Green-Works is an award winning social enterprise and registered charity dedicated to helping the environment by diverting redundant office and school furniture from landfill by providing reused and remanufactured furniture to small business, charities, schools and community groups whilst providing training and real work experience to the unemployed.
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Runner-up Enterprising Britian Award
29 April 2009
Green-Works have been awarded the regional runner up award for the Enterprising Britain award.The Enterprising Britain awards is a nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK a location where enterprise is creating jobs and transforming communities both of which are vital during these uncertain economic times. Split into regions Green-Works have been chosen by London Development Agency as the runner up.
Green-Works are delighted to accept the award; many of the winning projects are very large or complete regeneration schemes, such as last years winner - The Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, so its wonderful to be recognised for the social benefit we are able provide.
Green-Works Facts
Green-Works celebrated its 10th birthday in 2010
We were the first to recognise the scale of the commerical furniutre problem with towards 500,000 tonnes of commercial furniture being dumped in landfill every year by companies
Green-Works has helped over 5,500 charities and organisations providing low cost furniture
We have donated over 70 jam packed containers of valauable educational and office furniture across the developing world
Our volunteers programme has save the state over £500K in social benefit
We have 5 proceesing centres across the UK which combined offer over 100,000 sq ft of capacity to deal with unwanted items
Green-Works was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development 2008
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