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Acting on behalf of a developer client Material Index worked with their reuse partners to ensure that this inventory of 60,000 bricks, reclaimed from a site in London, went back into the supply chain for reuse.
Back in October, we helped the London Legacy Development Corporation maximise reuse while redeveloping the "Old Ford" Wastewater Recycling Centre. Tomorrow CEO Morgan Lewis will be speaking about the project.
Senior Product Lead Tom Bunn and Auditor Niko Brewster recently met UCL's first year Civil Engineering students as part of a workshop on material reuse within the construction sector.
We're proud to have completed over 100 in-depth digital audits and material passports! We hosted a webinar to showcase our efforts and discuss how our audits and passports support the circular economy.
Our CEO, Morgan Lewis, chaired a panel discussion last week around policy changes in the circular economy.
Panelists included GPE, ReLondon, British Land and Westminster City Council.
This year we had the pleasure of hosting a circular economy talk and Q&A session around reuse at the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) stand at FutureBuild.
We are thrilled to be speaking at Futurebuild 2025 next week! Join us on 5th March at Excel, London and be part of the conversation on Circular Economy in Construction, as we give practical advice on reusing material at scale.
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Material Index were invited to join a panel discussion held at this year's Surface Design Show. The panel, which is hosted by Journalist Helen Parton, will discuss circularity, reuse and building a sustainable future.
We’re excited to share that Co-founder, Morgan Lewis, recently presented our circular economy services at the UKGBC Innovation Showcase.
We've moved office!
Our brand new location is Techspace, 140 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DY. Please do pop in for a coffee or catch-up, we’d love to show you around.
On Tuesday 26th November 2024, Material Index attended the launch of the first-ever Habitat for Humanity ReStore in the UK. This pioneering retail initiative in Romford aims to provide accessible and affordable home improvement materials, whilst reducing landfill waste and championing the circular economy.
We pleased to have been welcomed into the Finishes and Interiors Sector membership organisation.
FIS do great work bringing together key industry players in the fit out supply chain from specialist contractors, to manufacturers and suppliers.
Material Index would like to introduce Olivia Daw, our Materials Audit Lead.
Material Index are proud to announce we have been selected for the Made Smarter Innovation Sustainability Accelerator, alongside HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd, with the aim to improve resource and energy efficiency in the UK manufacturing sector.
Material Index are delighted to welcome Oliver Lawson to the team as our Material Exchange Lead.
This week Material Index had the pleasure of meeting the Godfather of Material Reuse; Duncan Baker-Brown!
It was great to be part of the first ever Jumpstart 5k fun run around Battersea Park yesterday.
Our co-founder Morgan Lewis was profiled in the latest issue of the Cambridge University Land Society (CULS) magazine.
The Pitch is a brand-new platform at UKREiiF 2024 for innovators, disruptors, and problem-solvers to promote their business to investors and a top-level panel of industry leaders at.
This week Material Index had the pleasure of hosting a stand at Future Build 2024, where we had the opportunity to make some fantastic new connections and meet with people and businesses interested in reuse in construction.
We are honoured to be shortlisted for the prestigious William Sutton Prize, appearing alongside winners Bell Phillips, Building with Nature and great projects from Allies and Morrison, Bridport Cohousing and Urban Growth Learning Gardens.