Every now and then you may need to reject staff member who request to register with Warp It.

Warp It users often have different ways of dealing with electrical items.

Some use Warp It to redistribute surplus electricals around their estate and beyond.

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. 

We have upgraded our search bar so now finding items is easier than ever! The new 'sort by' filter options will include an array of useful search criteria that you and your organisation can utilise! 

Sometimes you do not find a match for your surplus assets internally or even within the community. But you do not want to send those assets to landfill. 

You work in a massive organisation with loads of staff. Have you ever thought that your staff might want to take away your surplus assets?

While rare, there may be times you want to pause your reuse activities.

The Covid-19 pandemic is an example of when this may be needed. Pausing the Warp It portal will stop all staff notifications and ensure no third parties turn up on your premises expecting to collect items.   

Here is a guide on how to use the Warp it portal pause feature.