MPRO - Enters the Ecommerce jungle! - January 2015
We have recently become sellers on Amazon on our quest to conquer the Ecommerce market. Selling a range of new and used phones and accessories our Amazon shop is looking hopeful! Not only do we sell here in the UK, we have an abundance of international listings too... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/node/index.html?ie=UTF8&me=A2OSOXLZW5P7V&merchant=A2OSOXLZW5P7V&qid=1421166657
MPRO - Woodfest sponsor 3rd year running - July 2014
Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice is a charity that we like to support and raise funds for as it is local and close to our hearts. We were the main sponsor for the third year running of the event hosted. We were given a stall at the event and therefore put together some fundraising activities. This included a mega raffle (with prizes donated by us) and we had a reverse steer bike built for the event. If anyone was capable of completing our obstacle course they could win an iPhone! In total, the event raised 6,000 pounds.
MPRO - thecolourPINK.com - September 2014
On the quest of expanding the Ecommerce side of the business. MPRO have created the brand thecolourPINK.com, selling all things Pink! From mobile phones to cases, accessories, speakers and exercise bikes. thecolourPINK.com is perfect for the ladies, girls and real men! Check it out https://www.facebook.com/pages/thecolourpinkcom/513357652143247?ref=hl
MPRO - Mytholmroyd Station Plaque Unveil - June 2014
MPRO are proud sponsors of Mytholmroyd station and have contributed to keeping it clean and tidy for all the local rail users and tourists visiting our beautiful valley. Our sponsorship money funds some of the extraordinary flower arrangements on the pathway to the platform and gave the volunteers the motivation and money they need to keep it a nice environment to use. In return we received a plaque and are honorable members of the Mytholmroyd Station Partnership, attending annual community networking events and keeping the locals happy.
MPRO - New Sponsors of Halifax Rugby Club - May 2014
MPRO has signed up as one of the main sponsors of Halifax RLFC and aims to help their Supporters Trust to raise money for the U20s squad by recycling old mobile phones. Supporters of Halifax Rugby Club and FAX Trust can take any old mobiles they have to home matches and deposit them in the collection bins around the ground at Shay Stadium. MPRO are proud to have become a sponsor of our local and well know Rugby Club and hope they can go all the way to the Super League. More info can be found at www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk
MPRO - Takes part in Mascot Gold Cup - April 2014
MPRO took part in the Mascot Gold Cup 2014 by entering Smart Alec as a mascot to run the race at Wetherby racecourse. The race which is in its 5th year is organised by Sue Ryder Care and helps to raise funds for their Manorlands Hospice which is also one of MPROs chosen charities. More info on the race including a video can be found at www.mascotgoldcup.org.uk
MPRO supplies film company with prop phones for new Brit Movie - April 2013
MPRO have recently supplied a number of working mobile phones to be used as live props in a new film. Tiber Films approached MPRO for the supply of mobile phones to be used by different characters in a new movie called "Catch me Daddy" which is being filmed in and around the West Yorkshire region. The film will have its first screening at next years Cannes Film Festival before general release across UK cinemas in 2014. MPRO supplied a number of different mobile devices, some old some newer to fit in with the period of the film and for each character from a father figure and his young daughter to a bounty hunter character. This is not the first time MPRO has supplied mobile phones to the film industry for use as props, in 2012 a number of phones were supplied to another film company to be used in a BBC TV drama. At the time we were not told the name of the drama they were to be used in, though were told it was a drama filmed in Bradford about some lottery winners, we now know this to be The Syndicate written by Kay Mellor and has been aired on BBC 1 over March and April 2013. MPRO are proud to be of service to the film industry with its range of mobile phones and hope to work with more film companies in future.
MPRO - Sponsors Charity Golf Match for Yorkshire Air Ambulance - September 2013
The MPRO team recently got involved with CommsProviders inaugural charity golf event at Bingley, St Ives Golf Club on 4th of September 2013. The event was a great success and raised money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). The YAA dont receive funding and require £9900.00 per day to operate.Without the support of other businesses and individuals, the YAA wouldnt be able to operate the life-saving service they provide. If you missed out this year, or to get your name down for the 2014 event why not let us know by calling 0844 4141417
MPRO - Celebrates 7 years in business this month - January 2014
MPRO will celebrate 7 years in business this month, having had our most successful year so far recycling and refurbishing thousands of smartphones and tablets for the UK and European market place. MPRO has grown in strength over the past 12 months, expanding the workforce to accomadate the number of devices processed. 2014 has already started well and we hope to grow our business further over the coming years.
