MedAID are a charity on a mission to bridge the gap between surplus medical devices and equipment and the shortage of medical equipment in resource-limited countries.

We want to maximise the reuse of surplus assets.

Part of this is to re-distribute assets to the 3rd sector for reuse in the community.

Another part of this is donating assets to countries abroad who might need those items.

We are starting to explore how we can support charities who are already donating equipment to overseas countries.

Join us on Zoom to explore this issue on Thursday August 13th 2pm BST.

Equipment donations to overseas countries in need may be a very effective form of aid, provided that the items supplied follow international guidelines and are practical for the receiving party.

A vast number of difficulties may arise during the process and this zoom meeting is designed to explore those issues but also to demonstrates what can be achieved by a "where there's a will there's a way" attitude!.

We will start this exploration by hosting a zoom meeting to discuss the issues in the hope of creating a solid process for our customers to donate furniture equipment and supplies to overseas countries who are in need. 

As we return back to and a new (better!) world we need relevant guidance to that furniture equipment and asset reuse can be carried out safely.  This guidance is designed for internal and external reuse including the need to transfer items from the site to members working from home.  

In this article, we are going to give you our safe reuse transfer template.  After discussion with the internal authority on infection control, please use this template to add into the customisable messages on your Warp It system.

Risk assessments will have been carried out for re-opening and measures put in place to minimise the risk of virus transmission- but hopefully by using the custom messages system on Warp It you can further minimise the risk.

Please attend the next Warp It Admin meeting to discuss this issue. 

Making Reuse & Repair Normal

Our vision is where reuse repair and redistribution of surplus assets, furniture and equipment mainstream within and between organisations IS NORMAL!.

Our objective is to give you the tools and tips to help you do that in your organisation, toen, city and region.

We have seen great interest over the last 6 months in Ireland so in this blog post we are announcing dates for Ireland in early 2020.

Get more details and book your slot below!

Belfast Workshop Wednesday 22nd January 2020

 

Dublin Workshop early Feb TBC

 

Cork Workshop early Feb TBC

More info about the workshops

If you need any more evidence that these workshops will SUPER CHARGE reuse in your organisation town city or region then please read below!

High praise!!

We know you are busy and we know it is very hard to get away from work, so we squeeze a great deal into these short sessions. 

In these workshops we have 15-20 minute slots where you hear from procurement, waste, facilities management and sustainability experts talking about their reuse journey and how they have overcome barriers.

We split these presentations up with quick breakout sessions, where you will meet and talk with colleagues from other organisations who are also streamlining reuse. 

Is your organisation a bit apprehensive about giving staff tools that they could potentially cause havoc with?

Don’t worry, it’s a common concern. When we introduce the capabilities of Warp It, sometimes we get a bit of pushback about its dangers and limitations.

If you want to plant some trees then this is for you.....

Extending the lifespan of products by reuse and repair reduces manufacturing and transport and thus avoids carbon emissions.

We track carbon savings on our system and express this as the theoretical "number of trees planted" equivalent.

We would actually like to express this more visibly and actually plant the number of trees in real life! 

In this article we make a proposal to plant trees with our customers and their community. 

We are seeking partners to take part in a tree planting project where we actually plant the number of trees equivalent to the carbon your organisation has saved by reusing items on Warp It.

Our customers have exceeded expectations! As of now customers have saved £2.7million worth of furniture and equipment and donated it to charities all over the country!! 

Yes they have given furniture and equipment to the value of £2.7million to all the third sector. 

Has your organisation ever considered introducing an equipment/asset reuse system?

Perhaps you’ve got an existing system and it is in serious need of improvement?

Reuse is an activity that can have an enormous return on investment... when done right. The returns that can be gained are not only financial (due to budget and time savings), but also environmental, thanks to being more resourceful and avoiding sending useful assets to landfill. Warp It has solved all of the issues that (used to) come with reuse systems.