I’m in the US, and I own 2 Mcleouds for trail work. They were originally developed as a forest/wild fire fighting tool in the western US.
The IMBA trail books and US trail training crews push the tool pretty hard as the best tool for trail work. When they work, they are extremely versatile and very effective. In my experience, they often work very well for the final grading of trail tread, dragging the tool along with the blade nearly perpendicular to the ground to cut off any high spots.
But it all depends on the soil conditions. Rocks (even small ones) and roots stop them cold. Also, if there is a lot of brush next to the trail, you really can’t use them to drag loose soil off of the trail and spread it out downslope. While they’re alright for some light tamping, they’re not heavy enough to really compact a lot of dirt; get a purpose made tamper instead. I have lots of roots, rocks, and brush, so mine don’t get used a whole lot.
Even in the US, I still paid a lot for shipping when I bought mine due to the length of the tools. If you want to try to get them w/o handles, I’d suggest trying Lamberton a small mom and pop business that makes their own. They are who I bought mine from and might be more willing than a big corporation to ship them w/o handles or whatever.