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Outside of FabLab Coventry in FarGo Village showing a low building with the FabLab logo on a large glass door next to a wall with graffiti art

FabLab Coventry

Fab Lab Coventry is a city-centre maker space backed by Coventry City Council and the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, focused on improving local employability. Since 2016 FabLab Coventry has supported local people and businesses to learn new skills, qualifications, and more generally confidence in digital and practical learning activities, by offering a variety of courses and workshops.

Designed for and with the community at its heart, FabLab combines research from Coventry University with a practical community maker space to co-create innovative social, economic and environmental programs.

2022/2023

28

Qualifications achieved

1,936

People engaged

269

Workshops and courses run

96

Outreach sessions delivered

375

Engaged onto project-funded activity

18

Businesses supported

375

Kilogrammes of fabric upcycled

270

Kilogrammes of timber upcycled

34

New workshops added

In 2020, FabLab opened the Eco Furniture Factory in FarGo Village. Driven by the need to live more sustainable lives, the Eco Furniture Factory helps people to turn ideas into reality and give new life to once old, outdated or broken furniture.

One of FabLab’s core activities is developing the skills of local residents and helping individuals face and overcome their challenges relating to employment, isolation and loneliness. They offer 31 different UK accredited courses and qualifications in a range of subjects including Digital Fabrication, Carpentry, Citizen Social Science and Community Health. They also run more specialised programmes to support target groups such as refugees and those furthest from the job market.

However, the space is open to anyone; from budding entrepreneurs looking to start a making business, school pupils, sculptors and scientists. Based in the city centre shopping arcade, anyone can access FabLab’s state-of-the-art computer-controlled tools like 3D printers, CNC and laser cutters, as well as traditional wood working tools. Technicians, researchers and student members are on hand to run classes and provide support for those who want to become citizen social scientists, learn how to use the equipment or test out ideas and develop products.

Social Impact Study 2022–2023
 Queen’s Award for Enterprise Logo
University of the year shortlisted
QS Five Star Rating 2023