An altogether different way of doing business
In 2023, Co-op Fortnight celebrated how co‑operatives offer an altogether different way to do business, to support communities and people.
What is a co-op?
Many of us have heard of co-ops, but do you actually know what one is? High street convenience stores are the most well-known type of co-op here in the UK, but they're not the only type of co-op.
A co-op is a business or organisation that’s owned and controlled by its members, to meet their shared needs. The members can be its customers, employees, residents or suppliers, who have a say in how the co-op is run. Find out more >>
Altogether different
Read stories about how co‑operatives offer an altogether different way to do business:
Find out about co-ops in Birmingham and the West Midlands: Artefact; Loaf; SIPS Education; The Warehouse; Central Coop, Midcounties Co-op, Heart of England Co-operative and Co-op Group; Developer Society; Revolver Co-operative.
Find out about co-ops in and around Bristol: The Bristol Cable; Bristol Wood Recycling Project; Stokes Croft Land Trust, Zion Bristol; and Bristol Energy Cooperative.
Find out about co-ops in Greater Manchester: F.C. United of Manchester; Unicorn Grocery; Friends of Stretford Public Hall; Beyond the Music co-operative; Projekts MCR; Greater Manchester Credit Unions' launched the Sound Pound.
Find out about co-ops in Yorkshire: Equal Care Co-op; LILAC (Leeds) Housing; Bradford Waste Chasers; The Green Valley; Hebden Bridge Trades Club; Wharf Chambers; Latch (Leeds Action to Create Homes); Friends of the Wesley Otley Common; Ecology Building Society.
Find out about co-ops in Greater London: Repowering London; Sister Midnight; Organiclea; Surge Co-op; Together TV; SmallAxe Communications; The Star of Greenwich.
Get involved with Co-op Fortnight
In 2024, Co‑op Fortnight takes place from Monday 24 June to Sunday 7 July. Get involved >>
