Doing Good With Wood
Our monthly newsletter brings you highlights from around our network, as well as articles about wood and sustainability from the UK and beyond
July 2025
Waste to Watts: Inside the Plant at Steven’s Croft. Our Development Manager Elizabeth Green took part in a trip by the Wood Recyclers Association to E.On’s Steven’s Croft wood-fired energy plant near Lockerbie to learn about the valuable role being played by biomass energy in keeping wood waste out of landfill while generating renewable and reliable baseload power. We also look at The Useful Wood Company, Community Wood Recycling's Woking enterprise.
April 2025
Guide to the Procurement Act 2023. This issue explores how the Act, coming into effect soon, might affect both small social businesses like ours as well as larger suppliers like the construction companies we work with. We also look at how The Wood Shack and JERICHO are transforming the lives of young people and victims of modern slavery in Birmingham.
March 2025
The Joys and Challenges of Working with Reclaimed Wood. Working with reclaimed wood takes care and creativity but yields great results, much like working with a diverse range of people. We hear from some of our woodworkers about what reclaimed wood means to them, and also learn about fun days out at the Aldingbourne Country Centre, home of Wood@Aldingbourne.
December 2024
Building Resilient Communities. We look at some of the ways Community Wood Recycling helps people in taking the 5 steps to mental health recommended by the NHS, supporting their health as well as the health of our communities. We also find out how Glasgow Wood helped wood from COP26 stay in circulation for years afterwards.