Welcome to Solway Showjumps
We are recognised as one of the U.K’s leading manufactures of high-quality Showjumps, training equipment, stable and yard equipment and accessorises. Proud to be a member of Made In Britain and the British Equestrian Trade Association, our team has amassed many years of experience within the sport.
In order to keep ahead of the game, we collaborate with international venue providers and riders and foster good relationships with other leading U.K companies and manufactures.
We offer our customers a VIP, one-stop shopping package with professional sales staff on-hand from the point of enquiry to the final delivery of the commodity.
Whether it be selection from our ready-made in stock items or creating your own bespoke product in conjunction with our design engineer, you can rest assured that high-quality and safety are paramount!
The Brand
The Solway Showjumps Crown is to identify our products across the U.K & Europe ensuring customers can recognise high quality & value for money. Our distinctive crown icon and brand motto ‘Owning the Crown’ replicates ourselves as a company that is always looking to strive for the best. Our crown is to help customers identify Solway Showjumps and differentiate us from our market competitors, defining our companies personality and leading products to offer a greater consistency and a strong connection with our customers, developing a professional and long lasting relationship for future enquires and orders. Our aim is to continue defining our brand and execute it effectively by keeping our logo clear, consistent and strategic, ensuring we continue building a strong recognition for long-term success.
Design & Innovation
We as a company are fortunate to have our own, on-site qualified team who all contribute with the process of innovation within our field of manufacturing equestrian products. Our team is engineer-driven & design-focused giving us the advantage to innovate new ideas. From product-centric to customer-centric where the customer is the focal point of all decisions, we aspire to discover and understand real human and horses needs with well-designed products.
With a fully equipped engineering workshop, highly experienced and qualified staff combined with world-leading design software allows our team to process and generate new products which allows us to improve our businesses performance and growth. Our designers explore new and different ways of turning ideas into real products, adding value to our range.
The importance of research, brainstorming & prototyping enables us to work on a wider variety of product ideas, which will help our business stay innovative by continuing to research the world market focusing on what our customers need and want.
The Benefits of Our In-House Manufacture
- We can offer the complete product range of showjumping obstacles from one source.
- Products go through various stages of quality checks through out the manufacture process
- Testing of the materials within the factory and with sponsored riders ensures we can maintain high standards and keep our products up to date so that they withstand the daily training and we are able to alter and make changes to keep our products durable & long lasting.
- We can oversee our staff and team members are educated/trained/experienced/qualified within the craftsmanship
- Bulk manufacture enables us to provide a selection of in-stock products as well as accommodate for one off bespoke items.
Equipment & Technology
- CNC Profiling Machines
- Plastic Injection Mould Tooling
- Large Format Eco Solvent Printers
- Computer Numeric Control Software
- Fully Operational Fabrication Facility
- High Force Hydraulic Press Brake With Precision Tooling
- Plasma Cutting
- Industrial Drill Presses
- Hydraulic Pipe Former
- Automatic Wide Range Band Saw
- High Powered Welding Inverter Stations
- World Leading Design Software
- PVC Tarpaulin Welding Stations
- Material Handling Equipment
Company Logistics
Logistics is a vital part of our business’ supply chain.
Transportation of goods from global to local travel using boats, planes, lorries or vans to transport our goods. Oversea bulk purchases mainly require transportation across the globe on a container ship or a lorry. Transportation includes the collection and delivery of high quality raw materials sourced for our own inhouse production as well as the transportation of our finished goods.
Storage is key for our selection of stock items that get stored in our warehouse before being sent out to retail shops, trade customers, or direct to the customer if sold online.
Distribution to the end customer is the final steps in our logistic process. This ensures the products make their way to the customer in the most efficient and cost effect way possible.
Associated Organisations
Made in Britain brings together the British manufacturing community, united with the use of the registered collective mark. The mark is protected and can only be used by members of Made in Britain that meet the criteria we set to guarantee the member is a British manufacturer. There are similar marks being used by organisations that wish to emulate the success of the Made in Britain mark. These copy-cat marks are not registered or protected and do not provide the guarantees given by the official Made in Britain organisation.
Mission Statement: “The British Equestrian Trade Association works to support our members in their efforts to achieve the highest level of repute, knowledge and profitability”.
BETA was formed in 1979 and has grown to be recognised and accepted as the official representative body for the equestrian manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade by Government and leading riding organisations.
At Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), our horses benefit the lives of over 25,000 disabled children and adults. With fun activities like riding and carriage driving, we provide therapy, fitness, skills development and opportunities for achievement – all supported by 18,000 amazing volunteers and qualified coaches at nearly 500 RDA centres all over the UK.
RDA is an inclusive and diverse organisation. We welcome clients with physical and learning disabilities and autism, and there are no age restrictions. Through our network of member groups, RDA is at work in every corner of the UK, in our cities and remote rural areas, bringing the therapy, achievement and fun of horses to as many people as we can.
We are a charity, and we can only carry out our life-changing activities thanks to the generosity of our donors, the dedication of our volunteers and the good nature of our fantastic horses.
The British Horse Society was founded in 1947, and we have grown over the past 70+ years to become the largest and most influential equestrian charity in the UK with over 119,000 members.
The British Horse Society is a registered charity – numbers 210504 and SC038516 – and its activities are overseen by the Charity Commission. The Patron of the Society is Her Majesty The Queen.
The BHS wouldn’t have been able to achieve what we have today without our volunteers and members. They help us to fund our work in education, equestrian welfare, access and safety, and they also give us a greater voice when lobbying government on behalf of the horse, and those who care for them.
Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) is British Horseracing’s official charity for the welfare of horses who have retired from racing. The charity promotes the versatility and adaptability of racehorses for other equestrian activities following their retirement from racing. It also protects horse welfare through a nationwide ‘safety net’ that is available to assist any former racehorse considered ‘vulnerable’. In such cases, the charity provides funding for the provision of expert care prior to suitable rehoming.
