Categories

Familiarise yourself with our careful crafted and curated award categories covering all aspects of our industry to ensure that all individuals and organisations are recognised for their contributions to the landscape of the re-used and re-loved technology market.

Subject to change.

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Trade In Programme (Retail)

Retail has an important role to play in device recovery and encouraging customers to recycle their old tech. This award is for retailers operating in Europe with an in-store and/or online trade in programme for smartphones.

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Trade in Programme (Mobile Network)

Communication, Impact and Innovation

Network providers across Europe are creating new programmes and offers to drive up trade in rates and value to their customers. Submit your entry now and showcase your progress and success in the Best Trade In Programme by Mobile Network category.

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Trade in Programme   (B2B)

This award is for resellers and service providers who offer smartphone trade in programmes to business customers.This award is to recognise the excellent work being done to recover redundant devices and develop circular practices in the B2B sector.

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Logistics

Logistics partners provide an essential service to the refurbished smartphone channel. Supporting supply chains, optimising reverse logistics programmes and developing greener practices to reduce carbon footprint. This award celebrates the best logistics providers for business performance, customer satisfaction and sustainability progress.

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High Street Repair

Mobile repair stores are one of the most accessible options for consumers to fix a faulty smartphone. To recognise the work and impact of retail driven repair, this award acknowledges the companies delivering the best overall service to customers.

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Cross Border Repair

This award is for the service providers developing and delivering solutions to enable consistent and reliable repair platforms for consumers and businesses in Europe.

 

Recovery

Diagnostics (Product Assessment)

Device testing is a key stage of the refurbishing process and accuracy is paramount to determining the viability and value of a second hand smartphone. This award is to recognise the diagnostics providers delivering cutting edge services utilising the latest technologies.

Recovery

OEM Distributor

This award is open to OEM distributors operating in the European market, delivering excellence in service, performance, customer satisfaction, sustainability progress and business results.

 

Recovery

Distributor (Revenue – Low to Medium)

Distribution plays an important role for retail and reseller channels to supply refurbished devices and additional services to ensure reliable business operations and performance. This award highlights the best in performance, delivery, sustainable practices and customer satisfaction amongst Europe’s distribution community.

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Distributor (Revenue – Medium to High)

Distribution plays an important role for retail and reseller channels to supply refurbished devices and additional services to ensure reliable business operations and performance. This award highlights the best in performance, delivery, sustainable practices and customer satisfaction amongst Europe’s distribution community.

Recovery

Best Refurbisher

Who’s leading the way and offering cutomers and industry the best? We’re talking service, sustainability, pricing and allround excellence. Open to any refurbisher selling smartphones in the European market, we want to hear about your business performance and work to progress the secondhand smartphone sector.

Recycling

Best Use Of AI

From diagnostics to repair, AI enabled services and solutions are transforming the industry’s move towards a more circular future. This award is for a service or technology driven by AI that’s delivering tangible results in refurbishing, repair and recycling industries.

 

Recycling

Best Recycler  (Smartphones)

A cornerstone of the circular economy, recycling smartphones is vital to material recovery and reducing e-waste. This award celebrate the best smartphone recycler for the European market.

Recycling

Best Recycler (Batteries)

Batteries are a key component for smartphones but complicated to recycle. This award is to recognise the important role of battery recycling at scale to reduce e-waste and recover critical raw materials.

 

Business, Performance & Operations

Circularity Hero

Is there someone who stands out a passionate supporter of the circular economy? An effective driver of the 2nd hand smartphone industry? We want to recognise the people who are going above and beyond to make a difference and drive change

Business, Performance & Operations

Industry Business Excellence Award

This award is for the behind the scenes players who are doing incredible work to keep the second hand smartphone industry moving forward. The Mobi Hub management team will recognise the companies doing exceptional work to support the second hand smartphone industry.

Business, Performance & Operations

Online Retailer  (Smartphone)

The Best Online Retailer award is open to any e-tailer selling refurbished or reconditioned smartphones in the Europe

 

Business, Performance & Operations

Online Marketplace  (Smartphone)

The Best Online Marketplace for Smartphones award is open to any marketplace selling refurbished or reconditioned smartphones in the Europe

 

Business, Performance & Operations

Marketing Campaign

We’re on the look out for the industry’s stand out marketing and advertising campaigns. This category is open to networks, brands, recyclers and refurbishers. It’s about impact, creativity and results. Submit your work from the last 18 months and be in with a chance of winning the Best Marketing Campaign of the Year.

