Chi-Africa Recycled.Reused.Reclaimed
Chi-Africa is a family run company established in 1999 in Chichester, West Sussex. We specialise in the sourcing of unique, recycled and handcrafted nature inspired garden sculptures that we hand pick from all over the world but mainly Zimbabwe. We visit Zimbabwe up to three times a year to find the newest and most exciting products from local artists.
Our motto Recycled.Reused.Reclaimed fits not only our products, but is reflective of the sustainable ethos of our business. We ensure that every aspect of our business fits our motto from our packaging boxes to the screws in our products.
Chi-Africa has always believed in sustainable business, primarily by offering good quality sculptures in the UK at affordable prices. The impact that this has is widespread. In the UK we employ 10 people at our warehouse, where working hours are 9:30-2:30 this makes the job accessible for many people including parents and this is something we are very proud of. In Zimbabwe the impact has been life changing for artists, helping them to build their own homes and set real foundations for their families. It is this sustainability, both in the UK and in Zim that we look to continue to improve upon in the future. It's quite simple, the more sculpture we sell, the more we buy from Zimbabwe and it is this that allows people to thrive.
Recycled Metal Garden Sculptures, made in Zimbabwe.
Chi-Africa.com was founded in 1999 after a trip to South Africa by Paul Hepworth. Paul met some independent artists and was impressed by the skill and creative flare they possessed, while using scrap metal as a material. Paul established business links in Zimbabwe and attended his first UK flower show, which was a great success.
In 2014, we expanded to reach a wider UK audience, also increasing the amount of artists that we work with in Zimbabwe. Our company ethos ‘Recycled.Reused.Reclaimed’ and the discovery of fresh ‘white metal’ sculptures in Zimbabwe plus a return to the trade market lead to rapid growth. We established business relationships with large UK companies such as The National Trust, The RHS and many more. This saw production increase in Zim and we went from from working with a handful of artists to well over 30 regularly.
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