WATCH: Crawley-based IT company delivers refurbished technology to Manor Green College

ITHQ set up Life In IT, a program that takes waste technology from businesses, reconditions it, then passes it on to non-profit organisations in the community. This is a free service to both the donor businesses and to the recipients.

Manor Green School was chosen by ITHQ and will deliver eight reconditioned computers and screens to the school.

Headteacher at Manor Green College Tom Smith said: “We are really grateful for any sort of donation. We spend about 90% of the school budget supporting our students and what we have left we get to spend on things like technology.

“It is a limited pot of money so when we get these donations it can open doors to enhance our students’ education. Having more access to technology is going to aid the path for our students to get into work.”

CEO of ITHQ, Scott Nursten said: “When speaking to our clients, one of their biggest challenges is disposing of sensitive IT equipment and data. We could help them with that but instead of equipment ending up in landfill, we thought if we could recycle it and put it to good use to help local schools, all the better.

“We have been able to find numerous donors and recipients. Our team is spending its time cleaning up machines in a safe way, getting rid of the data and preparing them to be used in schools.”

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Life in IT are planning to grow this scheme over the coming years and would love to invite more local businesses to sign up.