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25 September 2024
Choosing the best firewood and caring for your fireplace
Firewood is a popular way to heat homes, outdoor spaces, as well as pubs and restaurants. From choosing the best firewood and storing it correctly to chimney safety, there...
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24 October 2023
What to consider when looking for a firewood supplier
Looking for the right firewood supplier can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Finding the correct supplier for your requirements is key to keeping you warm...
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13 May 2023
Summer Orders Now Being Taken!
Now that Spring is here, we are taking summer orders. We have logs ready for collection again and are taking on new customers. Summer Orders? Why should you buy...
28 January 2023
How to light a coal fire
We may have run out of logs for collection but that doesn’t mean you have to go cold. Providing you have an open fire or multi-fuel stove, you can...
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2 November 2022
Sustainability and the Environment
With sustainability and the environment becoming a bigger part of modern living, we thought we would share what we are doing and also what you can do to help...
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23 March 2022
Why should you buy logs in the summer?
Why should you buy your logs in the summer, if you don’t start using them until the winter? In the rest of Europe, it’s customary to receive your log...
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3 January 2022
The Fire Triangle: Fuel, Oxygen & Heat
What is the Fire Triangle? The fire triangle is based upon the 3 key components required to ignite and maintain a fire; Fuel, Oxygen and Heat. When lighting and...
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2 December 2021
The Upside Down Fire
Last year we shared the Teepee fire lighting method in our post “How to Keep Your Fire Burning“. Since then we have been shown another method – The Upside...
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14 November 2021
Fire Lighting Essentials
We are often asked about fire lighting essentials and whether firelighters or kindling should be used to start your fire. If you want to use the easier method of...
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6 May 2021
Ready to Burn Firewood
As of 1st May 2021, the Ready to Burn legislation has come into force. This new law comes under the new Air Quality Regulations. This means wood sold in...