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Recycle-IT! | Awards/Recognition

In May 2004 Recycle-IT! has been given the honour of being the first ever recipient of the Service Company of the Year Award at the UK Trade & Investment London Region’s Passport to Export Awards. Recycle-IT! was recognised for it’s success in expanding its service provision to new international markets and was presented with the award at a black tie dinner held at Vinopolis on Tuesday 11 May.

In November 2003 Recycle-IT! were short listed in the categories of “Best New Exporter” and “Against All Odds” at the International Business Awards organised by UK Trade & Investment.

In June 2003 Recycle-IT! became a participant in the Inside UK Enterprise (IUKE) which allows other companies to visit and learn, first hand, how the participants have confronted business challenges and achieved success. After hosting only one visit the company was Runner Up in the Best Social Enterprise Host Category at the Inside UK Enterprise 2003 Awards.

In the Business In The Community (BITC) East of England Awards for Excellence 2003 held in June 2003 Recycle-IT! received The Sieff Award which is awarded to organisations that have best collaborated with business to benefit society and in the BITC National Awards for Excellence in July 2003 Recycle-IT! won the National Sieff Award 2003.

In May 2003 Michele Rigby and George Ruddock were finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2003. The company since it started has created jobs for disabled people in light of that commitment received a commendation from Remploy in December 2002 for “recognising the value of a diverse workforce and is displaying commendable practice in the employment and development of disabled people.”

In December 2002 Geoffrey Ree, our oldest employee, received a commendation from Remploy “in recognition of his valuable contribution at work.”

In July 2002 Michele Rigby was appointed to the DTI Small Business Council and sits on the Skills and Workforce Development Interest Group of the SBC.

In February 2002 Michele Rigby, on behalf of the company, was invited to a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss Government approaches to social enterprises and the role they play in the economy.

At the end of 2001 Recycle-IT! won the 2001 Enterprising Solutions Award organised by Natwest and Directory of Social Change. Martin Bischoff, Regional Managing Director at Natwest stated “that the bank supports “Enterprising Solutions” because they believe that the social/community enterprise market is underserved and has big potential. The award is about flushing-out great projects and giving them the profile they deserve.”
On accepting the award Recycle-IT!’s Managing Director, Michele Rigby, said “Winning the award and getting national recognition is fantastic for us. It shows that computer recycling is viable and beneficial for both society and the environment, and that it is possible to build a workforce of disadvantaged people to create a viable company with international standing.”

At the 2001 Report Back Seminar & 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Prince of Wales’s Seeing Is Believing Programme in December 2001 Recycle-IT! was featured as an example of action.

In November 2001 Michele Rigby won an award in the Bedfordshire Businesswoman of the Year 2001 Awards in the “Within a Business Organisation” category.

In October 2001 Nathan Blankley, our youngest employee, was a runner up in the Bedfordshire Young Employee of the Year Awards.

Recycle-IT! | Environmental Working Practice

At Recycle-IT! we take seriously the environmental mantra of Reduce - Reuse -Recycle! Maybe we can’t do a lot about reducing, but we come into our own in the reuse and recycling stakes. We make sure that as many of the computer systems that we receive as possible are refurbished or upgraded so that they are suitable for a continued life in education or the community sector.

Any computers that we cannot repair, or that are not suitable for repair, or any parts are sent for recycling. We work closely with a company that recovers as much of the component materials as possible. Our landfill rate after all this recycling is around 1.6% of the computer systems that we receive: the average rate in the UK among computer handlers is 6%.

 

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