Many manufacturers hold unsold stock; surplus new lighting taking up valuable warehouse space and decisions to discard are often made at short notice. Currently, very few used luminaires are re-used. Some are in very good condition before removal and therefore a lot of the value and embedded carbon is lost if they are recycled.
A Donor is a company which has:
- unused, unsold lighting stock and holders of used but reusable lighting equipment to make the products available to third parties,
- used lighting products for remanufacturing, including those from CAT A and CAT B fit outs.
Most importantly a donor must be willing to donate.
REGISTER AS A REUSE HUB DONOR
A Reuse Hub Donor could be:
- Manufacturers who sell lighting products
- Resellers of lighting products
- Lighting refit contractors | including CAT A and or CAT B fit-outs
- End users
- Wholesalers
Using the Reuse Hub
- Prior to donation, the product should be in storage or at the Donor’s facilities.
- The Donor approves a donation.
- The availability period of the product is decided by the Donor.
- Transport costs will be agreed between Donor and Recipient.
- If you wish to be a Donor and a Recipient, you need to register in both categories.
Ideally, the fixtures will be picked up and stored elsewhere, leaving donor shelves vacant for more product; but that may not always be possible and the Donor company may prefer to agree a space rental arrangement with the recipient for a certain amount of time.
The Reuse Hub has been designed to be intuitive for the end user. But, a handy user guide is available for you to download.
REUSE HUB USER GUIDE
Working with FIS Project Reuse
For donors needing storage of products
If you don’t get an immediate request for donated products, and need to remove immediately from site, then we have solution.
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has set up a pilot storage facility in East London.
Please visit the FIS website for their process and contact details.
