Manufacturing

Making Makers Machinations

Making Makers Machinations

Published on February 11, 2014 in Blog, Building and housing, Manufacturing with 0 Comments

In this week’s guest blog James Baker (Hereford Make CIC) offers his insights into setting up ‘open to all’ workshop spaces and invites you to support the crowd funding of their exciting project.   Intro When faced with the aim of having workshops that are accessible for people to up skill-up, repair, make and have a […]

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Building Economies of Repair: Circular or Linear?

Building Economies of Repair: Circular or Linear?

Published on September 18, 2013 in Blog, Manufacturing, Mining and materials, Retail and wholesale with 0 Comments

We’re grateful for today’s guest post by Michelle Bastian from the Sustaining Time project, which addresses the most intriguing question ‘What is the time of a sustainable economy?’The project is based around the idea that different kinds of economic systems seem to be associated with different kinds of time. For example, industrial capitalism with clock time, and late capitalism with a speeded up, 24/7 […]

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The People’s Design Lab – taking the un-recyclable out of your bin

The People’s Design Lab – taking the un-recyclable out of your bin

Guest post from Emma Hallett (Project Manager) at Design Lab about an exciting project: Recycling is one of the most widely adopted environmental actions in the UK – three-quarters of us see ourselves as “committed recyclers”.  However, even when you have done all you can to reduce, reuse and recycle items, there can be a frustrating amount […]

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The new economy in Brazil: Through the eyes of a REconomist

The new economy in Brazil: Through the eyes of a REconomist

Published on April 19, 2013 in Blog, Energy, Finance, Food, Manufacturing with 5 Comments

I was very excited to be returning to Sao Paulo, Brazil and exploring it from a REconomy perspective. I lived there for 7 years during the 90’s and I know that pretty much anything is possible within the Brazilian economy.   For example, do you think that what happened in Cyprus was extreme? That’s child’s play! […]

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Why does a French envelope manufacturer have 12 beehives on its roof?

Why does a French envelope manufacturer have 12 beehives on its roof?

Published on February 13, 2013 in Blog, Manufacturing with 0 Comments

This post is about Pocheco, a French envelope producer that’s committed to showing how their products can be produced more sustainably as well as more cheaply. Kitty de Bruin visited the company and spoke to them about their achievements and plans…   Pocheco are based in an old textile plant in Forest sur Marque, near […]

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Existing enterprise – Horizontal organisational structure

Existing enterprise – Horizontal organisational structure

Published on April 28, 2012 in Manufacturing with 0 Comments

Gore has approximately 9,000 associates across 30 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the USA, Germany, Scotland, Japan, and China. Annual revenues are $2.5 billion. Fluoropolymer products provide innovative solutions throughout industry e.g. in next-generation electronics, for medical products, and with high-performance fabrics.   Gore has received many accolades including being named amongst the “100 Best […]

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