About cresse
Creative Reuse Environmental Start-ups for Social Enterprise
We offer a fast-track service for Social Enterprises in the UK who are looking for a range of new and exciting products that new or existing groups can easily make and sell.
Our products benefit from being niche unique recycled products with a genuine WOW factor. Our package includes all equipment your group will need and our experienced hands on training delivered on-site. The making process can be broken down into achievable steps to allow groups of all abilities / challenges to successfully make and sell these products.
cresse aims:
To support community networks of diverse people, committed to recycling, who through working together can make enterprises that are sustainable and mutually beneficial.
Our goals are:
- To support groups to reduce the amount of resources going to landfill
- To help groups to reuse resources to create beautiful and unique products
- To create meaningful activities for groups
- To facilitate relevant skills training for groups
- To help promote the self worth of a diverse range of individuals
Who we are
We are a small family-run business, and have very much a grassroots, hands-on approach.
We manage and develop every aspect of the business. We design and build our own jigs and tools, instruction manuals, and videos. All our work is dealt with in-house.
A significant portion of our time is spent on Research & Development. We have a workshop and studio set aside for this.
Who we are
We are a small family-run business, and have very much a grassroots, hands-on approach.
We manage and develop every aspect of the business. We design and build our own jigs and tools, instruction manuals, and videos. All our work is dealt with in-house.
A significant portion of our time is spent on Research & Development. We have a workshop and studio set aside for this.
Our experience
We have extensive experience in working with new and small businesses, both with bricks and mortar and online.
Our combined skills set includes:
- Website design and development
- Packaging industry design & development
- Working with a diverse range of community groups
- Running hands-on practical workshops
Our experience
We have extensive experience in working with new and small businesses, both with bricks and mortar and online.
Our combined skills set includes:
- Website design and development
- Packaging industry design & development
- Working with a diverse range of community groups
- Running hands-on practical workshops
Background
A local community arts project using recycled books highlighted the scale of unwanted books in our area – books that appeared to have no value and heading landfill.
We developed a range of recycled products which we sold online at shows, fairs and universities and during the initial stages of development these were our main source of income.
cresse was born from the realisation that great recycling ideas should be shared and encouraged to have any real impact.
Background
A local community arts project using recycled books highlighted the scale of unwanted books in our area – books that appeared to have no value and heading landfill.
We developed a range of recycled products which we sold online at shows, fairs and universities and during the initial stages of development these were our main source of income.
cresse was born from the realisation that great recycling ideas should be shared and encouraged to have any real impact.