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Furniture questions
Q. What sort of premises should I look for? A. You need to think about whether customers are going to come into your warehouse and whether you need an area for workshops or putting together starter packs. A medium size furniture project will require about 6,000 square feet of warehousing space. If you are going to sell from your warehouse you must check that it has the appropriate planning permission. Alternatively you could run a warehouse and a shop.
If you are going to be testing appliances you will need to ensure that you the right sort of electricity and water supply. The FRN produces a guide to setting up an electrical workshop. Q. What sort of vehicle will I need? A. Most furniture reuse projects use vans with Luton bodies and an internal framework that furniture can be tied to.
Q. Where can I find basic information about setting up a furniture project? A. The Furniture Reuse Network produces a guide to setting up a furniture project called 'Loading Up' which can be found at: www.frn.org.uk/code/publications/publications.asp
Q. Where can I find information about the legal aspects of selling furniture and electrical appliances? A. You must contact your local Tradings Standards office for advice because all advice is down to local interpretation.
Q. Where can I find out about other furniture projects in Scotland? A. The CRNS runs a web site about furniture projects at morethanfurniture.org.uk and produces a printed directory of furniture projects which can be obtained by emailing: info@crns.org.uk
Q. Where can I get funding from? A.
For furniture projects, the most common sources ways of generating income are from:
Q. Where can I get help to set up a Starter Pack project? A.
Starter Pack projects provide packs of small household items such as crockery, bedding, curtains and cleaning items. Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) was instrumental in setting up the existing Starter Pack projects. SCHA and the Scottish Council for the Single Homeless (SCSH) have produced a guide to setting up a Starter Pack project, called ‘Start Me Up!’ which costs £6. It can be ordered at www.scsh.org.uk/publications/Starterpacks.htm |
