Green-works
Green-Works is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to recycling office furniture and providing employment for vulnerable people.
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Corporate members from its impressive blue chip list pay premium fees for Green-works to remove redundant furniture for recycling. Green-Works trains and employs people from disadvantaged backgrounds who have been affected by poverty, unemployment, health issues or vulnerable to criminal activity.
Why selected for Breakthrough:
A customer of CAN Mezzanine, Green-works' vision is to be ‘green office gurus'. Colin Crooks, the Chief Executive, is passionate about waste and the environment and a champion of social enterprise. The company had uncontroversial merit and great brand-building potential.
Key Challenges:
Growth in management expertise, Green-Works needed strategic guidance, particularly with financial control and commercial planning.
Outcomes:
New management team and Chief Executive mentoring. Now focusing on retail selling and redistribution.
| "Our business is becoming more responsive, more professional and is planning its future from a stronger base." Colin Crooks, Green-works Chief Executive |
For more information on Green-works visit www.green-works.co.uk
The Social Investment Team |
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Richard Kennedy, Social Investment Manager |