Hanson Clarinet Company

Hanson Clarinet Company is a manufacturer of woodwind instruments. The company is noted for their clarinets which are made in their workshops in Marsden, West Yorkshire. Hanson Clarinets is the trading name of Hanson International (Music) Ltd. The company is the largest manufacturer of clarinets in the United Kingdom.[1]

In May 2010, Hanson Clarinet has been awarded the world’s first Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certificate for using African Blackwood in its products. With the FSC certification, clarinet players will get to buy environmentally and socially sustainable instruments. Hanson Clarinets will be launching the world’s first FSC-certified clarinets by late 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cockroft, Robert (4 November 2014). "The reed revolution". The Yorkshire Post. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Hanson Clarinet gets world’s first FSC certificate for African Blackwood

http://www.fsc-uk.org/en-uk/get-involved/awards/hanson-clarinets-and-sound-fair

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