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How are logburners made?
Materials
Log burning stoves are made using iron, steel or both. Iron takes a long time to heat up and conversely a long time to cool down, so releases the heat into your room slowly. Steel is the opposite, so burners with both iron and steel are a popular combination. Most have a viewing window made of ceramic glass in the door(s) and insulating firebricks made of vermiculite board on the inside. They are usually sprayed with heatproof paint and sometimes enamelled.
Cheap v Expensive
Log burners are made around the world to varying different standards. You usually get what you pay for, so cheaper stoves may not last as long as a more expensive stove, and usually have a large carbon footprint.
Some stove companies have their stoves cast and assembled overseas in order to keep prices down. Stoves that are cast and assembled and then shipped back to the UK have the largest carbon footprint.
Assembled in UK
Log burners that are cast overseas and then put together in the UK have a smaller carbon footprint. Stoves that are cast / manufactured and assembled in the UK have the smallest carbon footprint.
On this page we take a look at the information provided by some stove manufacturers and attempt to compare their 'green' credentials so that you can make an informed choice when buying your wood burner or multifuel stove. Note that information regarding transportation within the UK has not been included due to a lack of forthcoming information.
Clear Skies Act
The Clear Skies logo shows you how clean burning a new stove is but does not ( yet ) take into account how much pollution went into the making and shipping of the stove. More about the clear skies rating.
Cheap v Expensive
Log burners are made around the world to varying different standards. You usually get what you pay for, so cheaper stoves may not last as long as a more expensive stove, and usually have a large carbon footprint.
Some stove companies have their stoves cast and assembled overseas in order to keep prices down. Stoves that are cast and assembled and then shipped back to the UK have the largest carbon footprint.
Assembled in UK
Log burners that are cast overseas and then put together in the UK have a smaller carbon footprint. Stoves that are cast / manufactured and assembled in the UK have the smallest carbon footprint.
On this page we take a look at the information provided by some stove manufacturers and attempt to compare their 'green' credentials so that you can make an informed choice when buying your wood burner or multifuel stove. Note that information regarding transportation within the UK has not been included due to a lack of forthcoming information.
Clear Skies Act
The Clear Skies logo shows you how clean burning a new stove is but does not ( yet ) take into account how much pollution went into the making and shipping of the stove. More about the clear skies rating.
AGA stoves
Manufactured : UK. Steel made in Port Talbot,
Wales. Iron doors cast in the West Midlands.
Assembled : UK.
Assembled : UK.
Other notes : Fireboards and Heat Proof Paint are manufactured in the UK. Ceramic Glass is imported.
Price range : £936 to £2200+
Link to website : https://www.agaliving.com/products/catalog/stoves
Score : 2 (= very good)
Charnwood stoves
Manufactured : Isle of Wight using British materials as much as possible.
Assembled : Isle of Wight
Assembled : Isle of Wight
Other notes : Fireboards sourced in the UK; Ceramic Glass imported from Germany, EU and Heat Proof Paint sourced from Belgium, EU.
Price range : £1140 to £4,200
Link to website : https://www.charnwood.com/stoves/
Link to website : https://www.charnwood.com/stoves/
Score : 3 (= good)
Arada stoves
Manufactured : Axminster, UK.
Assembled : Axminster, UK.
Assembled : Axminster, UK.
Other notes : Fireboards manufactured in the UK. Ceramic Glass imported from Germany / Japan. Heat Proof Paint imported from Europe
Price range : £660 to £3048
Link to website : https://www.aradastoves.com/
Score : 3 (= good)
Ironwood stoves
Manufactured :
UK. Steel made in Port Talbot, Wales.
Iron doors cast in the UK.
Assembled : Wales.
Assembled : Wales.
Other notes : Fireboards, Ceramic Glass and Heat Proof Paint are sourced in the UK but
may be manufactured overseas.
Price range : £1,595 to £2095
may be manufactured overseas.
Price range : £1,595 to £2095
Link to website : https://www.ironwoodstoves.com/
Score : 4 (= better than most)
Other considerations
If we then look at the remaining parts of the stove.
Ceramic Glass
There are very few manufacturers of ceramic glass in the UK, so this is mostly shipped in from overseas. Internal Firebricks
Fireboard is made from vermiculite composed of aluminium, iron, oxygen, silicon, hydrogen and magnesium and has to be shipped in from overseas as it is not found naturally in the UK.
Offsetting
Some companies do have 'Plant A Tree' schemes to help offset their carbon footprint which would help lower their score. It's hard to establish however that enough trees are planted every day, to be anywhere near comparable to the tree's felled, logged and burned by the stove.
Wood burners are better than Multifuel
Also remember that dedicated woodburners are cleaner burning and so better in the fight against air pollution. They also don't need as thick a flexible liner as a multi-fuel stove so less steel is used in the making of the liner, which means less processing in the steel manufacturing. This also makes the cost of the liner cheaper and as wood can be grown rather than mined, it's less stress on resources for the planet.
