What we can learn and build over time

Now

540 beds and 23 washers recorded. No health outcome claimed.

12 months

Track product condition, use, repairs and wash cycles. Agree an evaluation method with a health partner.

3 years

Test whether durable goods improve the conditions linked to safer sleep and clean bedding across several communities.

5 years

Build comparable, community-approved evidence across regions and product types.

10 years

Community-controlled health partners govern any long-term health evidence and decide how it is used.

Now

3,510 hours modelled. Local workers have assembled beds, but the production log is new.

12 months

Replace modelled hours with actual people, paid hours, rates, skills and completed goods.

3 years

Prove recurring paid roles tied to repeat production and customer demand.

5 years

Support local supervisors, trainers and production teams in participating communities.

10 years

A durable network of locally led making, service and enterprise roles exists where communities choose it.

Now

3,540 kg modelled from the current Stretch Bed register at 20 kg per bed.

12 months

Weigh plastic in, scrap out and finished parts for every production batch.

3 years

Prove which local plastic streams meet product and production requirements.

5 years

Connect viable regional collection and processing loops to community production.

10 years

A distributed circular system turns suitable local waste into useful goods across multiple regions.

Now

320 beds bought and paid for by four organisations. Community ownership remains a pathway.

12 months

Test first sales, reorders, community proceeds, buyer authority and the support cost around each transaction.

3 years

Prove repeat buyers, reliable fulfilment and an operating surplus at participating enterprises.

5 years

Transfer production assets and customer responsibility where a community chooses and is ready.

10 years

Community-owned enterprises share products, learning and buyer access while keeping local control.