Before we came together under the group name of Thurston, our shops in Liverpool (Clare's) and in the West Midlands (Padmore's) were well known for the supply and service of both Crown and Flat Green Bowls.
When Bowls were manufactured from Lignum Vitae (better known as 'woods'), Clare's employed members of staff with years of experience in the manufacture and repair of Bowls.
Even with the advent of new technologies (computer controlled lathes and lasers etc), Thurston have retained their edge in the repair and renovation, and now supply bowls not just with the Thurston name, but from the worlds leading manufacturers.
Lignum Vitae is now a protected timber, and is only available from rare 'resource managed areas'. Small quantities come available from time to time, and Thurston can still manufacture 'woods' to order only.