Fair Prices, Every Day | Working Cleaner and Smarter

Working cleaner and smarter behind the scenes

At Axminster Tools, we believe the future of making should support people, craft and the planet. As our woodworking community grows, so does our responsibility to reduce our environmental impact - not through gestures, but through meaningful, measurable change.

Sustainability isn’t a buzzword for us. It’s an ongoing commitment to work cleaner, smarter and more responsibly across everything we do.

A Commitment to Change

We’re focused on reducing our carbon footprint while continuing to find new ways to have a positive environmental impact. As a retailer delivering worldwide, we know the only way to improve meaningfully is to understand the full picture, which is why we’ve taken steps to measure our scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

This gives us the clarity we need to act responsibly today and plan effectively for tomorrow.

Thoughtful efficiencies, real impact

Behind the scenes, we’re refining how we operate, from packaging and logistics to sourcing and product development. These improvements support our environmental goals and enable the clearer value customers are now seeing across key ranges.

Here’s what’s already changing:

✔ Supporting British design and quality

As a British retailer, we’re proud to support home‑grown craftsmanship. We source an increasing number of quality products from the UK, bringing manufacturing back from overseas in many cases. Look for the British Made logo when you shop. This label is applied to goods manufactured on home soil, or those undergoing a final substantial change in Britain before sale.

✔ Zero to landfill since 2014

For more than a decade, no waste from our operations has gone to landfill. Everything is reused, recycled, or responsibly recovered.

✔ Reducing single‑use plastics

We’re working to eliminate single‑use plastic from our packaging, replacing materials and rethinking processes to reduce waste without compromising protection.

✔ 100% renewable energy

We’ve switched to a renewable energy supplier, ensuring that the electricity powering our operations supports a cleaner, more sustainable future.

✔ Smarter logistics, fewer miles

Refining how we design, source and move products through our supply chain means fewer unnecessary journeys and a lower operational footprint - thoughtful efficiencies that are better for the environment and better for your budget.

✔ Supporting sustainable UK forestry

Through our partnership with the Sylva Wood Foundation, we’re rethinking our own use of timber while helping customers, suppliers and communities make informed choices about responsible woodland management.

Working toward a lower‑impact future

Our aim is to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by at least 5% every year, and we’re already making progress. But our ambitions don’t stop there - we’re developing a full strategy to reach net zero by 2050, including exploring ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere altogether.

Our dedicated Environmental Committee continues to audit our processes and challenge every part of the business to do better.

Because responsible craft requires responsible action.

What this means for you

• A supply chain that travels fewer miles, uses fewer resources and reduces unnecessary costs
• Packaging designed to cut waste and cost while keeping your tools protected
• Growing support for British‑made products and local craftsmanship
• Fair, everyday pricing made possible by smarter efficiencies - not compromises on quality
• Tools and services built with long‑term responsibility you can rely on

Making, with the future in mind

Every step we take behind the scenes supports the same promise: to work cleaner and smarter, while delivering the trusted quality and service our community relies on.

We’re building a global woodworking community, but never at the expense of the environment that supports us all.

Fair prices, every day. Value you can trust.

And a future built responsibly, one thoughtful change at a time.