Business, Performance & Operations

Best Smartphone Trader (Western Europe)

Traders are at the core of the smartphone circular economy, supplying second hand devices to businesses and consumers across Europe. This award recognises those delivering excellence and representing the highest standards of business performance for the Western European market.

Business, Performance & Operations

Best Smartphone Trader (Central & Eastern Europe)

Traders are at the core of the smartphone circular economy, supplying second hand devices to businesses and consumers across Europe. This award recognises those delivering excellence and representing the highest standards of business performance for the Central & Eastern European market.

Business, Performance & Operations

Financial Services

Financial services play an important role in the growth of the refurbished industry. From payment solutions to investment capital, these service providers help to sustain and grow the secondhand market. This award spotlights the companies delivering excellence, professionalism, transparency and reliability to the market.

Refurbished Channel Categories

Best OEM Distributor

OEM distributors play a critical role in the management and distribution of secondhand, refurbished and remanufactured phones across Europe. This award celebrates excellence is service, supply chain, sustainability and customer satisfaction.

Refurbished Channel Categories

Best Online Retailer

The Best Online Retailer award is open to any e-tailer selling refurbished or reconditioned smartphones in the Europe.

Refurbished Channel Categories

Best Online Marketplace  Smartphones

The Best Online Market Place for Smartphones award is open to any marketplace selling refurbished or reconditioned smartphones in the Europe.

Refurbished Channel Categories

Best Online Marketplace  Laptops

The Best Online Market Place for Laptops award is open to any marketplace selling refurbished or reconditioned laptops in the Europe.

Manufacturers Categories

Best Mobile Accessories

Are you leading the way when it comes to circularity? The mobile accessories market is highly competitive but home to exciting developments in sustainability, material innovation and circular programmes.

Manufacturers Categories

Circularity by Design  Handsets

This award is for brands that have launched a smartphone over the last 18 months that follows key circular principles around design, longevity, repair, reuse and recycling.

Repair, Trade In and Diagnostics

Best Repair Services

Are you leading the way on repair? Introduced a programme for channel partners, repairers and consumers to make their device last as long as possible? We want to hear about your repair initiatives and policies that are driving the circular economy forward and keeping smartphones in play for as long as possible.

Repair, Trade In and Diagnostics

Best Recycling Programme

This award is for companies operating a recycling programme. We’re keen to hear about your achievements and programme developments over the last 18 months. Is your approach to device recovery and recycling leading the way? Apply now!

Repair, Trade In and Diagnostics

Best Trade-In Programme by Network

Trade in programmes play an important role in the circular tech economy. Network providers across Europe are creating new programmes and incentives to drive up trade in rates and offer more value to their customers. Submit your entry now and showcase your success in the Best Trade In Programme by Network.

Repair, Trade In and Diagnostics

Best Diagnostics Software

This award is to celebrate the best and most innovative software provider for device testing and diagnostics.

Finance

Best Foreign Exchange Solution Provider

The Best Foreign Exchange Award is open to any provider operating in the European market

Finance

Best Financing Company

The Best Finance Award is open to any provider operating in the European market

Communication, Impact and Innovation

Best Innovation

This award is for changemakers, start-ups and industry innovators. Got a service, product or solution that has disrupted the market to progress circular practices or models in the smartphone industry. Launched an innovative e-waste service or AI driven solution that’s shaking up the circular tech industry?

Communication, Impact and Innovation

Best Marketing Campaign Of The Year

We’re on the look out for the industry’s stand out marketing and advertising campaigns. This category is open to networks, brands, recyclers and refurbishers. It’s about impact, creativity and results. Submit your work from the last 18 months and be in with a chance of winning the Best Marketing Campaign of the Year.

Communication, Impact and Innovation

Circularity Hero

This award is to celebrate an individual who has been a passionate supporter and driver of the circular economy in the 2nd hand smartphone industry. We want to recognise the people who are driving legislation, transparency, closer collaboration or technical innovation.

Manufacturers Categories

Best Logistics Company

This category will recognise excellence in the design, implementation, and management of logistics operations that specifically enable and optimise the circularity of mobile phones. This award wouldn’t just be about efficient shipping; it would delve deep into a company’s commitment and measurable success in minimising waste, maximising resource value, and extending product lifecycles within the secondary market.