Find My Local Charcoal

Why Local Charcoal ?

How is it produced ?

History & Tradition

Why use local charcoal ?

There are many reasons to choose to use Local Charcoal in preference to imported charcoal and other barbecue fuels

Support your local economy

 

Buying local charcoal supports local jobs. Not just those of the woodcolliers, but those of the people who work in the local independent retail shops where local charcoal is sold (Butchers, Greengrocers, Garden centres etc). For the local economy, a pound spent in a locally-owned business will typically be worth 1.7 times a pound spent on other businesses, in the sense that it is more likely to be re-spent locally and therefore supports the sustainability and wellbeing of local communities.

In contrast, buying imported charcoal not only takes money out of the local community, but can support the deterioration of other communities elsewhere. It is an unfortunate fact that the majority of people producing charcoal in developing countries are not only destroying their local ecology but are also receiving very poor payment for doing so. A United Nations report has shown that of the £2.80 retail price for imported charcoal, less than £0.10 goes to the charcoal burner. With a commodity such as charcoal, the greatest proportion of profit goes to the importers in this country, with much of the money that does go to the country of production remaining in the hands of a few businessmen. Whilst we continue to import charcoal in a non "Fair Trade" manner, we effectively condone such practices and ultimately undermine local jobs.

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