INSPIRATION
Reusing products extends their lifecycle, but products often become unfit for reuse. Repair solutions address this, extending the life of products. Moreover, it also helps reduce waste and the use of new raw materials. Take for example the tonnes of electronic waste globally. Repair solutions hold the potential to bring much of it back to the cycle. This is why repair solutions are an important circular economy trend and companies are adopting them to reduce their carbon footprint and save costs on raw materials. Also, often, direct replacement is not possible for expensive industrial machines due to the unavailability of specific spare parts and high costs of new equipment. Repair solutions offer a much cheaper alternative for the companies while also contributing to circularity.
German startup FixFirst develops software that digitizes repair and maintenance services. The startup also offers platform services that help customers use their devices for longer. It helps service providers, device manufacturers, electronics retailers, and insurance companies provide repair and maintenance services to their end customers. It leverages automatic lead qualification, integration with external partners,mobile order processing, and video inspection and remote assistance to achieve this.
Veras is a Danish startup offering repair services for garments. The startup fixes gaps and deficiencies in clothes like a cracked seam or a missing button. Moreover, it turns unrepairable clothes into new products like transforming a damaged long dress transformed into a top. The startup offers its services as both online and offline recycled clothing stores.