Wood burners are better than Multifuel
Also remember that dedicated woodburners are cleaner burning and so better in the fight against air pollution. They also don't need as thick a flexible liner as a multi-fuel stove so less steel is used in the making of the liner, which means less processing in the steel manufacturing. This also makes the cost of the liner cheaper and as wood can be grown rather than mined, it's less stress on resources for the planet.
Scoring System
A logburner with a large carbon footprint will score highly on it's carbon footprint score. 10 out of 10 here is not a good thing. An added bonus is companies that manufacturer and / or assemble their burners in this country are also providing local jobs.
We can source stoves from the manufacturers on this page, as part of installations for customers in our area, just ask us for a quote and book in a site survey.
Saltfire stoves
Manufactured : Overseas and shipped to the UK.
Assembled : Wareham, Dorset, UK.
Assembled : Wareham, Dorset, UK.
Other notes : Fireboards manufactured in the UK. Ceramic Glass sourced in Europe and Japan. Heatproof Paint from the U.S.
Price range : £699 to £1800 -
Link to website : https://www.saltfire.co.uk/
Ekol stoves
Manufactured : Overseas and shipped to the UK.
Assembled : Wareham, Dorset, UK.
Assembled : Wareham, Dorset, UK.
Other notes : Fireboards manufactured in the UK. Ceramic Glass sourced in Europe and Japan. Heatproof Paint from overseas.
Price range : £749 to £2299
Link to website : https://www.saltfire.co.uk/information/ekol-range
Score : 6 (= better than most)
Specflue stoves
Manufactured : China (Castle Range) / UK (Oxford Range)
Assembled : China (Castle Range) / UK (Oxford Range)
Assembled : China (Castle Range) / UK (Oxford Range)
Other notes : Friebricks, Glass and Paint sourced in China (Castle Range) / waiting for information (Oxford Range)
Price range : £810 to £1600 - link to website : http://specflue.com
Score : 10 - Castle Range (= large carbon footprint) / Score : 4 - Oxford Range (= better than most)
Average Score = 8
ACR stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information - contacted but no response
Assembled : West Midlands, UK
Assembled : West Midlands, UK
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas
Price range : £720 to £2,800 -
Link to website : https://acrheatproducts.com/
Clear Skies: 3-5 ( Meets regs and better than regulations )
Clear Skies: 3-5 ( Meets regs and better than regulations )
Score : 8 (= large carbon footprint)
Our Scoring System
A logburner with a large carbon footprint will score highly on it's carbon footprint score. 10 out of 10 here is not a good thing. An added bonus is companies that manufacturer and / or assemble their burners in this country are also providing local jobs.
We can source stoves from the manufacturers on this page, as part of installations for customers in our area, just ask us for a quote and book in a site survey.
Oak Leaf stoves
Manufactured : Overseas
Assembled : Overseas
Assembled : Overseas
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £600 to £1000 - link to website : https://oakleafstoves.com/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Firefox stoves
Manufactured : China
Assembled : China and shipped to the UK.
Assembled : China and shipped to the UK.
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas
Price range : £750 to £1095 - link to a Firefox supplier : https://www.castfireplaces.co.uk/stoves/brands/firefox-stoves/
Clear Skies: 4 ( Better than minimum regulations )
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Ecosy+ stoves
Manufactured : China
Assembled : China
Assembled : China
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced in China
Price range : £625 to £1500 - link to website : https://www.ecosystoves.co.uk/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Clear Skies: 4-5 ( Excellent )
Clear Skies: 4-5 ( Excellent )
Esse stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £696 to £7000 - link to website : https://www.esse.com/wood-fired-cook-stoves/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Firebelly stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £1250 to £4000 - link to website : https://firebellystoves.com/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Henley stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £580 to £2000 - link to website : https://henleystoves.com/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Mendip stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas. £10 given to the Woodland Trust with every stove sold.
Price range : £999 to £3052 - link to website : https://www.mendipstoves.co.uk/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Morso stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £889 to £5000 - link to website : https://morsoe.com/en
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Parkray stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £1300 to £3300 - link to website : https://www.hunterstoves.co.uk/brands/parkray/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Stovax stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £1700 to £4600 - link to website : https://www.stovax.com/
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
Westfire stoves
Manufactured : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Assembled : waiting for information
Other notes : Fireboards, Cermic Glass and Heat Proof Paint sourced overseas -waiting for information
Price range : £1390 to £3450 - link to website : https://www.westfire.dk/?lang=en
Score : 10 (= large carbon footprint)
If you are a logburner / multifuel stove manufacturer that would like to appear on our page, please email us at office@gtdinstallations.ltd.uk