The founder refused to be written off. He treats every device the same way.
MakeITgood is a Watford-based ITAD company founded by Tushar Patel — Paralympic medalist, World Wheelchair Games champion, marathon record holder — and his brother Amit, his commercial partner of twenty years.
- Founded
- Watford, UK
- World medals
- 6
- Years in IT
- 20+
- Brothers
- Tushar & Amit
Tushar's honours
Before the workshop, the track.
Tushar's story
Tushar Patel contracted polio as a child. It paralysed his legs. It didn't stop him.
By seventeen, he'd won two Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze medals at the World Wheelchair Games. He won the Great North Run. Came second in the London Marathon. Held the British 10,000m wheelchair record. Summarised the 2004 Athens Paralympics on national television.
Then he spent twenty years in IT — building, deploying, supporting, repairing. And he watched, year after year, as perfectly good technology was thrown away.
Why MakeITgood exists
Tushar founded MakeITgood with his brother Amit because the throw-away culture in business IT didn't sit right. Devices that could run for another five years were going to landfill. Drives that could be wiped were being binned with sensitive data still on them. The whole industry was set up for the easy answer, not the right one.
The name comes from his own life philosophy. He's spent it refusing to let things go to waste. Including himself. The tagline — You Know It Makes Sense — is what he's been saying to anyone who'd listen for forty years.
The "Good, Bad, and Ugly" framework
Every device that arrives at our Watford workshop goes through Tushar's signature triage. Good — refurbished, redeployed, resold. Bad — component-level repair brings it back from the brink. Ugly — responsibly stripped to the metal under WEEE regulations. It's how we make sure nothing valuable gets shredded, and nothing dangerous gets resold.
Amit — the commercial half
Amit Patel runs operations and commercial. Twenty years in business between them, and a deep belief that doing the right thing and running a real business aren't in conflict.
Where to find us
Unit 8, Wenta Business Centre, Colne Way, Watford WD24 7ND. Drop in by appointment. Or just get in touch — we like meeting people.
A life in waves
From the start line to the workshop floor.
- 01Childhood
A diagnosis
Tushar contracts polio. His legs are paralysed. He decides early it won't decide his life.
Chapter 01→ - 02Teens
World stage
Two Gold, two Silver, two Bronze at the World Wheelchair Games. Aged seventeen.
Chapter 02→ - 031990s
Streets of Britain
Wins the Great North Run. Second at the London Marathon. Holds the British 10,000m wheelchair record.
Chapter 03→ - 042004
Athens, on air
Joins national TV coverage of the Athens Paralympics as a summariser.
Chapter 04→ - 052000s–2020s
Twenty years in IT
Builds, deploys, supports, repairs. Watches good kit binned in skip after skip.
Chapter 05→ - 06Today
MakeITgood, with Amit
Two brothers. One Watford workshop. Every device gets the dignity of triage.
Chapter 06Today
What we believe
Three principles. They all come from him.
Nothing is written off
Not people, not devices. Triage every time. Repair before recycle. Refurbish before resale.
The right answer, not the easy one
Component-level repair takes longer. Per-drive certificates take longer. We do them anyway.
You know it makes sense
It's the family motto and the company tagline. Doing the right thing for the planet pays back, every time.
"The same triage I'd want for myself. Refurbished if I can be. Repaired if I need to be. Recycled with respect if I can't be either."
The workshop
Unit 8, Wenta Business Centre, Watford.
Walk in, look around, meet the team. Drop offs welcome by appointment. Every device that arrives here is logged, triaged, and tracked through to its certificate.
Got IT to retire? Let's make it good.
A single device or a thousand. We'll quote within 24 hours.