amazonails is a not-for-profit social enterprise, registered as an Industrial & Provident Society in March 2007; offering Design, Consultancy, Training & Support in Strawbale building & other sustainable building techniques to Self-builders, Architects, Schools, Community Groups and the Construction industry, as well as illustrated presentations to professionals, Academic institutions & Community Groups alike.
They are at the cutting edge of design, having pioneered several types of low-impact foundations through the Building Regulation system in the UK, specialising in designs that use no cement, are self-draining and require no intrusive trenches into the earth: making them accessible to all.
They have been developing techniques and simplifying practice in strawbale building since 1994, and are acknowledged internationally for their breadth of experience.
They have acted as consultants to clients such as the Ecology Building Society and the National Trust, and offer their own design & drawing service.
Their aim at amazonails® is to enable more people to become involved in the building process, particularly those people who would not normally expect to find themselves on a building site. These people would include women, people from other cultures, younger and older people, those with different physical and mental abilities, or people otherwise excluded from construction. But they also work with the traditional members of the construction industry, such as local firms of builders, carpenters, electricians etc. to offer a different and, they believe, a more effective and appropriate way of working in the 21st century.
