The UK’s sustainable directory for inspirational, creative businesses

Blue Patch provides creative and sustainably-minded businesses with training, access to knowledge and opportunities, helping to build a thriving sustainable economy in the UK.

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Blue Patch’s Let’s Do Net Zero programme and monthly drop-in workshops support the UK’s brilliant creative businesses with their sustainability. Featured member Carolyn Blake’s exhibition is at Winterbourne House, Birmingham.

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Discover the tastemakers

Featured members ‘Bob & Alf’ make work from discarded materials, typically paper and card.

Directory

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  Community of Creatives

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  Ethex

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  Angus Ross

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  Coldharbour Lights

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  Liz Emtage

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  Slow Sofa

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  Sharon Wilson, business coach

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  Flooring By Nature

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  Repowering: potential for renewable growth

  Published 26 March 2025

  The UK needs clean energy growth but planning permission for renewable energy projects is long and complex. Repowering provides an opportunity for renewable growth using existing sites.  What is repowering? Repowering happens when a power project is modernised (BMWK). For example when an older model wind turbine is upgraded or (retrofitted) replaced with a new […]

  by Annette Clubley

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  Fabulous feather lampshades

  Published 26 March 2025

  Coldharbour Lights makes fabulous feather lampshades in shades of blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, black and white. They provide a decadent touch of colour to any room and impart a feeling of times past with a touch of Art Deco.  The company uses only the best quality feather. They are carefully sourced from […]

  by Annette Clubley

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  Sustainable furniture design

  Published 26 March 2025

  John Eadon uses time honoured techniques in his sustainable furniture design. The wooden furniture he makes is modern in style and designed to last a lifetime. Indeed, more than a lifetime as the products are ‘forever repairable’, making them potential heirlooms. Each piece is made with attention to detail. This can be unnoticed by the […]

  by Annette Clubley

Launching as a charity in 2025

Blue Patch is applying for charitable status. The charity’s mission is to provide sustainability education for the creative micro-enterprise sector and to celebrate their achievements. Patrons of Blue Patch, launching mid 2025, enables larger companies and individuals to support the charity’s education programmes, advocacy and public information initiatives.

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Free training for net zero

We provide free training through our LET’S DO NET ZERO programme, helping our business members to understand their carbon footprint, reduce carbon emissions and waste. We also host friendly, monthly drop-ins on sustainability-related issues, led by Chartered Environmentalist Alice Doyle.

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