The Wood Shack Gets Creative for the Commonwealth Games
Welcome to Smithfield
As Birmingham 2022 spectators enter Smithfield, to watch the 3x3 basketball or beach volleyball this week, they will walk past some cladded pillars.
These wooden panels have been created by our Wood Shack social enterprise from the reclaimed timber they collect from construction and manufacturing sites who have no more use for them. In total, 2,500 metres of pallet wood and nearly 8,000 screws were used to make and fit the panels together!
It was a brilliant project to work on and involved all the team, including apprentices, survivors of modern slavery, managers and even the drivers coming together to cut down the and make the panels.
Re-Cycling
Our Wood Shack Assistant Manager Mick has also been busy designing and building chairs for the cycling time trial that is taking place in West Park, Wolverhampton on 4th August. During the event, the chairs will be occupied by the cyclists sitting in the gold, silver and bronze medal positions.
They are built from reclaimed wood, with the back rests made from oak flooring, parquet flooring, ply, pine floorboard, buffalo board and even a piece from a bed!
A big thanks to Lynne and her group from the Up Collective for upholstering the cushions.
About The Wood Shack
The Wood Shack collects waste wood to prevent it going to landfill and sells it in their Timber Yard in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
As a JERICHO social enterprise, they help people who face real and significant challenges in getting a job. These could include trauma, insufficient work experience, health & wellbeing needs, education barriers and communication challenges.