MPRO launch new online store and rebrand Facebook page - March 2013
MPRO has recently completed an overhaul on the online store via Ebay. A complete new design has been created giving a much improved experience to the end user, with easier navigation and better presentation. The new store stocks the latest Smartphones and accessories alongside refurbished handsets and repair services. MPRO have also revamped the social media platform and integrated a new character to the Facebook page. "Smart Alec" is the new helpful Smartphone cartoon character that appears on the new Facebook page to help with advice on the latest Smartphones. Smart Alec can be followed at www.facebook.com/smartphoneprovider
MPRO proud to be main sponsors of Real Ale Festival - September 2013
MPRO got involved with sponsoring the first Airedale Beer Festival that was held at the Airedale Heifer in Keighley over the first weekend of September. The festival hosted many beers and real ales from a number of breweries across the country. Held in a big marquee behind the pub, the festival also offered live music from bands such as Indianic. MPRO sponsored the event as part of their corporate and social responsibility campaign to help local events and have already sponsored a local music event WoodFest a few months earlier. MPRO looks forward to sponsoring more local events for Food & Drink, Arts & Music and Sports. MPRO also sponsors a number of local and national Charities and will also be getting involved with local Schools with a new recycling campaign to be launched in October.
MPRO - Launch new recycling campaign for Schools - October 2013
MPRO has recently launched the Smart Alec recycling campaign to help local schools raise funds and help with teaching environmental awareness to pupils. Teachers, parents and pupils can safely recycle any old mobile phones and MPRO will pay for them. The Schools are in complete control of how to spend the money raised. Whats more, as well as cash for recycling, they have chances to win some amazing prizes, both for the School and pupils! MPRO are also happy to provide an enterprise day to offer first-hand experience of our recycling and telecoms business. For more information on how your school can benefit from this campaign contact us on 0844 4141417
MPRO - Celebrates 6 years in business today - January 2013
MPRO is 6 years old today, Establised 23.01.2007, as a celebration if you trade your old mobile or smartphone in with MPRO between today and the end of January 2013 we will give you an extra 6 pounds on top of its trade in value as a thank you, 3 x rules apply, 1. that is the phones value must be worth 50 pounds or more in the first place, 2. If its a non-working phone it must be repairable and 3. only applies to up to 2 phones per customer! If you meet all three rules and we will pay you an extra 6 pounds for your old mobile on top of its original trade-in value found on our website! to take up this offer go to www.mpro.org.uk and trade in your old phone!
MPRO - Relocates as part of acquisition - October 2012
Halifax based CommsProvider have acquired MPRO the national mobile phone repair and recycling business. MPRO has two primary business activities, an approved repair centre for all makes of mobile phones and smart phones plus a recycling service offering to purchase redundant handsets from businesses and consumers. The repair centre is staffed by highly trained technicians using the most up to date test equipment with all repairs carrying guarantees. Additionally MPRO is one of only a small number of Samsung warranty repair centres; Samsung being the World leader in Smartphone technology. MPRO recycling purchases any redundant handsets whether working or non-working, removes all data and then disposes of them safely. A buy and sell market place function can be found on the MPRO website giving instant prices and purchasing decisions on any handset in any quantity. Handsets are collected free of charge and clients can choose to contribute to one of the companies adopted Charities from the purchase revenue. MPRO is a fantastic business for us to have in our portfolio as service is our business at CommsProvider so being able to offer a market leading repair service for mobile devices is a major advantage says Luke Hayes, CommsProvider Managing Partner. We are already one of only two Samsung Platinum Service Partners in the UK for Telephone Systems so to become an approved warranty centre for Samsung Smartphones is the perfect fit. Over the past 6 months we have doubled our staff numbers which reflects the upside of a recession since businesses look to make economies on communication bills and efficiencies in the way they work and we specialise in those areas. MPRO Managing Director Johann Shepherd who has been running mobile phone repair centres for 20 years commented The Samsung connection is very important which makes this tie up perfect synergy and our repair facilities can be extended further into the business sector with CommsProvider behind us. Obviously more and more businesses are adopting smart phone technology and this can lead to many benefits but often setting things up incorrectly creates problems and frustrations. MPRO team also specialise in helping businesses with limited I.T skills to set smartphones up and integrate them with office networks.
