How repair shops are giving broken devices a new lease of life

There is a growing demand for fixing rather than throwing away defective possessionsThere is a pause in the hubbub of conversation in the workshop and everyone watches as a young man plugs in the vacuum cleaner that just minutes earlier had been in several pieces on his workbench.As the machine whirs into life, the people in the room break out into muted cheers and clapping. There are smiles all round. Continue reading...