Responsible People

We pride ourselves on being able to create new and long-lasting careers in a rural part of the UK. We run an apprenticeship scheme, working closely with colleges and universities in Cornwall, to nurture talent and keep it local, with two trainee apprentices currently in our workshop learning new crafts. We are dedicated to our employees' wellbeing and enjoy various team activities and social events.

We work with small local suppliers whenever possible. This helps the local economy and allows us to find the most sustainable, highest quality materials. Forging long-lasting, strong, ethical relationships with our suppliers and partners ensures we know exactly where the materials we use in our manufacturing process are sourced from.

We are proud to work alongside an award winning Social Enterprise that supports thousands of people with disabilities and other disadvantages move into employment across the UK each year. Our partnership has allowed people with varying long term health conditions and illnesses to learn woodwork skills, engage with new processes and earn a salary to support themselves.

Our Tom Raffield team have committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative, this means that we are constantly striving to become more active in our local community to support environmental charities and groups.

We’re a climate positive workforce, partnering with Ecologi to offset our employees’ carbon footprint, including emissions from their home, personal travel, holidays, food, hobbies and more. In return, Ecologi plant trees to restore healthy forests around the globe and fund the world’s best climate crisis solutions.

We are proud to be one of 7,000 employers across the UK who have volunteered and committed to pay a Real Living Wage to our team, independently circulated to be enough for employees, and their families, to live on.