Co-operative Businesses
Boyndie Windfarm Co-operative
Established in 2005 to allow the community in Banffshire to own a share
in the first wind farm co-operative for Scotland.
www.boyndie.coop
City Design
Award-winning Glasgow based landscape architects whose work includes the
famous "Hidden Gardens".
www.citydesign.coop
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
One of the UK's most respected bicycle retailers, running stores in Edinburgh,
Aberdeen, Newcastle and Leeds.
www.edinburghbicycle.com
Equal Exchange
Pioneers in the field of Fair Trade distributing their own and other brands
from Edinburgh.
www.equalexchange.co.uk
First Milk
First Milk is the largest dairy farmers' co-operative in
the UK, supplying over 2 billion litres of best British milk from
a base of over 3,000 milk producers.
www.firstmilk.co.uk
Grampian Growers
An agricultural co-operative , established in 1968. Grampian
Growers pride themselves on the production of high quality produce, with full
traceability throughout all crop sectors.
www.grampiangrowers.co.uk
GreenCity Wholefoods
Glasgow-based, supplying retailers and restaurants throughout Scotland with
over 4000 vegetarian and GM-free products (many also Vegan, Fair Trade, Gluten
Free and Organic).
www.greencity.co.uk
Highland Wholefoods
Workers' co-operative, based in Inverness, supplying the Highlands
and north-east Scotland with organic, vegetarian, GM-free and fair tradeproducts.
www.highlandwholefoods.co.uk
Infusion Co-op
Working mainly in the care sector to assist the development of new organisations
and support advocacy groups and other service user groups to develop more
person-centred services.
www.infusioncoop.org.uk
John Lewis Partnership
One of the UK's top ten retail businesses with 26 John Lewis department
stores and 183 Waitrose supermarkets and a direct services company, Greenbee.
It is also the country's largest example of worker co-ownership.
www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk
Loch Fyne Oysters
Specialises in producing and supplying quality fresh and smoked seafood,
shellfish, meat and game to individual and trade customers around the world.
www.lochfyne.com
Media Co-op
Excellent film-makers and inspirational trainers working on assignments
that address social issues and promote positive stories from communities.
www.mediaco-op.net
Scotmid
Independent Scottish consumer co-op, owned and controlled by its members.
www.scotmid.com
The Graphics Company
Print and web design for charities, social enterprises and public sector
organisations across Scotland.
www.graphics.coop
The Very People
A very different marketing and communications consultancy that only provides
senior practitioners for a more experienced approach.
www.theverypeople.co.uk
Tullis Russell Group
Leading independent, wholly employee owned, papermaking and converting group.
Produces a wide range of high quality, engineered paper products.
www.tullis-russell.co.uk