Who we are
Introduction
Hang A Hammock Collective is a social enterprise based in Masaya, Nicaragua, founded around 2013. It specializes in the handmade production of hammocks and swings, crafted by a team of artisans using traditional techniques and sustainable practices. The company’s mission is to promote Nicaraguan craftsmanship with high-quality standards while providing a comfortable, safe, and fair working environment for its members.
The collective operates as a legally registered business under Nicaraguan law (HAHC NICARAGUA S.A.), adhering to social and labor regulations with a strong focus on ethical work conditions. This includes fair wages, health insurance, paid holidays, retirement contributions, and safe workplace standards and profit-sharing. It aims to foster social mobility and improve artisans’ quality of life through a business model that is financially sustainable and independent from donations or external financing.
Hang A Hammock Collective also follows Fair Trade principles, emphasizing accounting, responsible sourcing, and respect for workers and suppliers. The company continuously implements social initiatives such as paid menstrual leave, educational workshops, zero-interest loans, and health benefits. Its production is fully handmade, promoting social sustainability, empathy, collaboration, and participation at work.
In short, Hang A Hammock Collective is more than just an artisan hammock maker—it is a social company committed to ethical manufacturing, supporting artisan communities, and producing high-quality handcrafted products with a social impact at its core.
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Vision
Milestones
In 2014 Elle Decor featured the Hang A Hammock Collective production and helped to increase the brand visibility in the USA. Several big companies such has Pottery Barn and Urbanoutfitters wanted to work with us. The need to start a legal company was necessary and fair. It was required to be more efficient too.
In 2016 we moved to a bigger work site. Our atelier is based in the city of Masaya in the vibrant neighbourhood of San Juan where are many artisan workshops. We are a team of 10 professional artisans and technicians between 18 and 40 years old. We work also with around 5 independent artisans that provide the wood and metal accessories. The cushions are made by an independent seamstress and her husband. We share as much as possible knowledges to learn everyday new skills and improve our teamwork skills from the production to the costumer care.
Now, as a team, we have weekly meetings to solve daily problems, to improve the design of the products, thanks to your feedbacks, to offer a better costumer service and to think about new projects.
From 2017 we started to co-manage a tree farm in Nicaragua, a land in the Carazo region, with a lot of biodiversity. Therefore all the wood we use come from an environmental responsible source. The project is conserving the biodiversity of the local environment by planting the same native hardwoods we used for our products (Gliricidia sepium).
From 2018 we start to implement our new dynamic business plan. The approach started from the personal vision of each member of the Hang A Hammock Collective and then modeling the collective vision of the company to guide the project during the next five years. We will integrate continuous improvement skills training, emphasizing on soft skills. We are proud to say that we produce and sell fair trade and environmentally friendly handmade products.
A Social Company
- Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
- Transparency and Accountability
- Fair Trading Practices
- Payment of a Fair Price
- Ensuring no Child Labour and Forced Labour
- Commitment to Non Discrimination, Gender Equity and Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Freedom of Association
- Ensuring Good Working Conditions
- Providing Capacity Building
- Promoting Fair Trade
- Respect for the Environment
If you are interested to know more how we implement these principles in our every day routine, please write us to know more, contact us here, we'll be happy to share with you some facts.
From 2017 we started to co-manage a tree farm in the Carazo region. Therefore all the wood we use to make our products come from an environmental responsible source. The main purpose of the project is to conserve the biodiversity of the local environment by planting the same native woods we use for our products (Gliricidia sepium).