by Think | Jul 16, 2025 | Touch Wood
Volunteering with Touch Wood was a first step on the career ladder for Ben Fairhurst which led to an apprenticeship. Ben Fairhurst first discovered Touch Wood through a Google search. He decided he needed a change and had been trying to find apprenticeships. He had...
by Think | Apr 9, 2025 | Touch Wood
“Circular Economy – An economic system on which the journey of a product, material, etc., leads back in some way to where it began.” Oxford English Dictionary We were contracted by the National Trust at Dunham Massey in Cheshire, to collect and reclaim...
by Think | Feb 27, 2025 | Touch Wood
We were thrilled to host a visit from the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester, Dr Eamonn O’Neal DL, to our HQ earlier this month. Eamonn, who is High Sheriff for an historic second time, spent a few hours with us chatting with staff and volunteers and touring our...
by Think | Feb 12, 2025 | Touch Wood
This year, National Apprenticeship Week runs from 10th to 16th February, here’s a spotlight on our own apprentices at Touch Wood. Skills for Life Here at Touch Wood, we run an apprenticeship programme helping young people gain skills for life. We...
by Think | Oct 14, 2024 | Sustainability, Touch Wood
During Recycling Week 14 – 20 October, we’d like to showcase some of the great work being undertaken by EMERGE 3Rs – we are EMERGE Recycling, FareShare Greater Manchester and Touch Wood. Today we are shining a light on Touch Wood. Touch Wood is a social...
by Emily Shipley | Sep 21, 2023 | Touch Wood
EMERGE has been recognised in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. The Charter is a voluntary membership and assessment scheme that approves members based on seven characteristics of good employment: Secure work Flexible work Pay Engagement and Voice...
