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Remanufacturing & Reuse
About Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing has a long history in the UK, across the whole range of industrial sectors. In most cases remanufacturing businesses have been grown in response to a business opportunity, not driven by an altruistic 'green' mission. Mostly they are producers of durable (usually metal) manufactured assemblies. For example Caterpillar remanufactures engines for large plant and rolling stock: The inherent value of the materials and the cost of production enable this equipment to be remanufactured to an as-new condition. This process saves tens of millions of tonnes of materials world wide, can make more profit than new equipment and is lower cost to the end user.
In 2004 we performed a comprehensive survey of remanufacturing across the UK economy.
Who is doing it?
Many people, largely unrecognised. Visit the Interactive Map to find companies in your area.
Is there a typical remanufacturer?
Remanufacturers are an ingenious, valuable and largely unrecognised set of companies driven by a clear grasp of the economic value of their services. Top flight remanufacturers are characteristically flexible and adaptable in coping with the business environment and the manufacturing task. Most describe themselves as service providers.
They need to be capable of:
- sourcing end of life products ( called core)
- inspection and classification on arrival
- disassembly
- component testing
- remediation, repair or replacement
- re-assembly
- assembly, testing and despatch.
Many need a wide skill set — which can be hard to find — but workers in these businesses more often find their work motivating and interesting, considering these to be prime jobs in the field. Remanufacturing may therefore be a significant contributor to quality of work-life.
Visit the Publications Section or the Tools & Assistance Section for more materials on operations, capabilities and case studies.
Remanufacturing Primer
This document, produced by the CRR in conjunction with Envirowise is now available to download.
Its aim is primarily to educate those who can provide support to remanufacturers – Government bodies, RDAs and trade federations, for example – in understanding what remanufacturing is, its benefits and two typical, but different, companies are involved.
You may also be interested in our video guide to remanufacturing benefits "All about Remanufacturing".