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| Last updated on May 12, 2008 |
The ReCONNstruction Center promotes environmental and social sustainability by salvaging used building materials and reselling them at prices affordable to low-income and average wage earners.
Description:
We are a building materials re-use store located in a 6000 square foot showroom and warehouse at 230 South St., New Britain.
By accepting donations of new and used building materials, we have kept 13.5 tons of reusable materials out of landfills while providing property owners and contractors with limited resources affordable options for property maintenance and improvement.
Since we are a retail environment open to the public, we have "Center Regulars" that visit us often to see what's new and our door is always open to the new faces that stop in to check us out.
Our number one goal is safety and having fun doesn't fall too far behind.
History:
Selling quality pre-owned items is as old as common sense. Yankee frugality and global knowledge came together and spawned the concept of creating a used building materials store here in Connecticut. John Powers, a Connecticut native, had seen building materials being reused all over the U.S. and abroad. Wanting his own community to have the same opportunity, he connected with people who shared his practical vision. Together, they founded The ReCONNstruction Center in 2003.
Contact person: Kerry Ann Kowar, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Address:
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230 South Street
New Britain, CT 06051
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Web Site: http://www.reconnstructioncenter.org
Directions:
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Driving Directions
From Route 9 (North or South), go to Exit #25 (Ellis Street). Right at end of ramp onto Ellis Street. Right at light onto Stanley Street. Go to 2nd stop sign at “T” intersection with South Street. Left onto South Street. The ReCONNstruction Center (#230) is on the left immediately after Sherrill Street.
From Berlin Turnpike, take Pane Rd, which turns into South Street at the New Britain town line. The ReConnstruction Center (#230) is on the right, one block past Paradise Pizza.
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