Mazuma’s Craig Smith Nominated for Prestigious Award by The Times

  • Posted on October 9, 2024
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Mazuma’s Craig Smith Nominated for Prestigious Award by The Times

Mazuma’s Craig Smith has been named one of the UK’s ‘Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders by LDC and The Times.

In their press release, LDC said:

The business leaders featured in The LDC Top 50 for 2024 are making a real impact by creating jobs, promoting social equality, championing sustainability, expanding internationally and integrating purpose into their business practices. They operate from 39 towns and cities across the UK and span every sector of the economy, whilst collectively they employ 5,146 people and generate revenues of more than £1.1bn.”

Mazuma has gone from strength to strength under Craig’s leadership, solidifying the national brand as one of the UK’s most trusted and longest standing technology recyclers.

In the years under Craig’s management, Mazuma has also developed a strong regional connection to the Lancashire area. By helping support local businesses and the surrounding community through strategic partnerships and job creation, Mazuma has become a cornerstone of the area’s vibrant and growing digital industries.

In 2023, Mazuma moved into a brand-new facility in Morecambe in an effort to expand our services. With the additional room, we have expanded our in-house repairs team fourfold, quadrupling the number of customer’s devices we are capable of processing – a massive boost to the refurbished phone market.

By the end of 2024, Mazuma plans to evolve further by providing our 5* consumer service to businesses. This will incentivise businesses to find a sustainable solution for their tech by providing payment in return for all unwanted business assets. By doing so, Mazuma hopes to further expand the sale of refurbished tech, giving customers a sustainable and affordable way to buy the latest phones, tablets, MacBooks, games consoles and smartwatches.

On his nomination, Craig Smith said:

Delighted and proud to be chosen by LDC for this award, it represents the work of both myself and my team over the past 5 years. We look forward to building on this and achieving our goal of becoming the UK’s leading IT and mobile take back solution”.

The winner of the LDC award will be announced tonight, during the ceremony at BAFTA Piccadilly, London. Best of luck to all the nominees!