OUR COMMUNITY
At FF&3 we work alongside a broad network of community partners who help us ensure furniture, fixtures and equipment are reused where they can create real impact.
Join the FF&3 community!
We’re always on the lookout for new projects, partners and opportunities to give furniture, fixtures and equipment a second life. If you’ve got a space that could use some love or you’re open to FF&E support, let's chat, we’d love to welcome you to the FF&3 community.
WHOS
(We Help Ourselves)
Building spaces that rebuild lives
WHOS (We Help Ourselves) supports people on their drug and alcohol recovery journey through residential rehabilitation and day programmes, and they’re growing. With four sites across NSW and Queensland, and a fifth in Kingswood on the way, the need for functional, welcoming Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) is constant.
Growth brings opportunity. With the ability to store furniture onsite, WHOS can avoid ongoing storage costs. Even better, as the new site is being designed, the architects can intentionally design for reuse, allowing quality items from corporate defits to be specified in as they’re sourced.
Matching surplus with purpose
Every WHOS site is unique, blending group therapy rooms, administration areas, kitchens and residential living spaces. FF&3 met with the team to understand how each environment operates, which spaces support recovery, and which FF&E solutions would add value.
Clear parameters were set around condition and suitability. With capable hands on-site, WHOS could even accept new carpet removed from corporate projects, install it themselves, and turn upgrades into practical skill-building opportunities.
More than furniture
The results are tangible. The Lilyfield kitchen now features a chicken rotisserie, with BBQ chicken on the menu for residents and staff. Additional coffee machines are used to train aspiring baristas. Worn, trip-hazard broadloom has been replaced with carpet tiles, with residents trained in installation.
Through collaboration with FF&3, WHOS saves tens of thousands of dollars each year on FF&E, particularly for the new Kingswood development.
But the real impact? Spaces people feel proud of. Spaces to learn, rebuild and heal.
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation
A workplace refresh with heart
When Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) renewed its lease, the landlord delivered new carpet and fresh paint, requiring everything to be removed. It created the perfect moment for BGF to rethink what could be returned, what needed refreshing and how the workspace could become more fit‑for‑purpose for staff and visitors.
BGF directs its funds where they matter most – delivering essential services to people living with HIV. Fit‑outs and furniture upgrades are rarely the priority. Yet staff surveys revealed the workplace could better support their critical activities — a clear call to respond to staff’s voice and uplift the environment in a meaningful way.
This wasn’t just about aesthetics. It was about supporting psychosocial safety and wellbeing for staff, clients and everyone who visits the BGF office.
Listen. Curate. Deliver.
FF&3 began by listening to understand how the team works, where collaboration occurs, where quiet focus is needed and which furniture solutions would realistically fit. An openness to reuse unlocked real potential. Over three months, FF&3 curated and stored furniture from more than nine FF&3 projects, aligning quality pieces with BGF’s needs. Piece by piece, a circular solution took shape, delivering the majority of the refreshed FF&E requirement without purchasing new.
Refreshed and energised.
The revitalised space now features open workstations, ergonomic task chairs, multiple breakout zones and welcoming boardroom seating. The shift is tangible – lighter, calmer and more aligned with BGF’s professionalism, care and commitment to providing a safe, supportive and fit‑for‑purpose workplace.
Most importantly, not a single dollar was spent on new FF&E. Every dollar saved continues to fund frontline services.
ReLove
Turning workplace surplus into homes with dignity
ReLove supports around 25 families every week, furnishing homes for social and transitional housing. Beds, storage and essential household items are critical to restoring safety and stability, yet social housing often lacks the basics.
At the same time, corporate refurbishments generate quality furniture and materials that, without intervention, would head to landfill.
Partnering for practical impact
Through our FF&3 projects, we regularly uncover surplus with untapped potential. Workstation tops, storage units, white goods, tables, chairs, and more. Working in collaboration with ReLove, we look beyond original intent and reimagine what these items could become.
When ReLove received a donation of mattresses from a hotel refurbishment, they needed bed bases to complete the offering. From surplus workstation tops on one of our projects, in a collaboration with AWM, we developed durable bed bases that would otherwise have been discarded.
Office storage units, commonly removed during workplace upgrades, have also found a new purpose. In homes where built-in storage is limited, these units become wardrobes, linen cupboards, pantries or TV units. Practical solutions that make daily life easier for families starting again.
More than diversion
The outcomes are immediate and meaningful. Reimaging worktops and storage units is just a small sample of what can be achieved with a bit of creative problem-solving.
It’s a simple idea: what no longer serves one space can transform another. By supporting ReLove we’re proving that thoughtful reuse can deliver both environmental and social value, building homes that offer dignity, stability and a fresh start.
In addition, FF&3 contributes $200 per delivery to support ReLove’s critical mission, and we encourage others to do the same.
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited
Furniture with purpose
An introduction from one of FF&3’s legal clients sparked a long-term partnership with the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS). With 24 sites across NSW and the ACT, each location has its own story, its own requirements and its own opportunity for impact.
FF&3 stepped in to match surplus corporate furniture with purpose. Every site presented a challenge: remote locations, unique space layouts, and the need to create culturally sensitive, functional environments for teams providing essential legal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Planning and delivery, done differently
Working closely with the ALS team, FF&3 mapped upcoming FF&E requirements alongside potential surplus supply. Delivery and installation were coordinated across urban and remote locations, ensuring each site received exactly what it needed. Displaced items were either recycled or donated, closing the loop and keeping sustainability at the heart of the process.
Local ALS teams were engaged with to ensure spaces were functional, culturally respectful, and ready for the work that matters most.
Real impact, real savings
The results speak for themselves: refreshed, fully equipped workplaces without breaking the limited ALS budget. Electric sit-to-stand workstations now support staff who provide critical services with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, making work days healthier and more comfortable.
By turning surplus corporate furniture into tools for social impact, FF&3 has helped the ALS save money, improve workplaces, and ensure their teams can focus on what truly matters: justice, support, and service for the communities they serve.
Spaces like these aren’t just offices; they’re environments that empower. And with FF&3, the next transformation is just around the corner.