ALT-BERG BOOTMAKING COMPANY
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Alt-berg boots are made at their factory in Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Standing at the gateway to Swaledale and some of the finest walking
country in England, the ancient town of Richmond was founded by the
Normans in 1071AD. The castle Keep still looks down over one of the
largest cobbled market places in the country - the centre for
generations of trade and commerce in the town.
During medieval times the town was granted a royal charter giving rights
to hold markets and fairs. Craft guilds sprang up around the town and by
the georgian era Richmond was a prosperous regional centre.
Time has moved on and in England the craft guilds have almost died out.
In Richmond, however the craft of bootmaking still survives.
Altberg walking and hiking boots are designed and manufactured for the
great outdoors. Our aim is to produce the best British boots for the
worlds worst conditions. Altberg boots have been worn and tested, from
the baking heat of the Jordanian deserts to the Tien Shan Mountains in
China, from the frozen wastes of Greenland to the high Himalayas.
Altberg continues to strive every day to develop its boots and
bootmaking skills. Our aim is to carry forward a tradition based on
craft and technology to make the best British boots for the worlds worst
conditions.
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ALT-BERG BOOTMAKING COMPANY
Unit 2B
Racecourse Road
Gallowfields Trading Estate
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4XB
Tel: +44 (0)1748 850615
Fax: +44 (0)1748 850615
Website: www.altberg.co.uk
Email: info@altberg.co.uk
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