{"id":460167,"date":"2026-03-06T05:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460167\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:42:09","slug":"widnes-entrepreneur-duo-appear-on-dragons-den-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460167\/","title":{"rendered":"Widnes entrepreneur duo appear on Dragons\u2019 Den tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Helen and Phil Lord, co-founders of Widnes-based company Rehome, appeared on Thursday, March 5, bringing their marketplace for pre-loved and ex-display kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and furniture to a national audience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rehome helps homeowners buy quality interiors for less, while also making it easier for sellers to give existing interiors a second life rather than sending them to waste.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It is designed to make it straightforward for people to sell what they are replacing, and for others to find second-hand and ex-display interiors that still have plenty of life left in them.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The business offers an alternative to waste by giving used interiors a second life, supporting both affordability and sustainability in home renovation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Helen Lord said: &#8220;Appearing on Dragons\u2019 Den is a huge moment for us as a Widnes business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We went on the programme to bring the resale kitchen conversation to a national audience.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said that too many kitchens in good condition are simply discarded during renovations, even though they still hold significant value.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Lord said: &#8220;We want more homeowners to see resale as a practical option, both to help budgets go further and to keep quality interiors in use for longer.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rehome, a Certified B Corporation and a recipient of a Queen\u2019s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, has been working to shift how people approach home renovation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company argues that replacing a kitchen doesn\u2019t have to mean discarding the old one, especially if it\u2019s still in good condition.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Instead, Rehome offers a straightforward way for people to sell or buy used interiors, making sustainability part of the renovation process.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company\u2019s message extends beyond kitchens, as more homeowners seek cost-effective and environmentally conscious ways to update bathrooms, bedrooms, and other interior spaces.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rehome is aiming to encourage more people to consider resale as part of home improvement projects, making it both affordable and sustainable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Helen and Phil Lord, co-founders of Widnes-based company Rehome, appeared on Thursday, March 5, bringing their marketplace for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-460167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}