Techbuyer Featured in Financial Times

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Data protection is a serious matter to companies around the world; mishandling customer or public information can result in drastic consequences, including hefty fines and even legal prosecution. Because of this, major organisations look to shred their data bearing devices, destroying hard drives and SSDs rather than looking towards data erasure and resale.  


However, this practice has a devastating impact on our environment.  


We welcomed the Financial Times to our ITAD facilities to demonstrate that shredding should be used as a last resort rather than a first port of call. With 53 million tonnes of e-waste ending up in landfill on a yearly basis and resources for technology manufacturing in short supply, responsible and sustainable methods of data removal and protection must be implemented to reduce the negative environmental impact of IT. 


Banks, police and medical services, large corporations, solicitors and law firms, schools and educational bodies, as well as governments, charities and manufacturers to name but a few, must adhere to strict data protection and ensure full data erasure. Historically this could only be achieved through total destruction and shredding.  


However, data erasure software is now incredibly powerful. Techbuyer’s ADISA certified ITAD service uses industry-leading software, as well as extensive security measures (in accordance with the ADISA certification, a (government accepted ITAD standard) to provide guaranteed data erasure for all storage devices and data bearing components.  


Find out more about the problem with drive shredding and how Techbuyer can supply an effective and realistic solution in the following article by the Financial Times:

Key Points:

  • Techbuyer’s Chief Operating Officer, Mick Payne, highlights the wasteful nature of shredding in the Financial Times article. He states that, “[companies can’t] allow the disks to leave [their] building — despite the fact we could wipe them on-site then sell to a new customer who could make use of them for years to come . . . it was a complete waste.”  
  • Businesses globally face severe consequences in the case of a data leak, including if devices have been sold on to other users or organisations. Because of this they turn to, what they see as, the most effective form of data erasure, destruction. We have demonstrated that this is not the case. Full data sanitisation, using top-of-the-range software and certified security practices, provides data erasure of the same quality whilst retaining the integrity of devices. However, choosing the best ITAD and data erasure company is vital. Find out more here.  
  • Techbuyer’s ADISA certified ITAD service offers guaranteed data erasure to provide clients with full peace of mind that they are in full compliance with GDPR. With more than 15 years of experience, we work to protect the sensitive information of companies globally and offer a responsible, sustainable and secure solution for total data erasure.  

Techbuyer’s ITAD Service  

The Techbuyer IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) service is the most secure and sustainable way to dispose of your IT hardware. 


Only security vetted staff handle your data, from collection through to permanent erasure. We provide full documentation throughout and operate under 24/7 CCTV to guarantee the peace of mind of all clients. 


Using market leading data sanitisation software which permanently erases all data, Techbuyer’s service removes all information, including residual data stored on devices. This is the most secure way to remove data from your HDDs, SSDs and other IT devices. 


With over 15 years of experience in protecting company data, our team is highly experienced. We process used servers, storage and networking equipment, laptops, desktops and mobile phones from thousands of private and public sector organisations every year. 


Find out more about our ITAD service here or get in touch to start your secure IT disposal.