Loopfront

Loopfront provides a web-based platform that helps organisations locate, share and reuse furniture, fixtures and building materials via internal and external marketplaces, inventory management, collaboration tools and reporting to reduce costs, CO2 and waste.

Circularity Relevance

Core

Platform is explicitly designed to enable reuse of building materials and furniture - a direct circular economy function. Source: Loopfront

Circular Role

DirectEnabler

Loopfront directly hosts marketplaces and reuse workflows, facilitating transactions and exchanges (acts as the operational platform). Source: Loopfront marketplace

Circular Type

Marketplace

• Products

• B2B

Platform operates a marketplace for physical goods (furniture, fixtures, building materials) and primarily matches organisations (B2B). Source: Loopfront marketplace

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse, R2 - Reduce, R1 - Rethink

Primary function is reuse (R3). Platform also reduces new purchases (R2) and supports access/alternative delivery models and collaboration (R1) - secondary strategies inferred from platform features and reporting tools. Source: Loopfront

Circular Business Model

Resale / Second-hand, Sharing / Collaborative Use

Loopfront provides marketplaces and collaborative reuse workflows that enable resale/second‑hand exchanges and sharing/collaborative reuse between organisations. Source: Loopfront marketplace

Organisational Type

ForProfit

Described as a startup/company with funding history and LinkedIn company profile. Source: Loopfront blog; LinkedIn

Sector

Construction & Built Environment, Retail & Consumer Goods

Website and supporting coverage emphasise reuse of building materials, furniture and fixtures (construction and interiors) and a marketplace for surplus items. Source: Loopfront, Source: Business Norway, 2022

Geographical Reach

International

• Norway

Primary operations appear to be in Norway with customers in Sweden (Västra Götalandsregionen, Östersund) and presence described in Nordic networks - multiple countries but not global. Source: Loopfront - clients list; Source: Nordic Circular Hotspot

Hardware Component

None

No evidence of required physical hardware components; service is a web/software platform and marketplace. Source: Loopfront

Tech Map Relevance

Loopfront is explicitly a digital platform for reuse of furniture, fixtures and building materials and therefore fits the Circular Tech Map inclusion criteria. Source: Loopfront ; corroborated by third-party coverage (Business Norway, Nordic Circular Hotspot).

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Added: 07 Jun 2024

Updated: 11 Sept 2025