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About Us
Probably one of the most successful Social Enterprises in Yorkshire ________________________________________________________________________
Airedale Computer Recycling
This innovative and multi award-winning social enterprise is based in Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire and was started in January 2002 as a means to retrain long-term unemployed people and return them into the job market. It expanded rapidly and we now have three retail shops and a very efficient recycling facility, all to support our registered charity.
Awards
We have won several environmental awards, a few social enterprise awards, a regeneration award, a couple of community awards, numerous business awards, a very prestigious award for excellence in recycling and one final award of appreciation for our fantastic charitable work. Read more on our awards...
Recycling and disposal
We provide a much needed safe and secure I.T. refurbishing, recycling and ethical disposal service free of charge to three Local Authorities, most of West Yorkshires Emergency Services, several NHS Trusts, PCT's and many businesses throughout the region to help them to meet their legal and social responsibilities within the framework of the European (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) WEEE Directives. We provide a similar service free of charge to local residents and small traders. Read more about our recycling....
Data Security
We provide data security and data sanitization free to the highly regarded American DOD standard on all equipment we take in. Any hard drives not being reused are put through a drivebuster to physically destroy them. Read more about data security....
Zero Landfill
Our aim is to keep 100% of this equipment out of our landfills and make much of it available for reuse in our communities. In doing so, we help to save on natural resources and reduce carbon emmissions. We have recently implemented "NO LANDFILL - NO EXPORT" policies and our energetic and innovative approach to the handling of WEEE allows our clients to demonstrate overall re-use & recycling rates for WEEE in excess of 96% Read more about zero landfill...
Training
We use this equipment for vocational retraining of long-term unemployed, disabled or disadvantaged people. We provide volunteers and college students with hands-on practical training towards their IT qualifications. We also provide many much sought after work experience placements for all our local schools. Read more about our training...
Free Computers
Many refurbished computers are made available free of charge to local charities, social enterprise, voluntary organisations and other good causes especially involving children. We maintain a wall-of-fame in our Airedale shop featuring many of the good causes we have helped. Read more about our free computers...
Low Cost Computers
Many computers are made available at low cost into the local community, either through our two local retail shops or from our website shop and ebay shop. Many computers go to other traders helping to sustain employment of staff and thereby the local economy. Read more about our low cost computers...
Repairs
We provide a repair service (often free of charge for good causes) where a full format and reinstall costs only £35. Virus removal from as little as £20. Read more about our repair service...
Hosted Visits
We host visits (from all over the world) by people who come here to learn about computer recycling or just about running very successful social enterprise. Many similar operations have begun after visits to our facility. Read more about our hosted visits...
Conference Speaker
Development Manager Keith Sorrell is an experienced speaker for conferences and workshops on WEEE standards, computer recycling, regional networking and promoting social enterprise both for Airedale Computer Recycling and the Regional Electronics Initiative (REI). Keith has several informative and entertaining presentations of 20 minutes that really show what Social Enterprise has to offer, especially in the waste sector Reda more about speaking at conferences...
Chairing the REI
We are founding members of the Regional Electronics Initiative and Keith serves as its Chairperson. The REI is an accredited network of many similar facilities from Yorkshire & The Humber, who share best practise and resources and all work to a common Code of Conduct. Read more about the REI...
Mentoring
Keith has provided some mentoring of businesses for BusinessLink where he visits businesses and provides guidance and advice. Read more about our mentoring...
Shows and exhibitions
Keith attends and exhibits at shows for Yorkshire businesses, local authorities and organisations who are dedicated to waste reduction and social value. Yorkshire Business Market 2009 video clip
Waste
Our downstream service partners are selected from their particular fields of speciality to ensure maximum recycling rates for all equipment channelled into materials reclamation. Everything has a value and nothing goes to waste and no waste is exported.
Yorkshire TV Adverts
We have created 2 television adverts to increase brand awareness in Yorkshire. The first aired in 2007 and the second which added a small segment about our sister Social Enterprise, Airedale Car Clinic, in 2008.
As seen on Yorkshire Television 2007.
As seen on Yorkshire Television 2008
BBC News
When the United Nations put a call out for the world to recycle computers to save on landfill and natural resources, the BBC news team came to us for a reply from the industry. Breakfast News reporter, Jules Botfield looked into this. She was at Airedale Computer Recycling in West Yorkshire. Jules spoke to Keith Sorrell and Jamie Spall, from Airedale Computer RecyclingJohn Snowden from Wakefield MDC and Simon Bowens from Friends of the Earth.
As seen on BBC Breakfast News
Microsoft Registered Refurbisher
Airedale Computer Recycling is one of only a few Microsoft Registered Refurbishing Organisations within West Yorkshire. We are registered with Microsoft under their refurbisher programme to supply Microsoft Windows licenses on low cost computers to the general public and to Eligible Charitable Organisations, Eligible Academic Users, and other Specially Approved Recipients. Read more about Microsofts Registered Refurbisher Program...
ICER Accreditations
We are one of a small handful of refurbishers in Yorkshire that achieved ICER accreditation (Industry Council for Electronics Recycling) the industry’s highest accolade at the time. Read more about ICER...
Environment Agency Licensing
We hold EA Waste Carriers, Transporters, Dealers & Brokers Exemptions.
We have T11 WEEE Refurbishers Exemption
We have EA hazardous waste premises registration.
We adhere to Environment Agency Hazardous Waste Consignment Note Regulations and provide all the required documentation for our clients to ensure their compliance with the WEEE Directives and Duty of Care Regulations. Read more about our permits and licenses...
Expansion of Business
We are constantly looking to expand the reach of what we do and despite the recession we took the major step into town centre retail premises in November 2009. We are on one of the busiest streets in Castleford and directly facing the street where the proposed new bus/train station will emerge. In April 2011 we also opened a town centre retail shop in Pontefract. Read more about our expansion...
Charity
And if all that wasn't enough, all our profits go to the registered charity Chrysalis Youth & Community Project to help them achieve their aims of providing an alternative education system for dissafected or excluded young people. Many of whom can gain nationally recognised OCN qualifications in Motor Vehicle Maintenance or in Building & Construction and go on to be a productive member of society. Read more about our charity...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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The real measure of success in social enterprise is knowing that, just maybe, you really have made a difference.
Airedale Computer Recycling can be found at our main facility at The Active Centre, Stansfield Road, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3AS. Tel: (01977) 736283 or at our Castleford retail shop at 76a Carlton Street, Castleford, WF10 7DB. Tel: (01977) 520149 or at our new Pontefract shop at 10 Market Place WF8 1AX. Tel: (01977) 703970.
