Social Firms UK

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First Fruit is a close-knit family of social enterprises, projects and hostels based in the London Borough of Newham. One of these is First Fruit Furniture Warehouse which recycles and re-sells office and household furniture.

In developing countries, where rubbish collection services are minimal and environmental awareness takes second place to basic survival, plastic bags are everywhere. Choking drains, choking animals, blighting already difficult lives. So Funky Junk decided to do something about it.  Funky Junk was created with the dual aim of creating employment for the most disadvantaged people in developing countries, and helping to clean up their environment.

wood@aldingbourne has a wood shop for that sells timber and a gift shop that sells recycled wood products.

Whitehouse Enterprises is an Ipswich based Social Firm designed and built by Suffolk County Council in 1980. The main business areas are:

* Creative Sign Solutions * Created For You Catering * outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic * light engineering * electrical assembly * contract packing * document scanning and collating.

The Orchardville Company was established in 1991 and provides a comprehensive sorting and recycling service for two of the major drinks companies in Ireland. It has a large and reliable workforce which suits labour intensive work such as contract packing. The Orchardville Company has a great track record for providing an extremely high standard of work.

New store opening Saturday 13 February in New Radnor. Click here for more details

Ten Green Bottles takes used and empty glass bottles and transforms them into a variety of products, from building supplies to stained glass windows, from time capsules to jewellery.

FEAT Enterprises newest social enterprise is SpringBack, a bed and mattress recycling service working with four local authorities across Fife and Forth Valley. SpringBack collects bed parts destined for landfill and deconstructs them into their various components. It finds customers who will reprocess the components in new products including carpets.

Restart Orkney recycles furniture furniture and household goods to provide affordable items for local people living on a low income or benefits.

Rag, Tag n Textile produce and sell handmade gifts from recycled materials. Everything is unique as everything is made from recycled materials. We have developed our own range of products, but even when items are of the same design, each piece is made from recycled fabrics, so no two items are exactly the same. Rag, Tag n Textile products can be bought through e-bay.