, I have focussed on how people perceive and interact with their environments and the objects within those environments. My goal is to take all I have learned and design products and environments that people want and need, and that make optimum use of our planet’s resources.

Audrey Hayes - Artist / Designer

Info:  Is a Manchester-based artist and designer who makes wooden sculpture, vessels, furniture and wall pieces. Her unique designs range in scale from large outdoor sculptural furniture to table-top vessels, made predominantly from discarded wood. Inspired by the organic qualities of the material, as well as by the challenge of preserving its simplicity, Audrey strives to capture a presence in her work that invites the viewer to touch, question and caress each piece.

Many of the designs, from solid oak garden benches to delicate wall pieces, are finished with a signature scorching technique. This gives the work not only a curious unnatural flavour but also a bold and distinctive aesthetic. Audrey is able to maintain the wonderful organic qualities of the material whilst offering a contemporary and minimalist form.

Celyn Joinery

Info:  Is a well established company located near Corwen in Denbighshire, North Wales with over 10 years of experience in the design and manufacture of a variety of wooden products, from gates to picnic tables and doors, garden furniture, fencing and wooden signs for house names etc. All of our timber is locally sourced from managed sustainable woodland and carefully treated in our own treatment plant before delivery to our customers.

Chris Nangle Furniture Design

Info:  Are committed to designing and making the very best ecologically responsible street furniture, memorial benches and park benches using only the finest available materials such as prime grade English green oak and marine stainless steel. All of our hardwood comes from well managed woodlands and are sawn by our local mill, thus ensuring a minimal carbon footprint. We produce our street furniture park benches and memorial benches from sustainable native green oak. Green Oak is an exceptionally durable timber, which needs no chemical treatments or preservatives, making it maintenance free.

ClareWilks Sculpture

Info:  I work in gardens, parks and galleries creating sculptural objects, living structures and temporary installations. Specialising in willow, wire, steel rods and leather, I use weaving and binding evolved from traditional techniques. The forms are inspired by abstract organic shapes in nature but often the materials and weaving techniques also determine the shape of a piece. My work is about enhancing the environment and exchanging views with others.

My large-scale work can be viewed from inside and out, exploring the links between organic sculpture and architecture. Such forms include shelters, arbours, arches, tunnels and screens. Many are made with living willow using a variety of coloured stems. These sprout catkins and fresh shoots in the spring, becoming green and leafy in the summer. As they grow and develop over the years, new shoots are either woven in or pruned. I continue to work with nature this way as I constantly learn how it will change my pieces.

The smaller objects are also organic forms which are more often designed to be attached to an existing structure, like a wall or a tree. Made with predominantly natural materials and woven into shapes like a nest, cocoon or cone, these suggest functional forms made by or for other creatures.

David Gosling - Environmental Art

Info:  Is an environmental artist, who uses a variety of recycled or reclaimed materials to create art / sculptures in the landscape, in both contemporary and traditional form.

Frailloop - Metal Sculpture

Info:  Recycling scrap metal with imagination and a MIG welder, Gavin Darby of Frailloop creates metal sculpture designed mainly for the garden and other outside locations. Garden gates, business signs, office focal points and of course the unique garden animals and flowers have all come out of the Nottinghamshire based Frailloop workshop.

Frailloop is my description of the world in which we all live. If you take more out than you put back, you break the loop, and it will all come crashing down. We should all try to recycle and reuse as much as possible. This is part of my effort. I cannot claim to be perfect, but I hope to do my bit. If I can make a difference for the good, I’ll feel better about myself.