All the pre-loved items we collect are sent to our warehouse for assessment and quality checking. Once they have been checked and are deemed good enough quality, they are sent to our volunteer workshop area at the store who, clean, repair, re-upholster and renew furniture that would previously have been deemed unfit for reuse and then sent to the shop for sale.
We deconstruct all wooden furniture items that are unsuitable for reuse or repair. This includes deconstructing bed bases to the wooden frame. Bulky Bob’s has long established working relationships with a number of wood recyclers across the North West who specialise in recycling waste wood to produce a range of products, conforming to all British Quality Standards.
All refurbished items are then gifted to people in need through local charities.
Our Workshops are run by our ViPs team (Volunteers, Interns, Placements and Students) which is our volunteering programme enabling people to work towards their own goals or give to charity by volunteering time and skills. Through this programme our volunteers gain new skills and experiences and the passion, dedication and willingness of our volunteers helps us achieve our mission to End Furniture Poverty.
