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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May 2010
Ensuring education for all: keeping kids learning
Green-Works dedication to removing and reusing education furniture and equipment brings a tale of two very different schools affected by similar problems... ...More Information
April 2010
18-24 year olds get on the green jobs ladder
Green-Works are proud to be able to offer 55 people employment and training position through the Future Jobs Fund. The Future Jobs Fund provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) aims to create 170,000 additional jobs across the country, primarily aimed at 18-24 year olds who have been out of work for nearly a year to deliver real benefits to communities. ...More Information
Green-Works Facts
Green-Works was founded in 2000 by Colin Crooks
The first ever job was to move 8000 desks - with only one small van!
Green-Works has helped over 5,000 charities and organisations providing low cost furniture
We have sent 43 containers of furniture across the developing world
Our volunteers programme has save the state over £500K in social benefit
We have helped our members become more sustainable
Green-Works was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development 2008
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