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Much of the refurbished IT market still relies on spray-painted cases and printed keycaps, often finished offshore. The results vary supplier to supplier — and that variance is what buyers remember.

Reputation risk

An inconsistent cosmetic finish on one device affects how a buyer views every device from that supplier.

Inconsistent standards

Grading and finishing methods differ supplier to supplier, so “Grade A” is not applied consistently across the market.

Higher carbon cost

Spray booths, solvent paint and offshore rework each add measurable emissions to a device that’s meant to be extending its life, not adding to its footprint.

Hard to scale

Processes that depend on specialist equipment or offshore facilities are harder to teach, certify and repeat consistently at volume.

What “OEM” means here

OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer — the company that built the device, such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft or Apple. When we describe a Greenbox restoration as matched to OEM standard, we mean the finish is benchmarked to the colour, contour and durability of that manufacturer’s own components.

Greenbox is a licensed Australia and New Zealand production partner for The Refurb Company’s (UK) refurbishment methodology — recognised industry best practice. Photography from devices processed using this methodology, unedited aside from cropping.

Skins

Factory-grade refurbishment covers, colour-matched in-house and contoured to every vent, port and curve.

• Composite vinyl material, applied without spray paint
• Full coverage: lids, palmrests, bases and sides
• 3‑year warranty against peeling, fading or cracking
• 4,000+ documented finishes, with new colours added weekly

SticKeys

Precision keyboard overlays that restore a keyboard’s original appearance without disassembly. Patent pending.

• Any layout, any language, applied in under 2 minutes
• No specialist printing equipment or workshop teardown required
• 3‑year warranty
• The only scalable option for Apple and Surface keyboards

Screen Savers

An optically clear, bezel-to-bezel film that restores a like-new screen surface. Patented.

• Conceals scratches, smudges and keyboard etching
• Upgrades a cosmetic Grade C screen to Grade A
• Compatible with touchscreens, no disassembly needed
• Applied in 3–10 minutes per device

Spray painting

Inconsistent colour match, health & safety exposure from fumes and solvents, higher labour and carbon cost per unit.

Keyboard printing or replacement

Printing can still ghost or peel over time; full keyboard replacement adds cost and e-waste.

Offshore rework & shipping

Sending devices overseas for cosmetic work extends the supply chain, slows turnaround and adds freight emissions.

Greenbox’s licensed methodology

Applied locally, by hand, with no capital equipment — consistent grading, a 3‑year warranty, and a documented, lower carbon footprint per device.

Greenbox is one of a small number of licensed production facilities worldwide for this methodology — alongside The Refurb Company’s own UK and US operations — serving Australia and New Zealand. The 3‑year warranty covers the restoration materials themselves against peeling, fading or cracking; it applies alongside, not instead of, the device’s own warranty.

Skins

• Material: composite vinyl
• Warranty: 3 years — no peeling, fading, cracking
• Coverage: lids, palmrests, bases, sides
• Finishes: 4,000+ documented finishes

SticKeys

• Status: patent pending
• Warranty: 3 years
• Application time: under 2 minutes
• Compatibility: any layout or language, including Apple and Surface

Screen Savers

• Status: patented
• Warranty: 5 years, indoor use
• Application time: 3–10 minutes
• Compatibility: bezel-to-bezel, including touchscreens

These techniques are approved for use inside the OEMs’ own refurbishment and take-back programs — HP Renew, Dell, Microsoft Surface and Lenovo.

Carbon figures as published by The Refurb Company. Per-device figures are the technique manufacturer’s published estimates.

HP Renew

Want a factory-refurbished HP device rather than a third-party restoration? Greenbox is one of a limited number of international suppliers for HP’s own Renew Program — backed by a full HP warranty.

Enquire about HP Renew stock

Ecofurb

Ecofurb is Greenbox Group’s own refurbished marketplace — where devices finished to this standard are sold direct to businesses and consumers, backed by a 12‑month warranty.

Shop Ecofurb

Refurbishment-as-a-Service

Managing a laptop fleet for a government or corporate organisation? Send some or all of it to Greenbox and get it back restored to a new or near-new standard — ready to redeploy.

See how RaaS works