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January update

January update

Community Wood Recycling provides a waste removal service to the construction industry, and we will continue to do so during lockdown.

NCWRP January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 National news Read more

Morgan Sindall Social Value Award

Community Wood Recycling

Community Wood Recycling has been named as the winner of the Social Value Award in the Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Supply Chain Awards 2020.

NCWRP December 18, 2020January 4, 2021 Industry, Local news, National news Read more

EMERGE royal visit

EMERGE Royal Visit Dec 2020

As part of their national train trip the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited Fareshare Greater Manchester which is part of EMERGE, the wonderful charity that that also runs our own network member Touch Wood EMERGE.  The workshop staff

NCWRP December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 National news Read more

Community Wood Recycling featured in the Big Issue

The Big Issue

We were delighted to be one of 40 social enterprises featured by the Big Issue on Social Enterprise Day as they showed how trading for good can make the world a better place.  Why not have look at the whole

NCWRP November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 National news Read more

Celebrating Women in Social Enterprise

Community Wood Recycling; Leeds Wood Recycling; Womens Workshop

It’s Women in Social Enterprise Week, and we’re celebrating some of the exceptional women in our network. Whether it’s in the workshop, out on construction sites collecting waste wood, sharing knowledge with customers in our shops, keeping everything organised in

NCWRP November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 National news Read more

#WhoKnew

#WhoKnew2020

19th November is Social Enterprise Day.  We believe that now more than ever communities working together in businesses set up for people not for profit have a key role in tackling the challenges we face and rebuilding our economy to

NCWRP November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 National news Read more

Celebrating our commitment to a real living wage

Celebrating our commitment to a real living wage

The National Community Wood Recycling Project, the umbrella body for the Community Wood Recycling network, has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

NCWRP November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Industry, National news Read more

Proud to be a part of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge

Proud to be a part of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge

Community Wood Recycling has been featured in the latest report for the Buy Social Corporate Challenge. This scheme, run by Social Enterprise UK, brings together a group of high-profile businesses aiming to collectively spend £1 billion with social enterprises in their supply chains.

NCWRP October 1, 2020October 20, 2020 Industry, National news Read more

Find out about how we are reopening our services

Find out about how we are reopening our services

Looking for reclaimed wood for your DIY project? Many of our wood stores around the country have now been able to reopen with appropriate social distancing measures in place.  As each of our premises is unique, arrangements will vary.  In

NCWRP May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Industry, National news Read more

Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus Update

The Community Wood Recycling network is following government guidelines on suspending activities.

NCWRP March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Industry, National news Read more
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Our goals:

Save Resources - We want to prevent this valuable resource from being wasted.
Create jobs - We want to create jobs – especially for local people who might be marginalized from the labour market.

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Entrepreneurs wanted!

Fancy running a social enterprise in…

London, Liverpool, Plymouth, or Bournemouth?

We are seeking people to set up community wood recycling enterprises in the above locations. The entry costs are low and full support is provided.

To find out more, click here.

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