Did you know?
34% of discarded hard drives contain confidential data, according to research published in May 2009.
In fact it has come to the attention of Sims Recycling Solutions that in Nigeria, fraudsters are paying a higher price in second hand markets for recycled hard drives containing data.
Sims Recycling Solutions provides you with the highest standards of data destruction, either by using industry leading data wiping software or by physical shredding of hard disks. By choosing us, you can be assured that your company and customer data is safe from fraudsters.
IT Asset Recovery Services
Sims Lifecycle Services enables businesses to unlock the value in their redundant or end of life computer hardware, software and communications assets. We provide brand and data security, full asset tracking services and enable you to meet your environmental and/or legislative obligations for equipment disposal.
A global network of transport, recovery and recycling centres provides you with local, national and multinational services. One call to us could be enough to provide consistent, low risk, professional asset recovery services in every one of your locations, worldwide.
Depending on asset value and client requirements, recovered assets can be refurbished and reused or resold; dismantled and recycled or securely destroyed.
Sims Lifecycle Services provides:
- A dedicated service delivery manager for multi-site clients to enable consistent data protection and environmental standards, and compliance with country specific legislation
- Asset registration, inventory audit and assessment to provide data to clients on their "surplus" equipment up to serial and part number level
- Dedicated test programmes to ensure that any item being prepared for reuse is tested to appropriate quality standards
- Secure data deletion using industry leading software or physical shredding of hard drives
- Upgrade and refurbishment to achieve maximum reuse rates
- Component and parts recovery
- Handling of returns, redeployment or re-marketing and secure destruction of equipment
- Reporting to clients on all aspects of the service in relation to the reuse of equipment via extranet based track and trace systems
- Secure storage and re-deployment
- Full country specific legislative compliant certification
- Environmentally friendly recycling and disposal administered by ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems at each location
- Extensive secure transportation networks
Our comprehensive suite of services will help you maximise value, minimise risk and meet your legislative and environmental obligations on a consistent basis across each of your sites.
Call us on +44 (0) 800 008 7223 or email us to discuss your needs.