Products ‘we make them to last.’ Power ‘we aim to be green and lean’. Packaging ‘we choose to re-use.’ Here at Nigel Tyas we’re committed doing our best to minimise the environmental impact of our business. With campaigns to go green, tackle waste and reduce the use of single-use plastics very much in...
Nigel shares his experience of joining a Northern Powerhouse trade mission to France. Every now and again we get an opportunity not to be missed – and joining a ‘Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission’ to Paris was just one of those opportunities. Organised by the Department for International Trade, the purpose of the trip was...
When ‘Living North Magazine’ wanted to write a feature about talented designer-makers based in Yorkshire, we were delighted that they gave Nigel a call. In this article Nigel talks about his handmade work being a ‘practical art’ and welcomes the current revival of interest in the craft of blacksmithing amongst young people. He is...
We are proud to be based in Yorkshire and can’t really think of a better place to manufacture our ironwork products and grow our business. We were therefore very pleased to be featured as a case study on the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub website. The Sheffield City Region Growth Hub works with businesses...
We had a special guest in the workshop recently when BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Paulette Edwards called in to get some hands-on experience as a blacksmith! Nigel showed Paulette how to forge her very own wrought iron shoe horn and there was plenty of chatter around the anvil as she and Nigel wielded hammer...
Gorgeous Yorkshire is a blog which, as the name suggests, highlights all sorts of gorgeous things made and found in Yorkshire. Its authors Sharon and Stephanie share a love for good design, skilled craftsmanship, quality, originality and character. We were delighted to be featured in an article on this inspiring blog and it was...
A team of Barnsley blacksmiths has delivered the largest chandelier it has ever made to an historic wedding venue in Northamptonshire. Nigel Tyas, which produces dozens of handcrafted wrought iron chandeliers a year, has completed its biggest ever commission for 19th century Crockwell Farm. The two-tier light fitting, made to Nigel’s own ‘Shepherds Crook’...
Yorkshire blacksmith Nigel Tyas will be exhibiting at Grand Designs Live in London this month. The designer-maker will take a stand at the premier property event inspired by the popular Channel 4 TV programme fronted by Kevin McCloud. Grand Designs Live is expected to attract 100,000 visitors to the EXCEL (April 29 – May...
Yorkshire ironworker Nigel Tyas will be exhibiting at one of the country’s biggest trade shows later this month. The designer-maker will take a stand at the National Homebuilding and Renovating Show at the NEC in Birmingham (March 23-26) where he will showcase his latest range of lighting designs. Nigel Tyas was founded by blacksmith...
A creative collaboration between a blacksmith and a potter has led to the launch of a new product range combining their traditional crafts. Ironworker Nigel Tyas and ceramicist Sarah Jones-Morris have put their heads together to design and create wrought iron lamps and pendant lights with porcelain and stoneware shades. The new products are...