Martin Reddy and Anthony O Dea. Image: Green IT
Green IT’s engineers have already refurbished and returned more than 500,000 ICT devices to circulation.
Kildare company Green IT is set to open a new 22,000 sq ft refurbishment and remanufacturing facility in Naas next month.
Founded in 2013, Green IT’s technicians and specialist engineers have already refurbished and returned more than 500,000 ICT devices to circulation, the company said. Now, the new site will help establish itself as Ireland’s ICT hub for sustainability, Green IT added.
According to research and case studies published by the company and its remanufacturing partner, Circular Computing, choosing a remanufactured laptop instead of a newly manufactured equivalent can help a consumer avoid roughly 316 kg of carbon emissions, save 190,000 litres of water and preserve 1,200 kg of natural resources.
The new facility comes just months after the new landmark EU Right to Repair came into force, which aims to promote more sustainable consumption habits by increasing access to repair both within and outside the legal guarantee that comes with products.
Green IT said that its refurbished technology will be available at prices accessible to families, schools, businesses, charities and public-sector organisations.
In partnership with its remanufacturing partner, Green IT also secured a place on the Remanufactured Notebook Framework, an initiative with an estimated value of up to €30m that aims to see around 60,000 remanufactured laptops purchased by public-sector bodies.
If fully utilised at the projected volume, estimates associated with the framework suggest potential savings of approximately 19m kg of carbon emissions, 11bn litres of water and 72m kg of mined resources, Green IT said.
“When you walk into our facility and see the sheer volume of technology being processed, it really is quite extraordinary,” said Martin Reddy, the managing director of Green IT. “We are not simply wiping down old computers and selling them on.
“We have thousands of computers, laptops, monitors and other devices moving through the operation, with specialist engineers working on everything from intricate component repairs and rebuilding computers to restoring casings, keyboards and manufacturing replacement parts using 3D printing.”
Reddy said the company’s expansion also reflects the increasing demand for affordable technology. In an interview with SiliconRepublic.com earlier this year, Refurbed CEO Kilian Kaminski made similar comments, associating a growth in demand for refurbed gadgets to tightening economic conditions and growing prices driven by demand for AI. Environmental concerns play a consistent, but minor role, in comparison.
Ireland, in particular, is making a shift to “smarter consumption choices” in recent times, he says, compared to 2021, when Refurbed launched its services in the country.
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