Prestigious Environmental Business Award won by Second Chance

Prestigious Environmental Business Award won by Second Chance

On Tuesday 11th May 2010 Chapter 1 staff and volunteers from Second Chance Furniture Re-Use, attended the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards Presentation at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and in an Oscars style evening they scooped the Environmental Business Award sponsored & presented by Land Rover.

Second Chance were one of three short listed projects in the Environmental Business category, together with Calcutt Boats and KR Exhibition Services that met the "Success Criteria" of showing outstanding concern for the environment and had taken steps to introduce improvements that protect and enhance the quality of life. They were also able to demonstrate how they contributed to the reduction of global warming, reduction of ozone depletion as well as improvement in human health.

A few weeks prior to the event a film crew visited the project to shoot footage for the short video profile of each finalist. The video was voiced over by Olympian and former world record holder, David Moorcroft, who also attended the evening to offer his support to local businesses. Representatives from the region’s business community and senior executives of the principal organisations in the area were present.

Project Manager Peter Whitehead said "We are surprised and delighted to receive this prestigious award. The other businesses that were short-listed posed serious competition and both are commercial operations, whereas Second Chance Furniture is a social enterprise. It is recognition of the hard work and commitment of both the staff and volunteers that work at the project...I would like to thank Warwickshire County Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth Council for their continued support of the project."

Second Chance was set up almost four years ago by Chapter 1 with the aims of providing affordable used furniture - primarily to those in financial hardship - but also to help reduce the amount of waste going into landfill and to provide volunteering experiences.

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