We want to introduce you to an amazing new brand here at Slate House. Meet LIGA. Once you’ve met them we are sure you will LOVE LIGA.
Why LIGA?
We love to work with like-minded small businesses; that have their own unique story. They care about the products that they make and the effect they have on you as a customer, as well as the environment. So let’s find out more about this amazing company LIGA.
Who Are LIGA?
LIGA are based in Cornwall and are a family run business who want to provide affordable and stylish homeware whilst also looking after the planet. The team draw inspiration from nature to design eco homewares that use only sustainable materials. Not only are they eco-friendly but their products are simply stunning too. Imagine serving up your outdoor dining with these? We are pretty sure your guests will be handing out a lot of compliments.
Working Together
There is so much to do to look after our planet better, and we can only begin to make a change by working together.
LIGA uses beautiful materials such as Ethically sourced Cork, Organic unbleached cotton, recycled papers, vegan wax, compostable cloth, bamboo, recycled EVA plastics and ceramics to create their sustainable collections. Ethically sourced from around the world with the hand printing, making and finishing carefully done in Cornwall.
We Are Passionate About Eco Living
LIGA are committed and passionate about using sustainable materials in creative ways to make eco products affordable and useable for everyday living.
Our Ethos
Up until early 2020 we only sold products that were made in Wales and in turn, mainly supporting small local businesses. Since then, we have branched out to UK made and UK designed and are only working with businesses who have the same ethos and beliefs as ourselves.
Whilst the majority of our products are made in Wales, some of our suppliers products are mainly handmade in the UK or designed in the UK with materials sourced sustainably from outside of the UK.
Carbon Footprint
Our Welsh slate travels only 130 miles from Snowdonia. At Slate House it’s not only our products that we want to be eco-friendly, but our staff too. To strive for sustainable living, we offer our team a car share scheme with a monetary bonus to reduce the amount of cars used to travel to work.
We also encourage working from home whenever possible. This May we were proud to start a cycle to work scheme. Want to find out more about educating yourselves and others? Take a look at the United Nations goals to help transform our world and protect our planet.
When Slate House started in 2007, Kevin Thomas wanted the company to be eco-friendly and materials to be sourced locally providing a low carbon footprint. From day 1 Kevin knew that not only do the products need to be natural but also packaging must be recyclable.
Love LIGA
When searching for new companies to work with, it’s important to us at Slate House to find people with similar values to our own. When we were introduced to LIGA we instantly fell in love and we are pretty sure you will too.
Take a look at this YouTube video from LIGA. We just adore these mugs.
Geeky Cork Facts
LIGA have given us some amazing geeky cork facts.
- Cork is such a perfect raw material that no industrial or technological processes have yet been able to replicate its features.
- Excellent thermal & acoustic insulation
- Impermeability to liquids & gases
- Excellent elasticity, compressibility & resilience
- Hypoallergenic
- Soft to touch
- Lightness
- Cork tress & cork products absorb CO2
- Excellent thermal & acoustic insulation
How Is Cork Harvested?
Have you ever wondered how cork is actually harvested? LIGA have created this YouTube video to show how the cork they use for their products is extrated.
Every nine years the cork is harvested from the Cork Oak tree without harming it. Did you know that cork trees live for more than 200 years and the more LIGA use cork then the more trees are planted. Take a look below to see how it all happens.
So now you have met LIGA and now you can understand why Slate House LOVE LIGA.
Shop their latest cream ceramic and cork homeware here.
