Slashing component costs by 80% with circular engineering
8th August 2025 | 60 sec read
The Challenge
A leading home services provider was struggling with a monopolistic supply chain for domestic boiler spares. Valuable components like printed circuit boards (PCBs) were being scrapped in high volumes, driving up costs and environmental waste.
The company needed an innovative and safe way to disrupt this model and create a competitive advantage through a more sustainable, circular approach to asset management.
The Solution
Working as a close engineering partner, we applied our expertise in circular economy services to challenge the assumption that these parts were unrepairable.
We developed a safe, repeatable, and fully measurable repair process using advanced technology, including flying probe testers, to diagnose and repair PCBs at scale. This created a reliable new source of ‘good stock’ from components that were previously discarded.
The Impact
Our innovative solution turned a significant cost centre into a major source of value and sustainability, delivering unprecedented commercial benefits and supply chain resilience.
- Achieved an 80% cost reduction for repaired PCBs versus buying new
- Enabled 40,000 repaired PCBs to be returned to the supply chain annually
- Generated over £1 million in annualised commercial benefit
- Saved £3 million on overall stock value through improved repair processes