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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First Fruit, Silvertown, East London

FF LogoGreen-Works' Silvertown warehouse has built up a reputation of providing quality used furniture at affordable prices. The warehouse is run in partnership with the charity First Fruit who, since the mid 1990s, have been helping homeless people in East London break out of the 'no home no job' cycle. The warehouse was established in November 2002.

The warehouse is based in the East End of London, near to City Airport. This warehouse occupies an area of 30,000 sq ft, and so houses a huge range of office furniture. First Fruit process up to 500 tonnes of furniture per month.

 

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday 9am to 1pm.

Address:

Unit 14, Kierbeck Business Complex,
North Woolwich Road,
Silvertown,
London E16 2BG
Tel 020 7476 4555 or 020 7476 4888
Fax 020 7476 4666
Email: office@firstfruitwarehousing.org

Website www.firstfruitwarehousing.org

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Directions:

By public transport: The nearest station is Silvertown West on DLR (Docklands Light Railway) going towards London City Airport. DLR can be reached directly from central London including Bank Station and from Canning Town. Turn right upon leaving the station and the Kierbeck Estate is a few metres on the right, directly opposite the Texaco petrol station. Ask at security for Unit 14.

By car: We are situated on the north bank of the river, between Canning Town and City Airport. Come off the A13 at the Canning Town Roundabout. Take the A1020 Silvertown Way past Canning Town station, continue for 1 mile over the flyover, and the Kierbeck Estate is on the right, directly opposite the Texaco petrol station. Ask at security for Unit 14. Parking is available outside our unit, next to the river.

Please phone if you get lost and we will guide you in!

First Fruit Facts

The warehouse is 32,000 square feet. 

We employ around ten staff to recycle and re-sell our furniture.

We process around 400 tonnes of furniture each month.

100% of the furniture we receive is either re-sold or recycled – none of it goes to landfill.