Today Walkley Clogs is Britain's last remaining clog factory, the only place in the world where the great British clog is manufactured in its entirety.

Clogs of the traditional British design, a leather upper on a wooden sole have actually been worn since at least Roman times. Some historians suggest their origins may go back further still.

Although usually associated with the folk of Lancashire and Yorkshire, clogs were actually worn throughout the country, indeed around the world, especially by men and women working in heavy industry.

About 40 percent of clog production today are still used for the industrial market. Large companies such as Corus take regular supplies. Walkley Clogs also sells to safety specialist stores such as Arco, John Liscombes and Caldwells. In fact the company regularly supplies around a hundred different industrial customers throughout the U.K . The requirements are stringent, so all Walkley Clogs Industrial Clogs are tested up to the EN 345 standards. This gives the firm a strong marketing advantage, which has helped it penetrate the Netherlands market: Dutch clogs do not meet the required European standards.

The safety clogs are at least twice as strong as a normal safety boot, and are designed to protect worker's toes and soles. They are made from locally-sourced leather and, typically, beech wood. Different soling materials are attached to the wood according to the environment in which the safety clogs will be worn. Traditional horseshoe shaped irons are still screwed onto the bottom of some clogs, but more often now a chunky, full rubber is glued and screwed onto the wood.