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EUREFAS – The European Refurbishment Association strengthens its voice with record membership and renewed focus on legislative change
Brussels, April 2025
EUREFAS, the European Refurbishment Association, proudly announces a milestone in its growth: with 25 pioneering companies now united under one banner, the association has reached its highest number of members to date—an achievement that underscores the rising momentum of refurbishment across Europe.
EUREFAS - The European Refurbishment Association Publishes New Document: Bridging the Gap to a Circular Economy
Brussels, June 2024
EUREFAS (European Refurbishment Association) is proud to publish its latest document addressing new members of parliament, titled “Bridging the Gap to a Circular Economy: The European Refurbishment Industry’s Contribution.” This pivotal document highlights the vital role the refurbishment industry plays in promoting sustainable practices, enhancing European sovereignty, and supporting local economies.
EUREFAS Commends Agreement on Right to Repair Legislation
Brussels – Monday February 05, 2024
EUREFAS (European Repair and Refurbishment Association) welcomes the momentous achievement as negotiators from the European Parliament, the EU Council, and the European Commission reached a provisional political agreement on the so-called Right to Repair Directive (“Common rules promotion the repair of consumer goods” Directive) end of last week. This significant breakthrough is poised to reshape the landscape of consumer rights, sustainability, and the repair industry across the European Union.
EUREFAS welcomes the recognition of a “universal right to repair” by the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee
Brussels, October 12th, 2023
The European Refurbishment Association (EUREFAS) welcomes the overwhelming adoption of MEP Glavak’s report on Common Rules Promoting Repair by the Environment Committee and salutes the addition of a new article referencing “consumers’ universal right to repair”.
Eurefas - The European Refurbishment Association announces new Board of Directors and goals for 2023/2024
Brussels, June 2023
EUREFAS, which currently counts almost 20 members, gathered in Brussels in June 2023 for its third annual General Assembly. Here, the bylaws were discussed, goals defined for each working group, and the members interacted with key EU stakeholders of the European Institutions, such as a policy advisor to Pascal CANFIN MEP and a member of Didier REYNDERS’ cabinet. Some of the main topics that were discussed included ESPR and Right to Repair regulations.
As one of the first agenda points during the 2023 General Assembly, a new board was voted by the members of the association. The Board of Directors for the next three years now includes:
- Stefan Nilsson, Foxway
- Augustin Becquet, Recommerce
- Kilian Kaminski, refurbed
- Felix Martin, Reware
- Jori Ahvonen, Swappie
EUREFAS - The European Refurbishment Association statement on the Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods.
Brussels, 24 March 2023
The European Refurbishment Association (EUREFAS) welcomes yesterday’s publication of the Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods. Our 18 members are all committed to promoting sustainable choices for consumer electronics. In order to support that, consumer legislation needs to not only recognise but promote refurbishment and repair to foster more consumer trust. The proposal is a step in the right direction as it will allow consumers to have more confidence in the repair sector, and nudge them to make more sustainable choices.
Press statement : EUREFAS calls on the Member States to abstain on Ecodesign for phones and tablets
Brussels, November 15th 2022
EUREFAS, the European refurbishment and repair sector, calls on Member States to abstain from voting on 17 November 2022 on the European Commission’s proposal for new ecodesign requirements for mobile phones, cordless phones and slate tablets, until further technical work and amendment can be provided. In its current wording, the text will seriously affect the ability to repair phones and tablets in the future. The European authorities should take more time to address the concerns above and reconcile the proposal with its objectives for more reparable and durable devices.
Eurefas - The European Refurbishment Association announces the publication of the Pledge towards a qualitative electronic device refurbishment sector
Brussels, June 16th 2022
EUREFAS, which currently counts 17 members, gathered in Brussels in May 2022 for its second annual General Assembly. Here, the Pledge was discussed, and the members were able to interact with key EU stakeholders from the European Commission. Main topics included the Sustainable Product regulation and the Right to Repair movement, aiming to shape the industry and encourage consumers to change consumer habits towards greener products.
The main purpose of the Pledge is to structure the Refurbishment industry and the quality of the products. This initiative aims at saving consumers’ interests and promoting virtuous and qualitative products through Eurefas members voluntary commitments. Eurefas targets providing a new quality Label by 2023 with the help of its internal members as well as seasoned external experts.
Augustin Becquet, President and Founding Member of EUREFAS, declared : “EUREFAS is not only an association to promote and defend the circular economy and its interests. It also seeks to set up challenges in the market to live in a greener world and to lift up our sector by creating and implementing quality standards to share and spread good practices. As the refurbished electronic devices market is still in a grey zone, this Pledge signed by all EUREFAS members, represents a major step of commitment for our industry in order to become more reliable, as well as to comfort consumers into buying more responsible products that enables a Circular Economy. It is a big commitment from Eurefas members to show the way towards responsible refurbishment and consumption in Europe”.
