Partners
Collaboration is in our DNA at 12 Guitars. We work closely with other social enterprises and charities, with businesses of all sizes and with Music and Media Industry organisations. Get in touch if you have an idea you would like to collaborate on.
D'Addario Music Strings
We are honoured to have D'Addario as our string partner.
Today, the company conducts business on four continents including locations in Brooklyn, New York; Houston, Texas; Sun Valley, California; Newcastle upon Tyne, England; France, Germany, Australia and China.
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The Scottish Music Centre 
We are delighted to be working with The Scottish Music Centre to make guitar playing accessible to all young people in Scotland.
The Scottish Music Centre is at the heart of the national music industry in all its forms. From preserving our musical heritage with the ever-expanding archive, to representing contemporary composers and musicians, the SMC stands at the forefront.
Our aim is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community by actively promoting music locally, nationally and internationally.
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WEEE Solutions Ltd 
WEEE Solutions Ltd are a licensed waste management company specialising in the disposal of waste electrical and electronic goods. Our licences enable us to transport, treat, process and report data on all forms of waste. We recycle over 95% of the resources that we manage and strive to further improve on this.
We partner with WEEE Solutions to rescue guitars that are going to landfill. We refurbish them and put them to good in the community.
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Teenage Cancer Trust 
Teenage Cancer Trust offers unique care and support, designed for and with young people. We fund specialised nurses, youth workers and hospital units in the NHS, so young people have dedicated staff and facilities to support them throughout treatment.
We run events for young people with cancer to help them regain independence and meet other young people going through something similar. And we provide easy-to-understand information about every aspect of living with cancer as a young person.
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Calibrate Odoo
12 Guitars is proud to announce that Leading ERP Software and Services Provider Calibrate will sponsor our continuing efforts to enable well-being across the community by making guitar playing accessible to everyone regardless of their age, background or circumstances. This collaboration aims to leverage Calibrate’s technology and expertise to support the 12 Guitars’ mission and growth.
Calibrate helps their customers improve efficiency, sell more, and spend less, through automation. They deliver the power of Odoo's business management software tools to their clients throughout the UK. Calibrate is the Scottish Odoo partner but also have offices in the Northwest of England. They want to help UK businesses grow - no matter the business sector.
The main highlights of the sponsorship are the following:
- The Sponsorship from Calibrate will provide vital funding in support of operational costs and overheads
- Calibrate will provide Odoo ERP Tools enabling 12 Guitars to streamline operations, enhance efficiency and amplify it's social impact (including this website!)
- Improving operational effectiveness at 12 Guitars by managing guitar and equipment stock through all stages of the refurbishment and re-distribution process using Odoo ERP Tools.
This partnership showcases Calibrate’s dedication to corporate social responsibility and 12 Guitars’ commitment to continuously improving the social impact it makes. The collaboration is poised to make a lasting impact on operational effectiveness at 12 Guitars and will enable the planning and execution of the next stages of growth and development.
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