Fab Materials

Fab Materials is delighted to welcome Siddhartha Ghose as our Head of Operations & Projects, bringing his many years's experience in early stage start-up operations (not to mention a background in bioprocess engineering). Seen here on site during the fabrication of Fab's latest batch of MDF boards using our novel process for reclaiming fibre from textile waste. Great to see the focus on quality, that's so important to the MDF industry, from the outset!

Fellow start-ups, what's is your 'favourite' funding application process? Some have 30+ long in depth questions, some do a video pitch, one asked for summary in two #225 character answers! and pet hate - some make you choose a single area of impact, leaving us torn between: recycling 92 Million tonnes of textile waste OR avoiding the 500Million tonnes of CO2e generated from dumping and burning them. Luckily our for our new favourite The Earthshot Prize nominees can have more than one area of impact, it's 5 straight forward questions and submitted in an afternoon! Thanks to Matilda & Springwise for the nomination and thanks to Earthshot for the refreshing and streamlined process!

Excited to share that Fab Materials have received InnovateUK project to run a pilot converting mixed textiles saved from incineration & landfill into furniture. Thanks to Innovate UK for funding this pilot project and watch this space. #circulareconomy #textilerecycling

Thanks to Springwise and Matilda Cox for featuring Fab Materials. https://lnkd.in/e9Tnri5J

... and not just construction products. Furniture and flooring markets currently also use wood fibreboard made from virgin timber - that means whole trees with 0% recycled content. Furniture fibreboard market - $30Bn Laminate flooring fibreboard market - $12Bn

Fab Materials are nominated for H&M Foundation's #GlobalChangeAward! Great to have our mission of eliminating the 92M tonnes of waste textiles sent to landfill or incinerated annually recognised!

Thank you to Unrest for setting us up with investors today!

⭐ Fab Materials wins top pitch at The Greenhouse Demo Day, voted for by #investors, cleantech leaders and Imperial College London’s climate #innovation community! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAy6cpR7 Fab Materials has devised a process that turns end-of-life textiles into a valuable construction product. “We’re tackling the 92 million tonnes of waste textiles that are currently incinerated or sent to landfill each year,” says Founder and CEO, John Somerville. "Being part of the Undaunted innovation ecosystem has helped super-charge our startup journey and has also helped connect us with an amazing support network of founders and friends,” he continues. Reaforma, which has created a #carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (#CCUS) solution by valorising waste from the construction industry into low-carbon, durable building materials, capturing carbon in the process, won second place! Co-founder and CEO, Munraj Sembhi, said: "Pitching at The Royal Institution for me was probably the highlight of the last 15 years as an engineer. Possibly one of the most prestigious places to present if you think about the Ri's history... The Greenhouse programme gives you this stamp of approval and a level of credibility. Without a doubt we are way more investable now than when we started." Cyanoskin, an innovative ‘living paint’, won third place. The team’s carbon capture tech utilises an algae based-coating which is designed to transform buildings into carbon dioxide-absorbing structures, reducing emissions and addressing urban pollution. "The Greenhouse has truly supported us, not only financially, giving us our first major grant that enabled us to focus on the product, and providing sponsored offices, but through a genuinely hands-on approach to mentoring and providing sessions with extremely practical advice," says Co-founder and CEO, Emma Money. What a brilliant cohort 🤩 Fab Materials | Resting Reef | Planet Smart | Reaforma | Replica Biomaterials | Aed Energy | Cyanoskin | VundaHaus | ClimateKick | Isometric Outcomes | Firex.ai The Greenhouse has been supported since 2021 by HSBC UK #hsbcuk, through the bank's global Climate Solutions Partnership. It is also supported by the Greater London Authority via the Mayor of London, and the Inflexion Foundation. CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment

I was thrilled (and slightly terrified) to pitch at the Royal Institute lecture and humbled to be awarded first prize! At Fab Materials our vision is to replace the virgin wood used in fibreboard with textile waste saved from incineration or landfill. It's been a great first year, and this is just the start, so I'd like to thank everyone who helped us get off the ground and in particular: Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation, Innovate UK and Fashion District - London for helping fund us. Chris, Josie, Jeff & Jim for helping us craft that winning pitch Si, James, Nic, Simon, Hannah, Claire, Pete, Nicole & Siddhartha for their patience and support in helping this get going! The whole pitch is here if you missed it, a slight stutter 5 seconds in, but from then on it was almost fun: https://lnkd.in/eaE5drCP

What a building to be addressing textile waste in. Thanks to UKFT Association for organising and drop me a message if you want to chat mixed textile recycling.