Knowledge: cooperatives
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- Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op
http://www.osg.coop/ - A consumer co-op with activities in food, motor and travel retail, funeral services and childcare.
- HEAT USA
http://www.heatusa.com/ - A heating oil co-operative.
- North American Students of Cooperation
http://www.umich.edu/~nasco/ - Federation of campus-based housing and retail cooperatives in Canada and the U.S.
- United Norwest Co-operatives
http://www.coop.co.uk/ - A UK consumer co-operative active in northwestern England, offering services and products as diverse as food, furniture, travel and funerals.
- Think Electric
http://www.think-electric.com/ - A worker owned and operated electrical contractor in Eugene, Oregon dedicated to providing living wage union jobs wile building a sustainable future.
- Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives
http://www.copacgva.org/ - COPAC joins businesses of the cooperative movement with the United Nations, and farmers' and workers' organizations. General info on COPAC and its member organizations.
- International Co-operative Alliance
http://www.ica.coop/ - Information about co-operatives worldwide from the ICA, their apex organization.
- Co-op Group
http://www.co-op.co.uk/ - The world's largest co-operative society, with activity in a number of retail sectors, and subsidiaries in insurance and financial services.
- Bicycle Doctor
http://www.bicycledoctor.co.uk/ - Worker co-op providing cycle and bike equipment in Manchester, UK. Includes bicycle FAQ, online catalog, and links to bicycle groups in England.
- Environmental Services Co-operative
http://www.envirocoop.com/ - Co-operative created by environment scientists whose main aims are to promote and tackle environmental issues in various sectors.
- 1|20 Media
http://www.1-20media.com/ - Workers' co-operative providing 3D previsualization and multimedia services.
- Ditas
http://www.ditas.dk/ - Danish buying group for do-it-yourself products. Corporate profile and financials, map of members, and related links provided.
- Paperback
http://www.paperback.coop/ - Supplying recycled graphic and office papers.
- Orion Counselling and Research Co-operative
http://www.orion.coop/ - Handbooks about managing cooperatives, and links to worldwide cooperatives. In English, French and Spanish.
- Humetasys Consumer-Purchasing Cooperative
http://www.msu.edu/~micheal/hmsc.htm - Product line is geared toward a mission of promoting ‘basic home systems.'
- Catalyst Collective Ltd
http://www.catalystcollective.co.uk/ - Helps to set up housing co-operatives, worker co-operatives and community co-operatives, including registration as limited companies or industrial and provident societies.
- SAOS Ltd
http://www.saos.co.uk - Develops co-operations and joint ventures among farmers, growers and rural businesses, and within food and drink supply chains. Owned and governed by 80 member co-ops.
- The Open Co-op
http://open.coop - Community of individuals and organisations committed to creating a collaborative, sustainable economy.
- Magpie Recycling Ltd - Brighton's Favourite Recycling Cooperative
http://www.magpie.coop - A brighton-based workers cooperative specialising in Commercial, Household & Event Recycling / Waste Management.
- NASCO
http://www.nasco.coop/ - North American Students of Cooperation.
- National Cooperative Refinery Association
http://www.ncra.coop/ - Inter-regional petroleum cooperative owned by three regional farm supply cooperatives in the north central United States.
- ILO Cooperative Branch
http://www.ilo.org/coop - The Cooperative Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO is based in Geneva and is part of the UN system.
- Wye Fruit Ltd
http://www.wyefruit.co.uk - Fruit storage and packing co-operative. Based in Bromyard Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire.
- Radical Routes
http://www.radicalroutes.org.uk - A network of co-ops: mainly of housing co-ops of various sizes.
- Discount Heating Oil
http://www.oilforless.com - Pilgrim Oil Co-Op is an oil buying co-operative. Savings consumers hundreds of dollars per year on home heating oil.
- Morris County NJ Business Directory Co-op
http://morriscountybusiness.com/ - Interactive Advertising E-Tool. Consolidating Morris County Business and Business Organizations for easy access and Online Advertising.
- The Massachusetts Woodlands Cooperative, LLC
http://business.net4free.org/massivewood/ - Cooperative of private landowners, who stand for sustainable forestry and the preservation of working forest landscapes in Western Massachusetts.
- Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative
http://business.net4free.org/Tog/ - Pennsylvania Family Farms Wholesale Distributors of Fresh Organic Vegetables in Washington DC and State College PA.
- Wil-Key International
http://www.wil-key.com.my - Provides geomembrane seaming equipment and seam testing equipment produced in-house. Also offers containment liner job.
- EK Servicegroup
http://www.ek-servicegroup.de/ - Retail cooperative for independent, medium-sized retail companies within Europe in the business segments living, comfort, hobby, family and fashion.
- Independent Boat Builders, Inc.
http://www.iboatbuilders.com/ - Purchasing cooperative for boat manufacturers. Maintains a list of sponsored suppliers, membership required for access.
- Yurmash Universal
http://www.yurmash.com - Selection, delivery and repair of ship diesel engines, diesel engines - generators, etc. the equipment. Guarantee and postguarantee service.
- The Phone Co-op
http://www.thephone.coop - The UK's only cooperatively owned telephone and internet service provider.
- National Farmers Union
http://e-cooperatives.01web.com/ - Offers farm products online and provides e-commerce resources to farmers and co-ops.
- Wikipedia: Cooperative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative - Online encyclopedia article about cooperative businesses and the cooperative movement. Includes cross-references to related articles.
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