Prices in the collection range from �1,575 for a chair to �2,825 for a bench

Asson and Hamer says its deal with Duchy Originals will help it expand.

Working from a converted barn at Brookside Farm in New Radnor, near Presteigne, the company will manufacture a range of tables, chairs and benches known as the Duchy Collection.

The timber Asson and Hamer will work with will come from the Prince's Duchy of Cornwall estate in Herefordshire.

"We were extremely privileged to have been chosen to supply part of the order for the outdoor furniture to Duchy Originals Ltd," said Ben Asson, who runs the business with his partner Sally Hamer.

"We had been operating from much smaller premises which weren't ideal and so increased sales and this new order has helped us move our expansion plans forward."

The firm was chosen by furniture designer William Florence, of Whitney Sawmills

One job has been created directly by the new order, but Mr Asson says more will be on the way to support the existing three-strong workforce who create hand-crafted tables, chairs, benches and bespoke conservatories.

The Duchy Collection is the creation of designers Leon Krier and Stephen Florence and takes its inspiration from The Prince of Wales's gardens at Highgrove.

The idea came from the Prince of Wales, who was keen to add value to British woodlands and to create employment in rural communities.

The timber comes from woodland owned by the Duchy of Cornwall's estate.

Converting a former cattle shed into a woodworking workshop has brought Brookside Farm back into commercial use.

Up until 1994 the site was a working farm run by the Hamer family since 1933.

Dr Geraint Davies, WDA executive director in Mid Wales said: "Businesses like these are critical to the fabric of rural Wales, providing much needed employment and investment opportunities in our smaller communities."

Asson and Hamer will be one of the exhibitors within the WDA's main pavilion at this year's Royal Welsh Show.