MPRO proud to be main sponsors of Music Festival Woodfest - July 2013
MPRO have signed up to be the main sponsor of the WoodFest Music Festival. In its 5th year Woodfest, a intimate live music festival in beautiful Bronte countryside was created to raise funds for Sue Ryder Care - Manorlands Hospice. MPRO are proud to be main sponsors for such a great cause and such a fun festival. - Breaking News in addition to the above story, Woodfest managed to raise £16,000 for the Hospice situated In Oxenhope in West Yorkshire.
MPRO Now Buying, Selling & Repairing Apple Iphone 5 - September 2012
MPRO have just taken stock of the first batch of the latest Apple Iphone 5. Now selling via the Ebay store via the big green BUY button on the MPRO home page. MPRO are also buying back the Iphone 5 via the big red SELL button on the MPRO home page and will soon be repairing the Iphone 5 via the big blue REPAIR button when parts arrive in the UK next month.
MPRO sign-up to new guidlines to stop the re-sale of stolen phones - March 2010
A new code of practice to stop stolen phones being sold to handset recycling companies is being developed by government, police and the mobile phone industry, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today. Currently 90 per cent of handsets reported stolen in the UK are blocked within 48 hours of reporting. However phones blocked in this country can still be used abroad, and the recycling industry, which exports many handsets, potentially provides access to a new market for stolen goods. Industry figures estimate at least 100,000 handsets, with an average value of 25 pounds, which have been reported stolen to the police or blocked by their rightful owner are recycled each year. Now the Home Office, police and a range of phone recycling companies have established a forum to address the problem and are drawing up a code of best practice for mobile phone recyclers to stop stolen phones being re-used. Companies who sign up would agree to work closely with police and implement a range of safeguards, including checking handsets against the National Mobile Phone Register to see if they have been reported stolen or blocked. They would also provide details of any blocked handsets they are offered to police. Those who sign up to the code will be endorsed by industry so consumers can have confidence in the company they are dealing with. The code would be monitored to ensure they are being adhered to and sanctions would be taken against companies who fail to maintain it. Home Office Minister Alan Campbell said: Working with the private sector has already produced some positive results in the fight against mobile phone crime and both government and industry are determined to see that continue. By blocking 90 per cent of handsets within 48 hours we are already reducing the incentive for thieves to steal phones and this latest initiative will make it even less profitable for criminals. I would like to thank those recyclers who are working with us to develop this new code of practice and would urge other companies to join this forum. Jack Wraith, chairman of the Mobile Industry Crime Action Forum, said; The industry welcomes this very important initiative on the part of the recyclers as it not only closes off an avenue used by criminals to gain from theft of mobile phones it also demonstrates that those recyclers who have signed up to the scheme are serious in their efforts to support the continuing battle against mobile phone theft.
MPRO Recycle phones to help Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice - August 2009
Recycled mobile phones are now helping to bring in funds for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder Care hospice. The Mobile Phone Recycling Organisation is giving 3 to the cause for every handset it receives. A further 2 will be given for any phone that can be reconditioned and sold on. And if the phone is relatively new, it could be worth up to 200 with the difference going to the donator. MPRO Managing director Johann Shepherd said: This is an easy and environmentally friendly way to dispose of your old phone and turn it in to money for yourself as well as doing your bit for a very worthy local charity. MPRO formed two years ago was originally based in Keighley, but moved to Shipley late last year. It has recycled more than 5,000 mobile phones since 2007 and hopes to double that amount by the end of this year. Manorlands community fundraiser Matthew Binns said: I hope this new partnership will generate much needed funds for the hospice. It will cost 2 million to run all the services we offer this year and we rely on 1.2 million of this being in voluntary contributions and through schemes like this. I encourage everyone to recycle their old mobile phones by sending them to MPRO.
MPRO awarded Samsung Warranty Repair Status - October 2009
MPRO has been awarded a Samsung warranty repair contract to authorise the repair of all Samsung mobiles phones in and out of warranty. MPRO currently repair all makes and models of mobile phone out of warranty, from software upgrades to LCD and circuit board repairs. Now all Samsung mobile phone customers can use the MPRO workshop facility based at the Angel Telecom Centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire for all warranty and non-warranty repairs. Samsung now offer a 2 year warranty on all of their UK mobile phone range and MPRO will be on hand to offer technical support, firmware upgrades as well as repairs and refurbishing. Call 0871 288 1444 or book a repair online at www.samsungwarranty.co.uk
MPRO Established - January 2007
MPRO (Mobile Phone Recycling Organisation) was establised in January 2007.
