I and G Cohen Ltd
Bazaar , St Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Textile Recycling
Formed in 1959, I and G Cohen Ltd has many years of experience in the textile recycling industry, and works with a number of local authorities, schools and charities, offering a service to clients throughout the UK. The company is based in Salford (Manchester).
Services offered include kerbside collections, textile bank services and school textile collection schemes.
The company offers a diverse range of bespoke products for sale in the UK and abroad.
I and G Cohen Ltd has a wealth of experience in the sale of goods abroad. The company has been exporting used clothing, shoes and discarded household textiles for over 30 years and within the UK for over 50 years.
The company offers high quality products and a high level of service. The used clothing provided includes, mixed grades, premier grades, vintage clothing and wiping cloths.
I and G Cohen Ltd has always been at the forefront of textile recycling in the UK. The company chairman was the President of the Textile Recycling Association from 2000-2003. I and G Cohen were also founding members of Recyclatex, a group of companies formed to ensure a cost effective and reliable national textile recycling service is provided to local authorities, waste management companies and charities.
I and G Cohen Ltd has an expanding network of clients, based throughout the UK.
I and G Cohen Ltd is a commercial organisation with a strong ethical ethos, awareness of the environment and a keen sense of corporate social responsibility. There is a strong focus on quality throughout the organisation, high levels of customer service, and acting in a socially responsible manner.
We are a service led business driven by our passion to divert ever increasing textiles from landfill through recycling and reuse. We offer a comprehensive range of textile banks and kerbside collection services providing recycling and fundraising opportunities to our partners. We offer bespoke products to markets within the UK, as well as for export into Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia.
i + g cohen ltd has evolved and adapted to an ever changing environment which has been recognised with a series of awards including the UK’s most prestigious business accolade the Queen’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) This was followed by EN Magazine's Family Business of the Year Award and the International Trade Award from Salford Business.
The company continued to grow throughout the 1960s and 70s. Gerald’s son Elliot Cohen joined in 1975 which was a great source of pride for the family with three generations working together. We experienced some tough times during the recession in the 1980s, but a move to our current location of Bazaar Street in Salford and exporting goods for the first time to Togo in West Africa allowed the business to survive.
The 1990s saw new export markets established in African countries and we also started to export to Eastern Europe. In 1993, i + g cohen’s first textile bank was placed in the newly opened Meadow hall shopping centre in Sheffield.
The new millennium saw the beginning of a long period of innovation and diversification including the introduction of “Giant Bales” and pioneering new methods of collecting clothes, namely kerbside collections. We launched our professional fundraising arm care2collect in 2005 raising money for charity partners who now include National Blind Children’s Society, Action for Children, WCRF and The Christie Charitable Fund.
i + g cohen received the much coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category in 2008 which coincided with our 50th birthday celebrations. Now employing over fifty people, we are now exporting to new markets including Pakistan and India and working with local authorities, waste management companies and charities on exploring innovative ways to divert hundreds of tonnes of used clothing and textiles from landfill every week.
Textile Banks
i + g cohen Ltd offer local authorities and charities an excellent streamlined service. Customers are assured of prompt payment at competitive rates. We provide all the textile banks, so there are no hidden costs. These banks are available for the public to recycle any clothes, paired shoes, handbags, belts and household textiles. We also offer media banks for CDs, DVDs and videogames.
Kerbside Collections
Kerbside collections are undoubtedly a very effective way to recycle. Undertaken in a professional and comprehensive manner they can generate impressive results for our local authority or charity partners. Furthermore, i + g cohen ltd will run assist in the running of the entire scheme including administration.
School Collections
i + g cohen Ltd work with the pupils, parents and teachers to provide an opportunity to educate and inform the school community about the environmental, social and economic benefits of textile recycling and raise funds for the school. We will provide clothing collection bags or arrange for a textile bank to be placed if appropriate.
| Company Details | |
|---|---|
| Company Name | I and G Cohen Ltd |
| Business Category | Textile Recycling |
| Address | Bazaar St Pendleton Salford Greater Manchester United Kingdom ZIP: NA |
| President | NA |
| Year Established | 1959 |
| Employees | NA |
| Memberships | NA |
| Hours of Operation | 9am-5pm |
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