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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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November 2009

Colin Crooks (CEO) has been shortlisted for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Recycling Award 2009

Providing Scotland with great Christmas Trees and supporting a great cause
This Christmas the young people of Kibble Education and Care Centre will be selling Caring Christmas Trees to raise funds for the Accord Hospice in Paisley.

September 2009

Books and Furniture arrive in Sierra Leone
Green-Works have been working with CODEP on the Big Read project in the Waterloo region of Sierra Leone to ensure each school has a library and there is at least 2 books per child.

July 2009

Green-Works give LCRN offices a cleaner, brighter future
Green-Works recently refurbished the LCRN offices, providing 20 workstations including the Green-Works joinery desks, which are uniquely made in the London Warehouse from 98% recycled material.

May 2009

Green500 Approved Supplier
Green-Works is delighted to have been approved to join the suppliers for Londons Green500 scheme.

April 2009

Runner-up Enterprising Britian Award
Green-Works have been awarded the regional runner up award for the Enterprising Britain award.

Government announces Future Jobs Fund
 In a breakfast meeting this morning at Number 10 the Prime Minister unveiled a 1 billion Future Jobs Fund, which aims to create 150,000 new jobs for young people.

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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