News
11th August 2025
Raised beds and barrel trains installed to bring life to newly adopted Charing Cross station in Glasgow
Last year, COWI commissioned Glasgow Wood to build some brightly coloured raised beds and barrel trains for Charing Cross, as part of ScotRail’s Adopt-a-Station initiative. With the help of Alzheimer Scotland and St. Patrick’s Primary School (COWI’s nominated charity and school partners for the Glasgow office), they’ve brought colour and character to the station platform and stairwells.
Read
24th January 2025
The Glasgow Wood Schools Open Week 2025
Save the date in your diary for our Schools Open WEEK: 10-14 February 2025! Discounts, prototype products and exciting competitions available for 1 week only. Get in touch with us to book your slot.
Read
20th December 2024
Schools Teepee Competition winner announced: over 500 entries but only 1 favourite!
In September we put out a call to local schools to come up with the best name, decoration and story to win a teepee for their playground. Having painstakingly combed through over 500 entries from 11 schools, we've narrowed it down to our favourites. Plus one winner of course!
Read
22nd July 2024
SWG3 Community Garden: derelict land to thriving green space
Designed by horticulturist Jeremy Needham, the SWG3 Community Garden has now been inhabited by a community growing space and a diverse range of trees and shrubbery. And with a special Glasgow International performance from S.T.A.S.I.S. and their first Community Allotment Open Day, the space is now officially open to visitors.
Read
17th November 2023
The Glasgow Wood Schools Open Week
Save the date in your diary for our Schools Open WEEK: 22-26 January 2023! Discounts, prototype products and an exciting competition available for 1 week only. Kids are of course welcome!
Read
3rd April 2023
A bird box making workshop with Impact Arts
Learn more about the bird box making workshop we held at Impact Arts recently! It was part of their Creative Pathways project to support the community and environment. A great way to be creative and look after local wildlife using reclaimed pallet wood.
Read
22nd March 2023
Helping to create a restorative space in GCU’s Library
With a goal to improve health and wellbeing among staff and students, we were very excited to assist in bringing the Relax & Renew Space to life.
Read
1st February 2023
Community Creations: a photography exhibition with a sustainable side
See and learn about Sofia Conti's latest exhibition, Return, O Backsliding Children, which has a story to tell through both the photographs and the sourcing of her exhibition materials.
Read
