👶 Humble Beginnings

The spark for GRADE MOBILE started small—and personal. In 2013, as a teenager, Owain took his birthday money and bought a broken iPod Touch and a replacement screen. He repaired it, gave it a second life—and that first refurb became the foundation of what GRADE MOBILE is today. 

That one act of repair and reuse planted a seed: tech doesn’t have to be wasteful, and refurbished doesn’t have to mean compromise.

🚀 Growth, Milestones & Impact

Over the years, GRADE MOBILE has scaled from a single iPod Touch project into a leading refurbished device specialist across the UK and Europe.

Some of our key milestones and impact stats:

• In a typical month, we save up to 210 tonnes of carbon emssions through the sale of refurbished devices

• Offices in the UK and Europe. 

• Recognition as a market-leading mobile recycler and an FCA‑approved firm. 

• Subscription service built into our core offerings. 

• GRADE MOBILE SIM network offering unlimited data, EU roaming and mobile freedom.

From that first refurb to today, GRADE MOBILE has stayed true to the mission: making technology accessible, affordable, and sustainable.

🎯 Mission, Values & Team Vibe

At its core, GRADE MOBILE operates on four pillars:

1. Transparency & Trust
   The company prides itself on being open about pricing, condition, and refurbishment process. 

2. Quality & Reliability
   Every device undergoes rigorous testing, repair, and quality assurance before reaching customers. 

3. Sustainability & Circular Tech
   The business model is built on giving phones a second life, reducing e-waste, preserving resources, and lowering carbon footprints. 

4. Customer-Centricity
   From fast payouts on trade-ins, free shipping labels, and responsive support, the aim is to make tech upgrades seamless and stress-free. 

Here at GRADE MOBILE we are diverse, passionate, and purpose-driven, working with a clear aim: disrupt traditional phone buying, make it fair, and make it green. 

We believe price inflation in mobile tech and environmental waste are damaging the experience for people—and we're here to change that.

💷 Cost & Consumer Benefits

One of the biggest selling points? The cost advantage. With GRADE MOBILE:

• You avoid paying full retail prices

• You gain access to Excellent refurbished devices at significantly lower cost

• Your trade-ins are turned into real cash payouts, not store credit

• You get warranty protection and quality assurance

• You reduce risk and financial burden while still staying on top of tech

It’s not about penny-pinching — it’s smart value: premium experience without premium price.

🌍 Sustainability as a Foundation, Not an Afterthought

Owain’s vision from the start was to save the planet while making tech affordable. That’s baked into every decision we make:

• Refurb over new

• Recycling what cannot be resold

• Waste-minimising operations and packaging

• Every refurbished phone sold saves the planet 60.83kg CO2 emission

• Every refurbished device sold saves the planet 11.59kg CO2 emissions.

The goal: to make sustainable tech not just an ideal, but a convenient, everyday choice.

🔭 Where We’re Heading

We’ve come a long way — but the next chapter is all about you.

We’re on a mission to save you money, help you get real value back from your old devices, and make subscription-based tech the new normal when it comes to upgrading.

No more overpaying. No more waste. No more hassle.

We’re here to make it easy for you to:

• Upgrade affordably

• Earn cash by trading in what you no longer use

• Reduce your carbon footprint while still enjoying the best devices on the market

It’s about saving the planet — and your pocket — one device at a time. ♻️💚

📝 Final Thought

From a birthday gift to a functioning movement, GRADE MOBILE’s story is about one thing: believing that devices don’t have to be disposable. Owain’s early repair experiments grew into a brand that values people and planet.

If you believe in tech that costs less, wastes less, and still delivers, welcome to the refurb revolution.

👉 Feel rooted in the mission? Share or dive deeper: About Us / Trade-In → grademobile.co.uk

GRADE MOBILE is a trading name of OG EXCLUSIVES LONDON LIMITED registered in England and Wales company number 08955418.

OG EXCLUSIVES LONDON LIMITED is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (947743)