EVBox Partners with Drake & Farrell to Boost the Circularity of its Value Chain

AMSTERDAM, November 15, 2022 — EVBox, a leading provider of flexible and scalable charging solutions, is teaming up with Drake & Farrell, a top provider of circular supply chain solutions, to increase the circularity of its value chain. The new partnership will give EVBox a higher degree of control over the lifecycle of its products and increase the potential for reusing and recycling its charging stations and their components. 

EVBox is further contributing to a sustainable future by improving the circularity of its products and ensuring that its charging stations are more durable, are sustainably made, and are purposeful beyond their initial life cycle. 

Drake & Farrell will fully repair faulty charging stations to their original state when possible, and diligently dismantle them when repair is not. Whilst no second hand charging stations will be resold, the charging stations themselves, or their spare parts and materials, will then get a second life by being used to replace other charging stations in similar warranty cases. For parts that cannot be reused, the materials will be recycled and will find their way back into the economy in a new form, reducing waste and saving resources.

Drake & Farrell will also provide the tools to help EVBox investigate and better understand the root causes of possible hardware issues and solve them with greater precision. With over 15 years of experience in supply chain circularity, Drake & Farrell is a frontrunner in supporting the electric mobility sector with multiple forward and reverse process solutions. On a pilot project, it was observed that over 50 percent of the charging stations could be successfully repaired and reused. For the remaining stations, parts and components could be successfully harvested to further improve customer support efforts and reduce environmental impact. 

EVBox is improving its processes in alignment with the mission to power our sustainable future. Other ongoing initiatives include using more sustainable plastics in our charging stations and donating used charging stations for educational purposes. 

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Drake & Farrell actively revolutionizes the way society deals with used electronical equipment. With a strong mission to eliminate electronical waste, Drake & Farrell aims to reuse almost 100% of the electronical products including its components and materials. Materials are recycled and made reusable whereas components are repaired or refurbished creating a circular supply chain. Drake & Farrell offers tailor made services unlocking the business opportunities of the circular supply chain for its clients. This includes specific reverse logistics, including organizing returns and functional screening, testing, repair and refurbishing, root cause analysis, re-kitting and (spare)parts sourcing. Drake & Farrell provides impactful ecological as well as economic results to clients in various industries such as telco, consumer electronics, healthcare and eMobility by supporting the transition from a linear to a circular compliant business model. As a result, Drake & Farrell actively enriches her client’s business goals with sustainable focus. Drake and Farrell was founded in 2006 and has facilities in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands and Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic.