Case studies
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Building the foundations for a community share offer: Regather Co-operative
Discover how we’ve enabled an ambitious co-op to begin building the foundations for a strong community share offer that aims to boost Sheffield’s co-operative economy.
2 years 2 months
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Actors’ co-op Crescent Management adapted to weather Covid-hit performing arts industry
The performing arts industry has suffered immeasurably through Covid. As the word lockdown became an everyday term, work for actors vanished overnight. Yet in the midst of the global pandemic a…
2 years 9 months
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“It gives a lot more power back to the farmer.” – First Milk co‑op
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First Milk is a farmer-owned dairy co-op that produces cheese and dairy ingredients and markets fresh milk through collaborative sourcing and supply chain management.
2 years 9 months
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Designing a creative co‑op: Creative Coop
After eight years toiling away in London for design agencies Ben Philp was, to put it bluntly, “fed up”. Multi-tiered chains of command, a lack of ethics and long hours for limited reward had all…
3 years 8 months
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Farmers stand united through co‑operation: Aspatria Farmers
The UK’s farmers must stand united to combat the threat of multi-national corporations in the food supply chain, says Tim Wilson, CEO of Aspatria Farmers.
4 years 7 months
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Openfield, the UK’s only national farming grain co‑operative
For 400 years the Casswell family has farmed land in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. But without farmer-owned co-operatives the prospect of future generations continuing those farming traditions would be…
5 years 7 months
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Freelancers join forces to tackle corruption and tax evasion: Open Data Services
From different locations across the UK a small number of analysts and IT professionals discuss their work to help tackle corruption and tax evasion - to create transparency around the awarding of…
5 years 8 months