About Us
From Small Acorns
About Farm Truck Designs
From a 1955 Chevy Pickup to a Growing Family Workshop
Farm Truck Designs began with a 1955 Chevrolet pickup truck from Texas, a small home garage in Warrington and an idea that grew far bigger than we ever expected.
What started as a family side project has developed into a busy British manufacturing business, creating distinctive metalwork and personalised gifts for homes, gardens, businesses, memorials and events across the UK.
Where It All Began
Our first Xtreme CNC plasma table was installed in our home garage, where we began making coat hooks and hanging basket brackets for friends and family.
Our first proper event was the Cheshire Steam Fair. It poured with rain, but people loved what we were making and that soggy first weekend encouraged us to keep going.
The old Chevy that helped inspire our name soon became a huge part of the business too. Today, it travels with us to markets, garden centres, steam fairs and classic-car shows, where it has become our unmistakable mobile display.
As more people discovered our work, the orders, custom requests and product range continued to grow. Before long, we had completely outgrown the garage.
Our Bigger Workshop in Lymm
After moving into our first industrial workshop, we soon found ourselves running short of space again. In 2026, we took another major step forward and moved into a much larger workshop at Camsley Farm in Lymm, Cheshire.
The additional space has allowed us to install our new 8ft × 4ft Xtreme CNC plasma table. It can accommodate full sheets of steel and gives us the capacity to produce larger pieces, complete more orders and take on ambitious bespoke projects.
Although most of our garden products are made from strong 3mm steel, our equipment allows us to cut steel up to 20mm thick when a project requires it.
We use British-built Xtreme CNC machinery alongside our R-Tech plasma cutter and welding equipment. We also have laser engraving and CNC routing equipment for creating our wooden products, signs and personalised gifts.
Modern machinery gives us accuracy and consistency, but every product still passes through our hands. We design, cut, weld, clean, finish, pack and sell our creations ourselves, with powder coating completed by a trusted local company.
Meet the Farm Truck Designs Family
Farm Truck Designs is run by Leanne and Matt, with plenty of assistance—and occasional supervision—from our mini boss, Amelia.
Between us, we design new products, manufacture orders, answer messages, update the website, pack parcels and take the business on the road to events throughout the year. We continue to build the business around our family life and our other full-time roles.
Our newest addition is Shadow, our black Labrador. He has quickly appointed himself workshop quality-control inspector, chief attention seeker and occasional event companion. His actual manufacturing contribution remains questionable, but his enthusiasm is impossible to fault!
What We Make
Our range has grown from those first coat hooks and hanging basket brackets to include:
Heavy-duty 3mm steel hanging basket brackets
Metal garden birds, animals and decorative garden stakes
Metal wall signs and house signs
Memorial and remembrance designs
Officially licensed military insignia and designs
Vehicle, farming and classic-car themed products
Fire pits and chimineas
Key hooks and personalised gifts
Engraved wooden chopping boards and cheese boards
One-off bespoke commissions
Our hanging basket brackets are made from 3mm steel with a 30cm projection and four mounting holes. They are suitable for hanging baskets up to 20 inches and can be ordered in a growing collection of designs.
Made for You
Bespoke work remains one of our favourite parts of the business. Whether you would like your own car incorporated into a bracket, a personalised house sign, a meaningful memorial or something completely different, we can help turn your idea into a design.
We have produced everything from tiny robin tree spikes to seven-foot Bigfoot silhouettes, so unusual ideas are always welcome. Custom artwork is available at no additional charge on many of our products.
Everything is designed and manufactured by our family in Lymm, near Warrington. Our steel products can be supplied in bare steel to develop a natural rusty finish or professionally powder coated for a durable, weather-resistant finish.
Thank You for Supporting Our Family Business
We are incredibly proud of how far Farm Truck Designs has come—from a small home garage and one very wet steam fair to a larger workshop, an 8ft × 4ft CNC plasma table and customers throughout the UK.
Whether you discovered us at an event, spotted the Chevy at a car show, found us online or asked us to create something completely unique, thank you for supporting our small family business.
This is our story so far—and we are nowhere near finished yet.
Metal Birds & Garden Art Designs
Our metal tree spike birds make the perfect gift that will bring joy and smiles for years to come. Choose from a variety of different species of birds which can all be easily added to your garden.
We especially love our metal robins which we have in our garden. Just as you look out of the window from the kitchen sink you can see the beautiful robin keeping an eye on everything that goes on in the garden. It’s like a loved one watching over us all to make sure we are safe and happy.
The birds are made from steel using our Xtreme CNC plasma cutter, you can choose to have them painted or leave them and watch them rust over time.
We can also make fairies, squirrels, owls and other metal birds, if you can’t see what you want then drop us a message and we will see what we can do.
Metal Hanging Basket Brackets & Signs
Take your garden game to the next level with our beautiful hanging basket brackets. Made from strong locally sourced 3mm steel, using UK built CNC Machines then hand finished by our family run business.
These beautiful brackets provide great support for your favourite plants. We have lots of designs to choose from or alternatively if you cant see one you like, we can do a custom design enabling you to inject your own personality into your garden at no extra charge.
These can make great house warming gifts or presents for that person in your life that you just never know what to buy. Our British made hanging basket brackets make the perfect complement to a stunning basket of flowers in the summer, or a fun way to hang bird feeders for your feathered friends throughout the winter and the colder months.
Wood Chopping Boards, Gifts & Signs
At Farm Truck Design Ltd, we take pride in our range of beautifully handcrafted wooden products, which includes chopping boards, cheese boards, and humorous signs. Each piece is thoughtfully designed and carefully crafted to ensure quality and charm.
We source all our wood from sustainable suppliers, reflecting our commitment to eco-friendly practices. Once in our workshop, the wood is meticulously cut and shaped by hand before our Red Dragon Laser engraving machine brings each design to life. This precise engraving process allows us to create unique and detailed designs that make every item truly special.
Our collection also features a delightful variety of pet-themed wooden gifts—perfect for animal lovers and pet owners alike. Whether it's a chopping board with a heartfelt engraving, a humorous wooden sign to brighten your home, or a personalized gift for someone special, our wooden creations are made with love and care.