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December 2020

As we draw toward the end of a very difficult year, a few reflections… At the end of March we had to pause our business for 10 weeks, following Government guidelines. We had the obvious concerns about what this would do to our Social Enterprise and when/ how would we recover from this unseen virus. […]
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  • On 31st December 2020
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January 2020

As part of our method of working we use 3 diesel vehicles to collect waste timber from construction and manufacturing sites. We are aware that NOx emissions are harmful to the environment and have been looking at ways to reduce this. We have not been able to find alternatively powered commercial vehicles that have the […]
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  • On 6th January 2020
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October 2019

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. We have measured our Project against relevant SDG’s in order to demonstrate the steps we have taken to improve Sustainability and Wellbeing in our environment. Goal 10. Reduce inequalities. We pay our staff the National Living Wage […]
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  • On 3rd October 2019
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September 2019

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. We have measured our Project against relevant SDG’s in order to demonstrate the steps we have taken to improve Sustainability and Wellbeing in our environment. 3. Good Health & Wellbeing. We provide a safe space for our […]
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  • On 17th September 2019
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August 2019

Collaboration – the process of 2 groups working together to achieve an outcome. Our collaborative process involves working with other like minded organisations to help them achieve their end goal. This is usually in the form of timber and/or ideas that are required for community and school projects. This can be as easy as giving […]
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  • On 5th August 2019
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July 2017

Would you like to join our award winning Social Enterprise? We have a full-time driver/collector position available. The hours are Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. We pay the UK Living Wage (not to be confused with the Govt. minimum wage) plus holidays (and you get your birthday as an extra holiday day). The main criteria are…over 25 (insurance […]
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  • On 9th August 2017
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May 2017

Quite a busy month for us…we won an award! Responsible Business of the Year at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards. Its the first business award that we have put ourselves up for and were so pleased to have won. A culmination of a lot of hard work by our team and a real dedication to […]
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  • On 17th June 2017
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February 2017

Thought we would kick off a series about The Makers…people that work with our reclaimed timber and turn it into beautiful products. Nightingale Shepherd Huts is a family run business based in East Sussex, who design and build bespoke wooden huts and garden structures. They are made where possible from reclaimed materials including timber from […]
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  • On 24th February 2017
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January 2017

In April 2007 Mid Sussex Wood Recycling was born. The idea was a simple one, to utilise the thousands of tonnes of timber being thrown away every day by Industry. In 2008 we needed to rent some space to put the many tonnes of timber we had already recovered! By 2012 we ran a fleet […]
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  • On 26th January 2017
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Its Christmas….

and we will be taking a well earned rest! Our last day is the 23rd Dec (4pm) and then we will all be enjoying the festivities and putting our feet up, until 3rd Jan 2017. We wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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  • On 19th December 2016
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