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NextPath Device Consortium Announced as Partner of Circular Tech Expo
Circular Tech Expo is proud to announce NextPath Device Consortium as a partner, recognising the organisation’s innovative and highly practical approach to tackling digital exclusion through circular technology.
NextPath is a UK-based social enterprise working at the intersection of digital inclusion, device reuse, and circular economy delivery. The organisation brings together partners across the technology, refurbishment, public, and community sectors to give end-of-service-life laptops a meaningful second life — ensuring quality devices reach people and communities who need them most.
Working through trusted networks including local authorities, housing associations, charities, and community organisations, NextPath helps make access to technology more affordable, scalable, and sustainable. Devices are professionally refurbished to a reliable standard, supplied with a full one-year guarantee, and made available at a cost designed to remove barriers to access while maintaining confidence in quality.
The model has been intentionally designed for long-term scalability and measurable impact. By extending the usable life of devices already in circulation, NextPath is helping reduce electronic waste and associated carbon emissions, while simultaneously opening access to education, employment opportunities, healthcare services, and digital connectivity for individuals currently excluded from the digital economy.
At a time when millions of people across the UK still lack access to suitable devices, NextPath demonstrates how collaboration across the circular technology ecosystem can create meaningful environmental and social outcomes together.
Laura Lawrance, Strategic Partnerships & Marketing Manager at Circular Tech Expo, commented:
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome NextPath Device Consortium as a partner. The work being led by Paul Finnis, Freddie Quek, and the wider consortium is an incredibly strong example of what circular technology can achieve when environmental responsibility and social impact are approached together. Their model is practical, scalable, collaborative, and genuinely capable of making a difference at national scale. We are very proud to support and help amplify the important work they are doing.”
Further collaborative initiatives and contributions involving NextPath Device Consortium will be announced in the lead-up to Circular Tech Expo.
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