All EUREFAS members signed the Pledge following the aforementioned General Assembly, committing to upholding the industry standards within the refurbishment industry. The current scope of represented countries within the association currently covers now 9 countries and 17 members since its creation in early 2021, namely: Recommerce, ReWare, Tech2Com, Foxway, Olinn, Omocom, Refurbed, Panzerglass, Asgoodasnew, Backmarket, ReBuy, ITC (ReCall First Hand), Swappie, AfB Group, Enjoy Recondizionati/Prestige Group, FixFirst and Remarketed.
Eurefas - The European Refurbishment Association announces new members and the release of its first views on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) at Mobile World Congress 2022
Barcelona, 3rd February 2022
The association gathers and announces at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) its enlargement and shares its views on the Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan, alongside pledging for a EU label on refurbished products.
Eurefas welcomes 5 new members, namely Swappie, AfB Group, FixFirst, Rebuy and Remarketed, once again enlarging its scope of represented countries within the association.
The European Refurbishment Association (EUREFAS) gathers in Brussels and welcomes new members
Brussels, November 15th 2021 – Eurefas welcomes new members: ITC solutions and Panzerglass, enlarging the scope of the association. Eurefas now covers new countries (Italy and Denmark) and has gathered in Brussels to issue its roadmap to support refurbishment and circular economy.
EUREFAS may now count on new members to promote refurbishment industry’s interests and enlarge its position in Europe with ITC solutions an italian refurbishment start up and Panzerglass, the danish leader for generic screen protection.
In September, the association gathered in Brussels and exchanged with Davide Polverini, in charge of the smartphone dossier regarding the Ecodesign directive at the DG GROW. As the Commission is moving forward on this directive, Eurefas strongly aims at empowering consumers’ right to repair and refurbishers access to spare parts to encourage repairation.
The European Refurbishment Association (EUREFAS) welcomes four new members
Brussels, July 7th, 2021 – Refurbishment players Back Market, Olinn, Omocom and Refurbed join EUREFAS. Back Market and Refurbed are leading marketplaces in Europe, whereas Olinn is a refurbisher and Omocom, an InsurTech dedicated to supporting the circular economy.
Headquartered in Brussels, EUREFAS aims to accelerate the development of refurbished devices, by raising consumer awareness, enhancing collaboration between players, sharing market information, and addressing both the media and public administrations with a common voice. The primary mission of the association is to engage in dialogue with European institutions and governments, ensuring the industry and its positive impact are well understood and the difficulties that industry players encounter are reported, while progress is made on key industry issues such as: VAT fraud, copyright levies, European labeling and stating the place of refurbishment in the Green Deal.
European refurbished high-tech players join forces in new business association: The European Refurbishment Association EUREFAS
Brussels, April 21st, 2021 – Refurbishment players fenix.eco, Foxway, Recommerce Group, Reware and Tech2com are launching Eurefas, a business association whose main mission is to advocate and promote the interests of a virtuous industry in Europe to build the sector and to share best practices. Eurefas aims to improve EU policies towards a fair and sustainable market and the building of a circular economy.
Headquartered in Brussels, Eurefas aims to accelerate the development of refurbished devices, by raising consumer awareness, enhancing collaboration between players, sharing market information, and addressing both the media and public administrations with a common voice.
Eurefas will formalize and promote the common interests, policies and positions of the refurbishment industry in Europe, making sure quality standards are met for European consumers, and that the sector increasingly contributes to making the world a greener place.
The association’s primary mission is to engage in dialogue with European institutions and governments, ensuring the industry and its positive impact are well understood and the difficulties that industry players encounter are reported, while progress is made on key industry issues such as: VAT fraud, copyright levies, European labeling and stating the place of refurbishment in the Green Deal.
“Our ambition is to represent refurbishment companies of all shapes and sizes, from every corner of Europe to build a circular economy and help the development of the industry. Our founding team is made up of seasoned entrepreneurs and leaders. Their core mission is to positively influence regulatory bodies and increase public awareness to accelerate the adoption of refurbished devices and a switch in our day-to-day consumption. Eurefas wants to inform about the positive impacts of refurbishing both for the planet and for consumers.” said Eurefas President Augustin Becquet.
The worldwide market for second-hand smartphone shipments is expected to surge from USD 27 billion in 2019 to USD 67 billion in 2023 according to IDC with 332.9 millions units shipped worldwide. In France and Germany, refurbished devices made up more than 10% of the smartphone market in 2019, with an annual growth rate of over 10%.
Grégoire Vigroux, Vice-President Communications at Eurefas, added: “We will frequently engage with the media, as we plan to promote the environmental benefits of refurbished phones over new ones. Through the Circular Economy Action Plan of the European Green Deal, the European Union is on the brink of an industrial renaissance. Eurefas intends to play a major role in this revolution.”
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About Eurefas:
The European Refurbishment Association (Eurefas) aims to represent the IT refurbishment sector, in particular smartphones, including high-profile companies operating on technology, buyback, refurbishment and sale of second-hand high-tech devices. The association’s main mission is to build a circular economy and to advocate and promote the interests of the sector across the European Union. Eurefas is driven by sustainability values and aims to play a significant role in shaping a greener world. Find out more at www.eurefas.com.
Eurefas has signed the transparency register of the European institutions under the number: 332404341982-26 and is thus committed to fully comply with its code of conduct while engaging vis à vis the EU officials.
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