Desking Ranges
Storage Solutions
Seating
News
BBC Children In Need (DIY SOS Programme)
November 2011
Elite Office Furniture UK Ltd, has helped restore the Norris Green Youth Centre in Liverpool as part of a special edition version of BBC's DIY SOS: The Big Build for Children In Need.
Aired on the nights Thursday 10th November and Friday 18th November 2011 (appeal night) the programme called upon trade and companies to pull together to provide a full refurbishment and extension to the youth centre in an effort to provide better facilities to the community of Norris Green.
The centre is in the location of one of the most deprived areas of Liverpool which is associated with high levels of crime, unemployment and gang violence.
DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles with Elite Sales Director Julian Jowett (left) and Sales Manager Dean Butler (right)
Elite Office Furniture UK Ltd, donated Linnea bench desking, system storage units, boardroom tables and seating. Julian Jowett (Sales Director) and Dean Butler (Dealer Business Manager) of Elite joined BBC's DIY SOS crew, managed by presenter Nick Knowles in undertaking their biggest project to date in renovating this dilapidated 18,000 sq ft youth facility built 52 years ago transforming it into a modern beacon of hope within the community.
The project ran for nine days in total and included a final unveiling to staff and youngsters on day 10. A typical size project would take eight months at a cost of around £1m.
This excellent facility now offers young people from the area an equal chance to achieve and gain positive life experiences, broaden their horizons, develop skills, confidence and positive attitudes that will equip them to deal with a complex, fast changing world and provide a pathway to further education, employment and active community citizenship.