Reuse + adapt

Fit for [Re]Purpose

With adaptive reuse, select reclaimed objects for refurb and alteration, ready for your purpose.

Delivered from our inventory of reclaimed materials and objects reclaimed, or your existing assets - adaptive reuse helps retain and redistribute value with minimal intervention. Furniture, objects and surfaces are repurposed for reuse, restoring and redesigning them to your unique specification.

FCRBE reports

Although a large number of building elements are reusable, only 1% are reused after their first application– instead they are recycled by crushing or melting, or disposed of.

Adapt and Reuse

Valuable, once more

Adaptive reuse takes responsibility for end-of-life furniture, fixtures and materials, with care and craft to make modifications that add value, not waste. This service is for people who want more than mass incineration and recycling, but don't want to sacrifice quality and design. With carbon impact and design data, intelligence can also feed into your future projects - what works well, basic construction without adhesives and problematic recycling or waste streams.

The supply chain historically goes one way, where mass produced items are disposed of en-masse. Material Rescue works towards a way to redistribute and repurpose materials more easily. Just because recovery and reuse is challenging, it shouldn't be pushed to the background. With a little tweak, tailored to your needs, pre-loved pieces become bespoke objects that tell a story, without waste.

Reuse vs Recycling

While recycling is often seen as the sustainable choice, it still requires energy to break down and remanufacture materials — meaning significant carbon loss and value destruction. Reuse, on the other hand: