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Secure Data Destruction

The eradication and destruction of confidential information is a major worry when getting rid of IT equipment. Given the constant danger to data safety, safeguarding your sensitive information ought to be a top priority. As technology continues to advance and cyber threats become more sophisticated, it is crucial to take adequate measures to protect confidential information when disposing of IT equipment. Failing to do so can lead to severe consequences, including data breaches, identity theft, financial loss, legal liabilities, and damage to reputation.

Eliminating data entirely can be a challenging task, but we are here to manage and streamline the procedure for you.

Physical Destruction

We ensure absolute data destruction by physically removing and dismantling storage media before securely shredding, drilling, punching, or crushing it. A precision spike is driven through the hard drive, bending the metal, or individual chips are drilled—making data recovery 100% impossible.

Data Overwrite/NIST compliant secure erase

We securely overwrite data multiple times using advanced software that generates random character strings, ensuring complete data erasure. For every data-bearing asset, we provide a certificate of destruction, guaranteeing that an NCSC-approved data sanitization method has been applied.

Our Primary Data Destruction Methods Our tailored solutions are designed specifically for your organisation, ensuring full GDPR & DPA compliance while seamlessly aligning with your internal policies.

Facility Standard

Assets will be transported to our facility for processing.
We will attempt to securely erase data media & data bearing assets using software erasure methods. 

Devices which cannot be confirmed as having their data securely wiped will be physically destroyed.

Facility Enhanced

Assets will be transported to our facility for processing.
We will not attempt to secure erase on data media using software erasure methods. 


All data media will be physically destroyed and will be responsibly recycled.

Onsite Standard

Data Media is processed & shredded on-site
We will not attempt to securely erase data media using software erasure methods. 


All Data media will be physically destroyed and will be responsibly recycled.

Onsite Enhanced

Data Media is processed
on-site

We will attempt to securely erase data media using software erasure methods. 

Certificate and full report is supplied to your organisation before leaving site 

Provided Free Of Charge* With All Collections

Surcharges applicable where costs cannot be offset.

*Certain assets classified as disposal assets may incur a surcharge for secure data destruction or disposal where costs cannot be offset.
For more information see our Items We Collect Page

So Why Choose Us Over Other IT Recycling Companies?

Fully Audited & Transparent Solution
We have been fully vetted by the environmental agency and hold the correct licences to legally process, transport & store your used IT equipment, allowing us to offer our services to all businesses & organisations

Industry Leading Rebates
Through our niche IT Asset Disposal program, we ensure that you retain the value for the assets which hold average / good re-sale value in the form of a rebate, which can be used for offsetting disposal costs or returned as revenue.

Secure Data Destruction and Enhanced Reporting included as standard
At the time of the enquiry, you will be supplied with an Example Report, Service agreement & all the relevant SLAs and timeframes which we will implement to ensure your data is destroyed quickly and efficiently. We include an enhanced level of reporting, Marking down each collected asset individually & including these in the final Report. 

On-Site Data Destruction
We now offer on-site data destruction to all our customers. This means we can destroy the data on your company site before recycling your IT assets. More information can be found about this service by clicking here

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Surcharges of our solutions are dependent on the volume or classification of assets which you wish to recycle.

    Assets which carry a disposal fee for responsible recycling can be offset by assets which are suitable for re-use. 

    This method allows us to ensure that organisations recycling good re-use assets receive the rebates they deserve for their redundant IT & costs are covered for IT assets which require responsible recycling.

    We provide full information on our asset classification and an estimate of any surcharges prior to collection, including offset credit values.

    More information on chargeable items can be found on our Items we recycle Page