Sustainability: built to be used again

Temporary builds don't have to be single use. The most effective thing a set builder can do is make work that comes back: designed to break down, travel, store and be refurbished for the next outing. How a piece will be reused or disposed of is part of our design from the first drawing.

We build in our own East London workshop, cut on our own CNC and deliver with our sister company, so we can plan a piece's whole life, from the first sketch to storage. Reuse and recycling is something we raise with every client, not an add-on.

  • 19 tonnes of wood

    Separated at our workshop and collected for recycling in the year to September 2026.

  • 1 tonne of cardboard

    Collected for recycling over the same year.

  • Dedicated recycling

    Separate streams for wood, cardboard and metal, so as much as possible is recycled.

Wood and cardboard figures from our waste partner's certificate, Pulse Environmental, 11 September 2025 to 11 September 2026.

How we work

Designed for reuse

Tell us a piece may run again and we plan it to break down, travel and store, with finishes that can be refreshed.

Stored between runs

When a client wants a build back, we store it between runs and refurbish it for the next outing.

Materials

We prioritise FSC timber and low-toxicity paints and finishes, and keep travel to site to what the job needs.

Passed on, not binned

Sets we can't reuse ourselves are offered to Set Swap and similar groups, so another production can use them.

Recycled at source

Wood, cardboard and metal each have a dedicated recycling stream at our workshop, collected by licensed recyclers.

Builds that came back

Stanley 1913 kiosk

Built for Stanley's Selfridges takeover in 2025, stored, then repainted and reworked as a pitchside drinks stand for the BSMNT CUP '26. See the project

Mastercard at Goodwood

The 2025 scenery came back out of storage for 2026, extended and refurbished rather than rebuilt. See the project

Drôle de Monsieur rails

After almost a year at Harvey Nichols, the brand's rails were packed and shipped back to Paris to be used again. See the project

ELWA battery kiosk

An interactive kiosk built to teach people how to recycle batteries, made to be used over and over by the public. See the project

Stanley 1913 - Basement Cup

Stanley 1913 - Basement Cup

Mastercard - Goodwood Festival of Speed

Mastercard - Goodwood Festival of Speed

Drôle de Monsieur - Harvey Nichols

Drôle de Monsieur - Harvey Nichols

ELWA - HypnoCube Battery Kiosk

ELWA - HypnoCube Battery Kiosk

Questions we're asked

Can you plan a build to be reused?

Yes. Tell us at the brief stage if a set, kiosk or display may run again. We design it to break down, travel and store, then refurbish it for the next outing, as we did with Stanley 1913’s kiosk and Mastercard’s Goodwood house.

What happens to a set after the event?

We agree it with you before the build: kept in storage for a future run, returned to you, reused in our workshop, or stripped down and recycled. Anything we can’t reuse is offered to Set Swap and similar reuse groups first. What’s left is stripped down, and we recycle as much as possible through dedicated wood, cardboard and metal streams.

Do you use FSC timber?

We prioritise FSC-certified timber and low-toxicity paints and finishes. If your brief requires certified materials throughout, say so at quote stage and we will specify and price it.

Planning a build you'd like to use again? Tell us at the brief stage.

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