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Not Another Third World Import

Our rocking horse toys are made completely by hand here on the banks of the river Wear. Each one a painstakingly crafted work of art created by a local craftsman.

We are a family business that really cares

As parents we give what we would expect for our own children. We are proud of our craft, working carefully to the utmost of our ability. An attitude that is sadly lacking in today's modern business world.

Environmental Responsibility

We recognise our responsibility to the environment, basing our commercial activities and decisions with environmental impact utmost in our minds. We buy timber for our rocking horses only from companies that have an environmental timber purchasing policy and are committed to sourcing wood and timber products from legal sources.

Endangered Species

We will not source any timber species prohibited under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) for the production of our rocking horses.

 

Timber Certification

We recognise the independent certification of forests and the process chain is the most useful tool in providing assurances that the timber comes from legal and well managed forests.

We will only accept or use labels or certificates which include environmental or sustainability claims if these are supported by publicly available standards drawn up in a fully participatory, transparent and objective manner, backed by independent inspection.

We source supplies of wood for our rocking horse construction, exclusively from suppliers who are certified members of Forrests Forever and/or FSC (Forest Stewardsip Council).

Supplier Monitoring

We regularly obtain from our suppliers, information relating to their environmental practices.