Work experience is a great way for young people to spend some time in a professional environment. It provides an understanding not only of how an organisation runs but how working life is different to school or college. It can also offer an insight into the type of career a students wishes to pursue! We regularly have students at Oxford Wood Recycling on work experience and have enjoyed hosting students from local schools and colleges recently. Martha joined us for a week in June and talks about her time at OWR. "I spent one week at Oxford Wood Recycling (OWR) as an intern for my end of Year 11 work experience placement. We learn about sustainability at school so I was keen to see the circular economy in action. I'd read the website and done a bit of research into their values, so I had a few expectations before starting. But truth be told, they were blown through the roof! I was warmly welcomed by all the team. During the five days, I worked on a bug hotel for Flofest in Oxford, I had the opportunity to discover and use specific wood working tools, and I even created a piece of artwork using wood off-cuts. One of my highlights was the time spent in the Wood Shop. It was brilliant talking to customers, helping organise the stock, and generally feeling like a member of OWR staff! By the end of the week I realised how many people OWR helps, and on a personal level, working in such a positive environment with such a kind team was a real boost to my confidence. In the future, I’d like to study Materials Science and Engineering. It’s an innovative research field where I can combine my love of chemistry and design. I'll be looking to find new materials to use in energy, building, medicine and more. But my work experience at OWR showed me how traditional materials can also contribute to a sustainable future. And in my lab, while I’ll have modern state-of-the-art equipment, there’s one thing I will miss - the unmistakable and beautiful smell of wood. A massive thank you to all the team." We love having students with us for work experience and look forward to welcoming more in the future.
Oxford Wood Recycling
Environmental Services
Abingdon, England 293 followers
An environmental social enterprise transforming the lives of people who have been excluded from working.
About us
Oxford Wood Recycling (OWR) was established in 2005 by Richard Snow, Nick Dowling and Helen Porter who had met during a postgraduate Forestry degree at Oxford University. Their mission is to address the wasteful attitude towards wood products in the UK by providing alternative waste management solutions. Building on Richard’s social enterprise business experience there was also an opportunity to enable people facing severe disadvantages to get back into mainstream employment. Using these two issues as pillars of an organisation, Oxford Wood Recycling (OWR) was created and based in Milton Park, Didcot. By 2015 OWR had outgrown that space and relocated to Abingdon, just off the Drayton Road. Oxford Wood Recycling recently scooped the Award for Social Responsibility at the Vale 4 Business Awards in recognition of the positive impact that the business has on the local community. Whether making wood products or handling timber, Oxford Wood Recycling believes that working with wood is very therapeutic!
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https://www.oxfordwoodrecycling.org.uk/
External link for Oxford Wood Recycling
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Abingdon, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2005
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Get directions
Suffolk Way
Unit 4
Abingdon, England OX14 5JX, GB
Employees at Oxford Wood Recycling
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Nick Dowling
Independent Renewables & Environment Professional
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Richard Snow
Chief Executive Officer at Oxford Wood Recycling
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Simon Gundry
Retail Manager at Oxford Wood Recycling
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Maurice McCartney
Leadership and management trainer and mentor. Practical advice and learning to help you succeed.
Updates
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Last week Cathrin had the pleasure of attending the Community Wood Recycling Regional meeting at Southampton Wood Recycling Project to meet with colleagues across the network. Working as part of the network is central to what we do, allowing us to work with national clients across Oxfordshire and beyond. We are therefore very proud that Community Wood Recycling has been named as Wood Recycling Business of the Year at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. Congratulations to everyone across the network!
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We were delighted to be there. It is so important to work together to deliver a circular economy.
On Monday, we had the opportunity to join folks from the Oxfordshire County Council Circular Economy team and some awesome CAGs to think about how we can work together to deliver a circular Oxfordshire. The best way to start a week! Cherwell Collective, CIC Oxford Wood Recycling #SHAREOxford #SESI #OxfordshireDoughnutEconomicsCollective
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We're #hiring a new Team Leader (Wood Shop) in Abingdon, England. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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There is a great article about Wood to Work and OWR on p97. We would love to hear your thoughts 😀
Welcome to Edition 12 of the Witney Town Magazine, and happy new year! In this edition we learn about the fantastic 'Strictly Oxford’ event run by Yolanda Colucci who runs Step by Step Dance - Witney. We hear from the Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank, the Witney Baby Bank and we take a look at the fabulous events lined up at the Langdale Hall. Amongst all this and more updates from around the town, we’ve got fitness classes, Citizen’s Advice tackle the issue of gambling, we hear from Robert Courts MP and we provide the perfect place to satisfy your sweet tooth on page 34. We hope you enjoy this bursting edition of your local magazine. If you have any stories or updates you’d like us to cover in the next issue, please feel free to get in touch with eloise@fyne.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you. CLICK TO READ: https://lnkd.in/eF-e3Dvq
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