Groundwork London

This July, the Arch Company worked with one of its charitable tenants, Groundwork London, to provide match funding for 17 tenant-led community events in our railway arches. The funding of up to £2,500 per tenant paid for a series of exciting activities, designed to engage with locals and remind them of the brilliant businesses that call arches home.

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Arcade Coffee & Co, Herne Hill

Keeping it local is at the heart of the railway arch coffee business founded by Shan Miah
Having grown up in Brixton Hill, Arcade Coffee & Co founder Shan Miah always wanted to open a business in his local area. Arcade Coffee & Co was born out of a passion project, honed from walking past the arch space almost every day for years.

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Kwas, Huddersfield

Huddersfield wine bar and deli Kwas is two-thirds of the way to reaching its target to crowdfund its expansion into an additional railway arch, gaining support from people in the community that it helped through the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Muppets Canine Therapy, Sheffield

Kate Clapperton has been helping people’s pets to enjoy pain-free lives through her specialist physiotherapy and hydrotherapy service for more than 18 years.

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Chipp Coffee, Leeds

Independent coffee roasting business, Chipp Coffee Co. is on a mission to bring great quality speciality coffee to a wider audience.

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Brixton CNC, Brixton

The past year has been tough for businesses working in the creative industries, with the Coronavirus pandemic putting festivals, shows and events on hold. But new Brixton tenant Chris Canavan spotted an opportunity and has diversified to launch a new business from a previously empty railway arch on Nursery Road.

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Ebony Horse Club, Brixton

Our railway arches are home to a whole host of diverse businesses and organisations that provide a wide range of activities, services and products for their local communities. Among the slightly more unexpected organisations to be found in the arches is an urban riding school and charity that changes the lives of young people in Brixton by teaching horsemanship and providing opportunities to develop key life skills.

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Orbit Beers, London

When his revenue dropped by 90% overnight on 23rd March 2020, Robert Middleton also dropped his plans to expand his London brewery, Orbit Beers. Necessity being the mother of invention, instead they quickly developed web delivery capabilities to help them survive the crisis.

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Jeffay Furniture, Manchester

The Jeffay family has been making furniture in Manchester for nearly one hundred years and is part of a rich community of makers inhabiting our railway arches.

Jeffay Furniture was founded by Jack Jeffay, the son of a Latvian immigrant who settled in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century.

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Farmstand, Deptford

Healthy and sustainable food business Farmstand is about to enter an exciting new phase of growth.

The company is looking to capitalise on the boom in online meal ordering and grocery delivery that has resulted from changing consumer habits during the Coronavirus pandemic. From 1 February it will launch its first-ever direct-to-consumer offering - delivering healthy, convenient and affordable meals in bulk direct to people’s doors on a carbon neutral basis.

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Forest, Deptford

Forest is a fresh flower and plant business that helps people to bring nature into their homes. The business, which is run by Fran Bailey, has three retail stores, one of which is based in a railway arch in Deptford.

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Fison Fitness, Herne Hill

Childhood friends and native Herne Hillers Anne Fison and Joe Peyton share a passion for using fitness to keep happy and healthy. The pair teamed up last year to push Anne’s business, Fison Fitness, to the next level and have kept that goal in focus during a challenging 2020.

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Gravity Well Brewery

Ben Duck ploughed all of his savings into starting his new brewery, Gravity Well Brewing, just before the Coronavirus pandemic forced the whole country into lockdown. The brewery and its neighbouring taproom, which are located in Leyton, East London, opened as restrictions were lifted and is at full production to keep the demanding beer connoisseurs of London supplied.

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The Arches Project, Birmingham

Started by Evette Edmeade in 2010, The Arches Project, is a community arts programme that gives emerging and established artists an opportunity to hone and showcase their talents. It is also a space to raise awareness of the issues faced by the local community and provides programmes on Mental Health and raising awareness of Black History.

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Paws and Pause, London

Caring for dogs is providing a route back into the workplace for vulnerable people in South London. Paws and Pause is London’s only socially responsible dog day care centre providing work experience for people who are recovering from mental health difficulties. It offers a therapeutic environment within which they can gain practical skills and build their confidence so that they are ready to re-enter the workplace.

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TDO, Southwark

Simplicity of design, imaginative solutions and the use of interesting and unusual materials are hallmarks of the projects that creative architects TDO have delivered for their clients. Those concepts run throughout their work and heavily influence the design for their own workspace, located in a railway arch on Great Suffolk Street in London.

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Baked by Steph, Bethnal Green

With TV’s Bake Off series underway for 2020 and the UK’s national baking week taking place until October 20, people are plainly more in love with baked goods than ever before – luckily for Steph Giordano of Baked By Steph, who knew she was onto a winner when she took an order for 600 cookies within weeks of starting to bake as a hobby in her kitchen.

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Structural Repairs, Windsor

Business is booming for Windsor-based building repairs specialist, Structural Repairs, which is hoping to secure a series of new contracts over the coming months.

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Cattle Grid, Windsor | The Charlotte, London

A tale of two bars – through lockdown and re-opening.

For Arch Company tenant Steven Novak, the pandemic has been a roller coaster unequalled during his time in business.

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Upside Down Presents, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Tucked in a tiny railway arch under the main line into Newcastle Central Station is a unique gift and present shop, UpSide Down Presents.

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