What we provide
How our waste wood collection service works
It’s simple. Once you are set up on our system, put all your wood to one side. When you have around 12 cubic yards, give us a call and we’ll arrange a collection.
Community Wood Recycling Social Enterprises can offer distinctive bespoke fitouts for every kind of business
Hospitality
Bar tops, booth seating and customer tables
Offices
Desks, monitor stands and statement walls
Retail
Serving counters, shelving and display cabinets
Services
Salon shelving, display units and counter tops
Sectors we’ve worked in
About us
Founder Richard Mehmed first realised the potential of waste wood in 1998 when building a playhouse for his daughter. He spotted some plywood outside a local factory, and when he asked if he could take a couple of them for his playhouse he was shocked to find the pile was just a fraction of the perfectly reusable wood waiting to be landfilled. Saddened by the waste, Richard came up with a plan to divert wood out of the waste stream, and the social enterprise Brighton and Hove Wood Recycling Project was born.
Our Social Mission
Our social mission is to find work for as many people as we can, and to restore people’s hope and self-confidence
Collecting, sorting and processing the large quantities of wood we collect wouldn’t be possible without the help of our volunteers. In exchange, we provide them with training, work experience, job opportunities and social connections. Anyone can volunteer, but we work with the DWP and organisations that focus on issues like unemployment, homelessness, mental health, addiction recovery, offender rehabilitation, learning and physical disability, and refugee and human trafficking victim integration to provide volunteering opportunities to people who can benefit the most.