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FOR WORKSHOPS AND MAKERSPACES

Share you space.
Support more makers.

BenchConnect helps you earn from spare bench space by connecting you with makers looking for the right place to work.

List Your Space

How It Works

Curated & Trusted

We Connect good people with great workshops

You're in Control

Choose who you host, when and how often

Earn from your space

Make use of quiet time

and spare capacity

Support the community

Help more makers learn,

create and grown

WHAT IS BENCHCONNECT?

A better way for makers to find space, and for workshops to make use of it.

For makers, BenchConnect offers flexible, affordable access to real woodworking environments with the tools, space, and safety standards you can’t get at home.

For workshop owners, it provides a simple way to earn extra income and support the local craft community — without changing how they run their shop.

Bench Connect isn’t just a booking platform — it’s a community supporting the future of British making.

Join the BenchConnect
pilot network.

We're building a curated marketplace that connects makers with the right spaces to create, learn and grow

At this early stage, we're inviting workshops and makerspaces across Kent and London to register their interest and help shape the future of BenchConnect

Register Interest

FOR MAKERS AND FOR HOSTS

EARLY STAGE

We're building something worth being a part of.

BenchConnect is currently in development. Before we lauch the full platform, we want to build a strong foundation of independent host spaces who believe in the valve of sharing space, skills and community.

Once we have enough interest from the quality workshops and makerspaces, we'll bring the full marketplace to life and begin the pilot phase.

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Register interest (no obligation)

Tell us a bit about your space and how you currently operate.

We build the network

We gather interest from makers, workshops and makerspaces across Kent and London.

Marketplace goes live

Once we have enough interest we launch the fully featured platform.

Pilot begins

Start connecting with makers and sharing your space, on your terms.

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Be Part of the first wave!

Why Register Interest?

Help shape the future of the platform
Share feedback on how hosting could work
Influence features and policies before launch
Be first in line when the pilot goes live
Join a growing network of workshops across Kent and London

No Obligation, No Commitment

At this stage, we're simply looking for conversations and expressions of interest.

Once we've reached a critical mass of workshops and makerspaces, we'll move forward with developing the fully featured marketplace and begin the pilot phase.

If you like the idea, we'd love to hear from you — even if you're unsure whether hosting would be right for your workshop.

Every registration helps us understand whether Bench Connect can become a valuable resource for the maker community.

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