Free electrical equipment for South West charities
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The Electronic Waste Company has taken on three full-time members of staff at its Redruth headquarters, and fourth member of staff based in Birmingham.
Free electrical equipment for South West charities
Thousands of pounds worth of free electrical equipment is on offer to South West charities.
The equipment, including computers, TVs and even household appliances is being given away by the region’s leading electrical reuse and recycling company, The Electronic Waste Company.
The company takes unwanted or end-of-life electrical equipment from major businesses, including schools, councils and the NHS.
It is then comprehensively checked and tested, and wherever possible refurbished or broken down into separate components.
These are then resold via its online operation, Computer Spares Warehouse, or retailed through premises in Redruth and Falmouth.
Items which cannot be reused are separated into different materials and prepared for recycling.
Now, The Electronic Waste Company has made a commitment to give a proportion of its resale equipment to local charities, and is asking those in need to get in touch.
Damian Lambkin, CEO of The Electronic Waste Company said: “We know that there are a large number of charities out there who are feeling the economic pinch. We want to do what we can to help, and that’s why we’re offering to provide this second-hand equipment free of charge.”
The equipment will be given a full warranty and can include computers, monitors, IT peripherals, TVs, household and commercial refrigeration.
Damian continued: “This will all be top quality, refurbished kit which would otherwise be sold either online or via our retail premises. Although we’re pleased to be helping out charities, we cannot provide unlimited items, so we’re asking that charities tell us why they need the equipment and we’ll try and help those in the greatest need.”
The Electronic Waste Company’s search for charities follows the company’s decision to open a showroom for the equipment at its headquarters on the Pool Business Park, near Redruth.
The company also retails refurbished IT equipment and spare parts through the It’s a Computer Shop in Falmouth.
All equipment is PAT tested, and data left on computers is destroyed using a system similar to that used by the Ministry of Defence.
Last year, The Electronic Waste Company scooped a National Recycling Award for its work to reduce the amount of electrical and electronic goods disposed of by companies. Nothing the company receives is sent to landfill.
The company holds ISO9001 certification for its commitment to quality management and ISO14001 accreditation for its environmental processes.
To benefit from the free equipment, organisations must be registered as a charities or community interest companies. To apply, please email charitykit@blackcat-pr.co.uk or fax 084500 9 10 24.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 5:08 pm and is filed under News.
