About the site and operations

Tipping Point East operates from a 8,000sqm site in Silvertown, Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham. You can read more about the location’s historical context here.

Our site is split across 3 key operational areas which are run by our funding partners and focus on the following services:

    • Yes Make handle the in- and outflow, processing and certification of large scale construction material at our Material Yard. This is a more cost effective alternative to waste disposal and handling oversupply.

    • Materials can be purchased from Yes Make at 10-50% off their original price. They also go directly back into community builds by Yes Make as principle contractor, saving non-profit organisations capital build costs.

    • RESOLVE Collective run Material Store, which is a membership-based platform to access materials reclaimed from museums and galleries, ensuring these become accessible to communities (More info available soon)

    • We offer curated site and study visits which can be booked here. For future free visits please check our events page.

    • All founding partners offer training and learning programmes, which are advertised through their respective websites and social media channels.

    • TPE is actively exploring to fill the gap in circular construction skills training, based on what we learn in operating our site and businesses.

To find out more about how to access our activities and services, please check below

FAQs

  • Material Yard

    The material yard and processing warehouse run by Yes Make facilitates our large-scale construction material circular practice. Materials come into the site where they are processed and prepared for their onward journey into new buildings.

  • TPE Office

    Our shared office space which has been built 100% from reclaimed materials from 20 sites across London. It sits adjacent to open plan workshop space and material library.

  • Material Store

    RESOLVE Collective run Material Store from the southside of one of our warehouses, providing a materials from the art world and museum sector to grassroots organisations, artists and residents a low cost membership basis

  • Workshop and Material Library

    The material library is reference resource for building materials developed and tested by Material Cultures and where their MAKE programme and any associated teaching takes place

Site map June 2026

Site July 2026