PVC-U Recycling
We provide excellent employment opportunities at our PVCu division of Elixir. We collect and prepare PVCu window frames and doors ready for refining to various grades of granules and fine powders which are used to manufacture new windows, doors and other plastic products. This saves hundreds of tonnes of plastics from landfill every month. Not only does this save our environment but it creates real job opportunities for those people who find themselves with barriers to employment.
Abstinent Living
We provide abstinent living for people recovering from drug addiction and substance dependence. By providing peaceful home and activities such as 12 Step Recovery Programme Mutual Aid, life coaching and work experience; we can offer the best possible long term recovery from addiction. We can help you recover with support and a structure specific to you aided by people how have first hand experience at what you are going through.
Property Services
We also provide valuable work based training in construction and property services. We are currently working with our key partners to develop projects in areas such as social housing, renewable energy technologies and commercial property development. Working with our local social housing providers really helps us focus on our local communities, offering real opportunities for those wanting to gain new skills and qualifications in construction.
Who are we?
We were established in Bootle in 2008, and is dedicated to helping recovering addicts, ex-offenders and the long term unemployed to rebuild their lives. Elixir CEO, Ben Donnelly has overcome his own drug and alcohol addictions and understands first hand, the barriers faced to rebuilding lives, families, careers and communities.
We are a Community Interest Company with a commercially sustainable business model. We improve the lives of volunteers whilst offering high quality services to local businesses, in a way that maximises positive impact on the local community and the environment.
Latest News
Elixir expands to Doncaster
Thursday 27th May 2010
The new PVCU recycling depot is now open for business in Doncaster employing 85 young people in Doncaster
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