Envirofone set for relaunch under new owners

The Envirofone brand has been acquired from global IT asset disposal company SK TES by recommerce specialists Matt Green and Sam Hargreaves, together with their partner Lewis Cox. Green co-ounded The iOutlet 15 years ago as a bedroom start-up, while Hargreaves launched Technology Recycle Group, which was later acquired by ReBuy. SK TES had previously

GK Telecom lands 2 x 3 Partner Awards

GK Telecom has won two Three UK Partner Awards – the “Three PAYG Quality Award 2023/2024” and “Smarty Mobile’s Best Student Campaign of the Year.” The “Three PAYG Quality Award 2023/2024” was for GK Telecom’s PAYG services, with a focus on customer tenure and satisfaction. GK Telecom’s also won the “Smarty Mobile Best Student Campaign

EU cops swoop on used phone £16 million marginal VAT fraudsters

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out 25 raids in six countries targeting a suspected £16 million VAT fraud involving used mobile phones imported from Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States. The EPPO is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union. It?is responsible for investigating, prosecuting

Rydal Group takes minority stake in Guru Technology

Peterborough communications provider Rydal Group has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Northampton telecoms provider Guru Technology. Both businesses will continue to operate under their respective brands.  The deal signifies new territory for Guru, presenting opportunities for its customers to access a wider portfolio of products and providing stability for future growth, as stated

Why used phone sales boom on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday or Cyber Monday weekend is the UK’s favorite time to buy refurbished devices, according The Big Phone Store’s Managing Director, Steven Athwal, managing director of refurbushed phone retailer The Big Phone Store. The Big Phone Store, the trading ame for Euro Communications Distribution extracted data sourced from Google Trends. To find this data,