Our Impact
Build Bikes. Build Skills. Build Futures.
Since 2012, over 4,000 people have built their own bamboo bicycle — developing real skills, confidence, and pathways to employment. Including 1,544 young people reached through our schools programme.
"The bike was the first thing I ever made with my own hands. When my daughter rode it on family visit day, I felt like a dad again."
— A Build to Bond participant, HMP Lowdham Grange
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Our Mission
We Open Pathways. We Build Skills. We Change Lives.
We open pathways into green careers for people often excluded from traditional education — redefining how skills are learned through practical, hands-on making. By combining sustainable design, vocational training and real-world experience, we create accessible routes into employment and the green economy.
Education
OCN-accredited training (Level 1 & 2) in Sustainable Manufacturing. Practical STEM and vocational learning using industry-relevant skills in manufacturing and engineering.
Nationally recognised qualification
Employment
Pathways into sustainable transport, manufacturing, construction and composites. Direct links to employers, apprenticeships and training providers.
Guaranteed interview on release
Rehabilitation
Therapeutic, hands-on making builds patience, focus and resilience. Strengthens family connections through Build to Bond.
90% prison course completion
Our Impact at a Glance
Measurable change through sustainable craftsmanship since 2012
Why This Matters
Family Connection Reduces Reoffending
Research consistently shows that maintaining family ties during imprisonment is one of the most effective ways to reduce reoffending. Yet 45% of prisoners lose contact with their children — damaging the relationships most crucial to successful rehabilitation.<\/p>
In Their Words
Stories From the Programme
The bamboo bike course offers more than just technical training — it provides an avenue for creativity, teamwork, and self-expression. Watching the pride on a father's face when he presents a bike to his child is something special.
Community Impact
Building Beyond Prison Walls
Building the bike taught me more than I ever learned in school. I didn't think I could make something that actually worked — but I did.
Get Involved
Three Ways to Be Part of It
Buy a bamboo bike, partner with our programmes, or support our work — every route creates real impact.
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Own or Build a Bamboo Bicycle
Buy a ready-made bamboo frame or book a place on a build workshop. Every purchase supports our prison rehabilitation and education programmes.
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Work With Us
We deliver programmes across prisons, schools, and community education. Corporate team-build workshops available. OCN Level 2 accredited. Self-delivery model for prisons.
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£11.41 return per £1 invested. Fund a programme cohort, offer career placements, or champion our work through media and CSR. Every contribution builds futures.
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