Furniture Reuse

Rather than buy new or dispose/recycle any unwanted items, there are many ways furniture and equipment (including stationery) within University departments and colleges can be reused. There is a procedure to follow with surplus equipment that is in good condition and fit for purpose but that you no longer need. This is detailed below:

• All surplus furniture (and other items including stationery) should first be offered for reuse elsewhere in the University (this can be done via Greenspace if we have a direct contact for the items).
• If there is no use for the items internally, the budget officer can decide whether to sell the items to an external company, donate them to charity or gift or sell them to staff or students. The priority is, first to selling the items to external companies, then to donating them to charity and then to sell or gift to staff or students. The Gift of Second Hand Goods and Materials form must be duly completed whenever anything leaves the University. Skips are the last resort for surplus furniture and equipment.

Follow these instructions to help reuse items within the University:

Getting your offered / wanted item onto the web site:

1. Contact the Greenspace Office with any items you have to offer or that you would like. Please note that only items in good working order and fit for purpose can be reused.
2. The items will then be added to the table.
3. Please remember to contact the Greenspace Office when you no longer have the item to offer or want an item so this can be removed and added to our reuse list at the bottom of this page.

Responding to an advert:

1. If you see an item you want or an item you are available to offer then contact the relevant person for extra information and to arrange delivery etc...
2. Departments / colleges can arrange delivery of items themselves internally or can contact the local removers listed below and use your purchasing card for transactions up to £400), see detail below.

• 'Nelsons of Durham'. Tel: 0191 3867332 http://www.nelsonsofdurham.co.uk/
• 'Coxhoe Groundworks' Tel: 0191 3772228 / 07918910080 / 07768756251 or email coxhoegroundworks@btconnect.com

Please note we are unable to store any items and as such departments / colleges need to store any offered items themsleves. Also, Greenspace are not responsible for the condition or usability of any item. Items must be reused within the University i.e not taken for home / personal use.

The tables below show used items within the University which are 'offered' and those which are 'wanted' for reuse.

Offered

Wanted

What we have reused so far:

• 891 chairs
• 174 tables
• 174 desks
• 37 sets of under desk drawers
• 7 flat screen monitors
• 31 filing cabinets
• 11 wardrobes
• 2 tambour units
• 15 chest of drawers
• 20 beds
• 18 bedside cabinets
• 2 shelving unit
• 1 sideboard
• 1 trolley
• 2 metal book trolleys
• 1 large metal locker
• 1 Suite of boardroom furniture
• 2 foot rests
• 1 Eco-kettle
• 1 cable concealer
• 65 DLT4 (40/80GB) tapes
• 10 Continental IEC mains leads
• 300 suspension files
• 397 lever arch files
• 30 A4 folders
• 10 plastic wallet folders
• 96 box files
• 600 reinforced A4 pockets
• 1 manual spiral binder
• 1 cross trainer
• 3 recumbent exercise bikes
• 1 dumbell rack with dumbells
• 1 flat bench press
• 1 smith machine and bench
• 5 cupboards
• 31 poster boards
• 145 items of stainless steel catering equipment
• 350 items of cutlery
• 1 conveyor toaster
• 11 sets of postal trays
• 15 fans
• 18 sofas
• 53 armchairs
• 1 upright piano
• 80 micro cassettes
• 1 desk lamp
• 20 bookcases
• Bedside cabinets, wardrobe, desk and chairs in cherry finish
• 1 metal locker
• 10 magazine holders
• 2 exhibition stands
• 40 DLT4 tapes
• 18 office dividers
• 4 printers
• 26 toner / printer cartridges
• 61 fridges
• 12 pairs of black out curtains
• 9 laptop bags
• 300 A4 binding covers
• 80 plastic wallets
• 4 desk tidy
• 1 projector screen
• 2 fluorescent lamps