HP announced as Headline Event Sponsor of Circular Tech Expo 2026

The UK’s leading event for technology lifecycle professionals brings together stakeholders from across the circular technology industry at Farnborough International on 13–14 October.

Circular Tech Expo has announced HP as its Headline Event Sponsor for 2026, as the event prepares to bring the technology lifecycle community together at Farnborough International on 13–14 October.

Circular Tech Expo is the UK’s leading event for technology lifecycle professionals and connects the organisations that manufacture, procure, manage, repair, refurbish, remarket and recycle technology. Its purpose is to help the industry extend the useful life of technology, retain its value, protect data and recover resources responsibly when equipment reaches the end of its life.

HP’s sponsorship places a major technology manufacturer at the heart of an event built around collaboration across the entire technology lifecycle.

From manufacturers and enterprise end-users to specialist service providers and materials recovery businesses, Circular Tech Expo brings together stakeholders whose decisions shape what happens to technology at every stage. The event’s audience spans IT asset disposition (ITAD), IT asset management (ITAM), refurbishment, repair, resale, data centre decommissioning, end-of-life processing, critical mineral recovery and electronics recycling.

For enterprise and public sector end-users, the event provides an opportunity to meet the partners and explore the approaches that support more effective technology procurement, use and retirement. For manufacturers, service providers, refurbishers and recyclers, it creates opportunities to build relationships across the supply chain and connect with the organisations responsible for technology purchasing and lifecycle decisions.

The exhibition and conference programme will bring commercial and operational priorities into the same conversation: keeping equipment in productive use, managing data securely, improving asset visibility, developing reuse markets and recovering valuable materials.

Jake Cody, Event Director of Circular Tech Expo, said:

“We are delighted to welcome HP as Headline Event Sponsor of Circular Tech Expo. Having a major technology manufacturer support the event reinforces the importance of bringing the whole technology lifecycle community together.

“Circular technology depends on decisions made at every stage, from how equipment is designed and purchased to how it is managed, repaired, reused and ultimately recycled. Our purpose is to connect the people responsible for those decisions and create a place where they can find partners, share practical knowledge and do business.

“Whether you are an enterprise managing thousands of devices, an ITAD provider, a repair specialist or a business recovering critical minerals, you are part of the same industry conversation. Circular Tech Expo brings those perspectives together.”

About HP Sustainability Services

Every IT estate follows the same cycle: you choose technology, you use it, and eventually you repurpose or retire it. At every stage there is a cost, a risk and an environmental impact to manage, and growing pressure to demonstrate the results.

Yet technology lifecycles are often managed in pieces. Hardware, fleet management, sustainability data and end-of-use may sit across different teams and providers. At every handover, data can be lost, residual value missed, and opportunities to extend the life of technology overlooked.

HP Sustainability Services help connect those stages, bringing technology lifecycle management, financial value, security and circularity together through one partner.

When organisations choose, HP helps them identify the right technology for different needs. This can include new devices with published environmental information or HP Certified Refurbished Hardware for appropriate use cases. HP Carbon Emissions Sync can complement this approach by helping organisations address the carbon emissions associated with select HP devices through third-party validated carbon offsetting and reporting.

While organisations use their technology, HP Workforce Experience Platform provides greater visibility into the device estate, while HP Care Pack Services can help keep devices supported and productive for longer. Together, these capabilities can support more informed lifecycle and refresh decisions.

When devices are ready to be repurposed, HP IT Asset Disposition Services help organizations securely manage end-of-use technology through data sanitisation, reuse, value recovery and responsible recycling. Eligible devices can also be given another life through HP HOPE, supporting digital inclusion, while HP Planet Partners provides options for responsible recycling.

The result is a more connected approach to circular IT: helping organizations get more value from their technology, manage risk, extend useful device life and turn sustainability ambitions into measurable action.

Because circularity is not only about what happens at the end of a device’s life. It starts with the choices you make and continues through how technology is used, managed and ultimately given its next life.

For more visit  HP Sustainability Services - Circular IT Solutions | HP® Official Site

Circular Tech Expo takes place on 13–14 October 2026 at Farnborough International.

Registration is open. Technology lifecycle professionals are invited to register themselves and their colleagues and join the industry for two days of discovery, discussion and business connections.

To register and find out more, visit www.circulartechexpo.co.uk.

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