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We make our wheel centres ourselves from a high density polypropylene. This is 6 times stronger than steel by weight, and is composed of a single piece. Making our wheel centres in this way means they are stronger and lighter than a traditional steel wheel.

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Unlike some manufacturers importing parts to assemble in the UK, when we say British Made we mean it! 90% of our wheelbarrow parts are made by us in our factory in the West Midlands - and if we can't make it ourselves, where possible, we try to source from UK manufacturers. 

British Owned. British Made. Britain's Best.

The majority of our wheelbarrows are supplied to our customers fully assembled via our own fleet of trucks specifically designed to carry fully assembled wheelbarrows.

We do however also manufacture our Barrow in a Box range of barrows - ideal for the eCommerce, and the market leader in this sector.

Having been in this industry for over 80 years, our history and experience makes us the experts in wheelbarrows - and the only supplier still making our components in the UK. As a family run, British manufacturer we can offer you a greater level of service, more flexibility, and a much more robust supply chain - ensuring you have the stock you need, where you need it, when you need it. Constantly investing and innovating in our product range, we are your one-stop-shop for all your wheelbarrow needs. 

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Why Choose Walsall Wheelbarrows?

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Our Barrow in a Box range is simple to assemble, with as few as 7 bolts to install. You can view our instruction leaflets and assembly video by following the links below, however here a few tips that may also help;

• You may find it easier to assemble the barrow by turning it all "upside down". Start by placing the pan top down on a large flat surface such as a table, then resting the frame on the underside of the pan. This will give you better visibility of the end of the bolt.
• Initially only turn the nuts onto the bolts one or two turns only, just enough to catch the end of the bolt. This will give you enough movement to get all parts in position. Once the parts are located, then go around tightening the nuts and bolts to pull the parts together.
• You can't hurt it! Don't worry if the parts don't look like they will pull together, it is designed to go together under tension helping to reduce movement between the components.
• Fit the wheel last. This will give you more space while getting the frame and pan fitted.

If you’re considering buying a wheelbarrow, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve been using and testing all kinds of wheelbarrows for 30+ years, and contrary to what’s usually true in life, occasionally you really can get something for nothing. Wheelbarrows are a case in point. Without fuel or electrical inputs of any kind, a good wheelbarrow easily triples or quadruples the amount of stuff you can move with your body alone. Wheelbarrows have always offered advantages like this, but some designs are definitely better than others, depending on the work you have to do.

I have an unusually close relationship with wheelbarrows. I used one particular wheelbarrow at least several times a week for twenty years moving things I never could have budged without one. For a three-year stint in the late ’s a wheelbarrow served as my only bathtub while I built my backwoods country home. Every so often manufacturers send me different wheelbarrows to test, whichever ones I want. If you have any specific questions about choosing a wheelbarrow after reading this article, send me an at [ protected]

Four Types of Wheelbarrows

Generally speaking, wheelbarrow designs fall into one of four categories:

• Double- and single-wheel contractor models: That’s a double wheeled barrow second from the left in the photo above.
• Garden carts: The one we like the best is on the far right, above. They have big wheels and a large carrying volume.
• Poly-tub builder wheelbarrows: Pretty good, but you need to know which plastic to avoid.
• Motorized wheelbarrows: Yes, motorized. That’s a self propelled wheelbarrow on the left of the group above.

Garden Carts

For gardening work, I really like high capacity garden carts. These won’t stand up well to concrete, rocks, firewood and other hard items, but garden carts are terrific for moving the kind of large volumes of fluffy material that gardening often involves. A company called “Carts Vermont” invented this kind of large capacity gardening wheelbarrow decades ago, and they still do an excellent job. That’s ours below, in front of one of our gardens.

If you ever visit a place called Mackinac Island, Michigan (a terrific spot by the way), you’ll see hundreds of carts just like this kind all over the place. Motorized vehicles have been outlawed on Mackinac since , so people use garden carts all the time behind bicycles or pushed by hand to move groceries, tools, luggage and supplies of all kinds. Every so often you’ll even see a Mackinac plumber or electrician riding to a job on a bicycle pulling a cart like this loaded with tools.

Contractor Wheelbarrows

These are my favourite general purpose wheelbarrow. They’re meant for use with concrete, sand and stone, and they’re the toughest, longest-lasting wheelbarrows around. The best I’ve used generally have a steel pan, one-piece handles and a flat-free tire. That said, one type of plastic-type pan is excellent, too.

Rubbermaid offers a number of items made of what they call “structural foam. This sounds weak, but it’s actually amazingly strong. Almost indestructible, a structural foam wheelbarrow pan won’t even crack if it’s filled with water and left to freeze solid in winter. The wheelbarrow pan you see below has been serving us well for more than 20 years. It’s still perfect. Don’t confuse structural foam with regular plastic wheelbarrow pans that often do crack in short order. They’re very different. Structural foam is amazingly tough. That’s what you can see below. Stay away from plastic wheelbarrow pans.

Think About Tires

If you’re looking to buy a new wheelbarrow, start by kicking the tires. Literally. There are lots of models out there that use rock-hard, solid rubber tires, but I’ve never found they work well, except for the lightest duty jobs. If you think you need a wheelbarrow, you probably need a better than basic model, and this means an air-filled tire or a flat-free tire. The semi-squishy consistency helps even out rough ground, making it much easier to push a load over bumps and hollows.

Just about the only thing better is a semi-squishy tire that never goes flat. One of the smartest innovations in the wheelbarrow world is flat-proof tires. They offer all the performance and grip of regular air-filled tires, except they never let you down. They can’t because they hold no air. Instead of a standard, tubeless design, flat-proof wheelbarrow tires are made of semi-solid foam all the way through. Today’s best commercial-duty wheelbarrows roll off the factory floor with flat-proof tires as standard equipment. You can also get them as aftermarket add-ons for older wheelbarrows, too. Beware the cheap flat-free tires because they split and crack in the sun.

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