The fourth Fixing Factory in London, opening on 23rd October 2025. The Fixing Factory is a venture run jointly by Possible and the Restart Project with National Lottery Funding. The Haringey factory running is also in partnership with the local council and local waste authority. It is located at: Unit C5, Florentia Village, 108 Vale Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1TD.
After the initial pilot in Brent (now closed), three Fixing Factories are now in operation – Camden, Hackney and Haringey. They bring a range of repair and reuse skills to the local community.
The new Fixing Factory, like the others, will offer a range of services including Volunteer Taster sessions (if you are thinking of volunteering), Training sessions, Repair Cafe events and Community Events.
Camden Fixing Factory was officially opened after Camden Mayor, Nasim Ali, cut the ribbon. There were also a number of other local politicians plus representatives from a number of local stakeholders and community groups. In addiction to the opening of the Queen’s Crescent Fixing Factory, the local community was also invited to take part in some hands-on fixing.
The final touches to the signage at Camden Fixing Factory
The aim is for these to become a ‘blueprint’ for Fixing Factories around the country, emulating the success of Kierrätyskeskus in Finland.
At the launch event there were demonstrations from Mer-IT of how to open your laptop, change hard drives, memory cards and batteries.
Mer-IT explaining the insides of a laptop and how to upgrade parts, extending its life.Volunteers at opening event
Whilst the main goal is to make electronics last longer, to prevent unnecessary e-waste and the huge amount of carbon emissions involved in the production and transport of new devices, such facilities also provide wider community benefits – they help increase high street activity, create local community events, training and potential job opportunities, improve local environmental performance and help with the cost of living crisis.
Sian Berry AM (London Assembly Member – Greens) and Dermot Jones (Camden Fixing Factory in conversation
you can hear more about the Camden and Brent Fixing Factories are the Restarters Podcast.
