2012: International Year of Co-operatives

Happy new year everyone! 2012 is the UN International Year of Co-operatives. Birmingham Bike Foundry is a worker co-operative and we're always keen to talk to people about the benefits of co-operative organisation. 

Although there are many different structures for co-ops, what they all have in common is that they agree to abide by the Rochdale Principles. These basically commit us to inclusiveness, democracy, mutual aid and working for community benefit. Over one billion people worldwide are members of co-operatives!¹

We are members of Co-operatives UK, which is the advocacy group for UK co-ops and Radical Routes, a mutual aid network of UK co-ops.

If you want to know more about co-operatives, or are thinking of setting up your own co-operative venture please get in touch with us; we'd love to help you!

Birmingham Bike Foundry from Matthew Cox FUAE on Vimeo.

The Bike Foundry is now running from 1539 Pershore Road, Stirchley.

Our new opening times are Tuesday - Friday (10am - 6pm), Saturday (10am - 5pm) and we're open for Tool Club Thursdays (5pm - 8pm) as usual.

Liberty, Equality, Velocity

-Birmingham Bike Foundry