We Buy Surplus Office Furniture for Charity
Trusted by Facilities Managers and sustainability teams to turn unwanted chairs, desks and pods into real charitable impact.
Our Mission
Why Sell Your Office Furniture Through Us?
Every year, 670,000 tonnes of office furniture ends up in landfill across the UK — that's 300 tonnes every single day. Half of UK businesses simply skip the effort of finding a better option.
We started The Chair Xchange because we saw a massive opportunity hiding in plain sight. Premium office furniture — Herman Miller, Steelcase, Vitra, Framery — holds real value on the second-hand market. But most clearance companies treat it as waste.
We don't. We photograph every item, assess its value using AI-powered capture, and make an upfront fixed-price offer. We handle collection and ensure every piece is responsibly repurposed — refurbished, restored or rehomed. The full agreed value goes directly to your chosen charity, tracked end-to-end through our client portal.
£25,000 donated to Vision Ireland from surplus office furniture
donated to charity from just 4 projects
of surplus sale proceeds go to charity
site audit and furniture cataloguing
Part of Something Bigger
The Clear Workspace Family
The Chair Xchange is part of Clear Workspace — a specialist workplace services company providing office clearance, relocation, porterage, storage and moves & changes across the UK.
Office Clearance
Complete office strip-outs and decommissioning
Relocations
Office moves and furniture logistics
Porterage
On-site furniture management and reconfiguration
Storage
Secure warehouse storage for furniture and equipment
Moves & Changes
Internal office reshuffles and fit-out support
Technology
The CWS Portal
Everything is underpinned by our custom-built client portal. Clients get their own login to view site audits, track project progress, and download branded ESG impact reports.
- AI-powered furniture recognition
- Real-time sales tracking
- Branded ESG impact reports
- Digital chain of custody
- Upfront offer with full transparency
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portal.clearworkspace.co.uk
Our Team
The Founders
Chris Cassidy
Founder & CEO
With years of experience in commercial clearance and workspace solutions, Chris founded Clear Workspace to bring transparency and technology to an industry that needed both.
Christophe Alexandre
Founder & CMO
Christophe brings strategic marketing expertise and a passion for sustainability, driving The Chair Xchange's mission to turn waste into charitable impact at scale.
ESG Commitment
Every project we undertake generates a branded ESG impact report — showing exactly how much furniture was diverted from landfill, the carbon savings achieved, and the charitable donation generated. This gives your sustainability team real data for annual reports and stakeholder communications.
DWT Compliance
The UK's Digital Waste Tracking regulations (October 2026) will require digital records of all waste movements. Clear Workspace already operates at DWT standard — every item we handle is tracked end-to-end through our portal, giving you a complete digital trail that regulators will soon require.
Want to work with us?
We're always looking for new projects. Whether you're a facilities manager, a sustainability lead or a property agent — let's talk.