The transporters co-operative Tucura Ltda (COOTRANSTUR) was founded on 13th September 1976 and named after an indigenous tribe (Tucura) that lived in the region of the upper reaches of the Sinú river. They transported timber and corn by rafts which slid down the river Sinú pushed by its currents up to the river ports of […]
Agricultural Central Trading Ltd
ACT is a farmer-owned company supplying essential farm inputs to farmers throughout England, Wales and Scotland. The co-ops considerable buying power coupled with low operating costs, means that they can pass substantial savings on to farmers. In the last eight years, £4,309,996 has been paid to shareholders as trading bonus. In selecting products to meet […]
Values based shellfish harvesting in Scotland
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) believes in cooperation: Co-operation is very important within the rural communities and fundamental to the local culture where our members choose to live and work. Whilst many businesses are focused purely on profit, our members exist to provide long-term, sustainable employment within a friendly, local environment. Moral values, integrity and […]
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group
A group of mussel and oyster farmers in the Highlands & Islands and Shetland formed the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group in 1992 to develop UK sales and introduce added value products. Turnover has grown consistently to £11 million in 2010/11, and the product range is available in leading supermarkets.
Communication, Support and Social Change
The indigenous Bribri of Costa Rica believe that a sulá, an artisan, creates the soul of every human. Made of beautiful colors, we are each distinct compositions that originate from the same elements. The members of Sulá Batsú considered this story in 2005 when they named their cooperative. Based in Costa Rica, Sulá Batsú does […]
The Cooperative Watching Over Swiss-Italian TV
For 74 years, CORSI, the cooperative for radio and television in Italian-speaking Switzerland, has been overseeing public radio and television programming in the Ticino Canton. In an era when television has a massive influence on democracy, the cooperatives experience offers a fascinating story. The cooperative was founded in 1938 with the aim of increasing transparency […]
CORSI – Società cooperativa per la radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana
CORSI is the supervisory body for public radio and television in Italian-speaking Switzerland. CORSI aims to strengthen the link with the local community and monitor the quality of radio and television programming.
Iran’s IT Success Story
Pishgaman Kavir Yazd is Iran’s biggest IT cooperative, founded in 1996 in the central province of Yazd. The company soon expanded its activities and geographic reach, and is now one of the leaders in Iran’s IT and ICT industry, providing internet and communication connections to all of the country’s provinces. The group has over 1,500,000 […]
Pishgaman Kavir Yazd
PKYCC is an IT cooperative made up of other IT companies. We are the only IT co-operative in Iran and one of three companies in Iran with the license for international calling services. We have local offices in all provinces of Iran and we also have companies outside of Iran. Our aims are to expand […]
Connecting Clients and Communication Cooperatives
French businesses can now connect with a network of communication cooperatives to find exactly the communication skills they need, in any media, provided in a fair and ethical way. MADEinSCOP is a multi-channel hub linking 200 cooperatives in the communication sector and forging connections between clients and cooperatives. We’ve got human values, we believe in […]