Walk into any kitchen shop or browse Amazon for “BBQ apron” and you will find hundreds of options. Most of them are the same thing: thin canvas or polyester, a single front pocket, an adjustable neck loop, and a printed logo. They cost between £8 and £20 and they look fine on the product page. […]
The BBQ Stories category on this blog contains the honest account of how Bison Hill was built. Not the polished version — the actual version, with the prototype failures, the eleven months between brief and first shipment, the fallen oak tree that became the BBQ Block, the embroidery workshop we found in Surrey that shapes […]
January 2026. The UK live-fire cooking market has been growing for five years. The category we identified as underserved in 2021 has become one of the most visible segments in outdoor food culture. Here is what the trends are showing and what they mean for how we build the brand this year. What the market […]
January 2026. The Gaucho Apron is approaching four years old. The design has not changed once since it was signed off in July 2022. Here is why, and what that says about how it was made. What unchanged means in context Most consumer products — particularly in the kitchen and outdoor categories — go through […]
Every January we ask the same question: what are we building this year, and why? In 2026, the answer is more focused than it has ever been, because the range is more complete than it has ever been. What we are prioritising First priority: make the gift set range more discoverable. Eight sets from Starter […]
February 2026 is Bison Hill’s fourth birthday. We founded the brand in Reigate, Surrey in February 2022, with one product in development and a clear brief: make the best live-fire BBQ kit available in the UK. Here is where the brand stands as it enters its fifth year. What four years looks like Fifteen or […]
