Refurbished IT Hardware for Schools & Education

From Nursery to University, Multi-Academy Trust to Further Education, we're the UK's premier provider of cost-effective refurbished IT Hardware.

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We have proudly supported Schools, Colleges, Universities, and Multi-Academy Trusts for over 20 years.

Acquiring refurbished computers with Rapid IT for your educational institution ensures cost-effectiveness without compromising quality, offering an environmentally-friendly and budget-conscious solution while providing reliable technology to support students' learning experience.

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Benefits Of Buying Refurbished

Cost Savings

Opting for certified refurbished computers and laptops presents educational institutions with a cost-efficient solution, offering significant savings without compromising quality, allowing more budget allocation for educational resources and programs.

Sustainability

Our values drive our mission to benefit our customers and the environment by contributing to the circular economy. We source sustainably, refurbish economically, and pride ourselves in driving forward green initiatives.

Reliability

Certified refurbished computers and laptops undergo rigorous testing and refurbishment processes, ensuring optimal performance and reliability equivalent to or surpassing new devices.

Performance For Less

By opting for certified refurbished technology, you can access higher specifications and premium features that might have been cost-prohibitive if purchasing new devices, enabling enhanced learning experiences.

5 Year Warranty

With both our new and refurbished devices we can offer up to 5 year coverage. We are so confident of the reliability of our refurbished devices, in fact, that if you have any issue, we send a replacement within a business day.

Digital Inclusion

Investing in certified refurbished computers and laptops fosters digital inclusion by making technology more accessible and affordable, ensuring equitable access to digital resources for all students.

Take A Test Drive

We are so confident you will love our refurbished hardware that we offer a demonstration unit to prospective customers. Experience the devices first-hand in your own office or space to see the quality and financial benefit today!

Numbers that seal the deal

25 Years+

We have served for over 25 years in the IT Hardware, Recycling and distribution space

90%

We are proud of our 90% Net Promotor Score, an indication of our high-quality service

5,000+

We've supplied and deployed over 5,000 computers and laptops to the education sector

What our customers say

“Quality Products & Service”

I've worked with Rapid IT for over 12 years because of the quality of the equipment, the price, and the customer service as a whole.
See more of Steve's thoughts in our video testimonial.
Steve Kerns
Director of IT

"One of a kind business"

I am extremely pleased with how I managed to purchase the amount of equipment within a limited budget. The PCs have proved to be very reliable and the specification is more than adequate for the students to use within the school environment.
Ben Whitaker
Head of IT Services

"Quick & efficient!"

With the help of Rapid IT, we were able to relocate IT equipment imperative to the business quickly and efficiently, resulting in a significant office space cost saving.
Chris Heywood
IT Asset Manager

Why Rapid IT

We build great relationships with every individual, business, or institution we serve, driving our Purpose Beyond Profit vision to make the world a better place for all through sustainability and inclusivity.

Price Competitive

We provide the best value to our customers for every device, whether for one laptop or a thousand, combined with top tier support and service.

Customer Focused

Our mission and values drive our purpose beyond profit, and that starts with our customers. We listen to every requirement and tailor every service to your needs. After sales and project support is key, and we care about building a relationship.

Driving Sustainability

Our values drive our mission to benefit our customers and the environment by contributing to the circular economy. We source sustainably, refurbish economically, and pride ourselves in driving forward green initiatives.

Driving Sustainability

We source sustainably, refurbish economically, and pride ourselves in driving forward green initiatives.

Through our partnership with Ecologi, every hardware purchase contributes to the sustainability of the environment by planting trees and funding carbon avoidance projects, helping to create a sustainable tomorrow for all.

8,500+ Trees

With your help, Rapid IT has funded the planting of over 8,500 trees across 17 projects.

369.45 tCO2e

Rapid IT has supported the prevention of 369.45 tCO2e from being emitted through funded offset projects.

44 Projects

We have funded 44 verified carbon avoidance projects, from repairing water boreholes to forest protection efforts.

Frequently asked questions

If you don't find the answer to your question here, simply send a message and we will be more than happy to help. Furthermore, we won't pester with needless information or bombard with calls you don't want.

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How many devices can you provide at any time?

We are entirely flexible to your requirements, whether that is a single refurbished laptop or one thousand new machines deployed to desks. We have catered for all types of customers. Visit the Rapid IT webstore for some of our inventory, but we can always provide more over a call or email 😁

How quickly can you deliver devices?

Of course, this entirely depends on the number of devices you require and your relative location. To give you a guestimate, we can ship single devices the same day if ordered before 1.30 pm, and we can ship and deploy 40 devices within a 2-week window. We aim to keep that 2-week window or as close to it as possible, even when the volume of devices increases.

We will always confirm delivery dates and requirements during your project discussions with us, and we are always transparent.

I'm nervous about buying refurbished equipment?

Don't be - our devices are rigorously tested to ensure like-new (or better!) performance, and we personally use refurbished computers and laptops in our own office.

As standard, all devices come with a year's warranty and can be extended up to 5 years, meaning that if anything at all were to go wrong in this period of time, we ship out a replacement unit to you with no charge. And no, we don't wait until you have returned your unit, we send it the same day we receive notice from you, ensuring minimal downtime and inconvenience to you.

We don't have any asset tracking available to show what needs replacing, where its located, or who the device is assigned to - Can you help?

Certainly! We find many businesses and education institutions either have extremely archaic methods of tracking assets (Excel spreadsheets) or do not have any tracking at all, leaving them vulnerable in many ways (Theft, software security updates, no licence management, etc). We can install and train on our IT Asset Management and can provide this as an ongoing service to you.

What other applicable services do you offer that could benefit me and my company?

Through partnerships and collaboration, we can offer a plethora of applicable business solutions to you, including (But not limited to):

- Smart Digital Building Management Systems
- Sustainable Office Furniture Solutions
- IT Recycling and Decommission
- Secure Office Relocation (Incl. Europe)
- And more....

Contact us today with your requirements and let Rapid IT tell you how we can help save you money and headaches today.

Let's Talk Today

Find out how we can help you acquire the best IT Hardware for your budget today!
+44 01282 798256
Tech Warehouse
Wyre Street
Padiham
Lancashire
BB12 8DF