Dispose of your old kit the right way

If you're looking to get rid of a device, you need to make sure you dispose of it the right way. Our disposal and secure erase service clears all of your valuable data first, so no one can get hold of it afterwards.

Whether it's one laptop or an office full of machines, we handle the wipe, the paperwork and the recycling. If you have a question before you send anything to us, our secure erase FAQs cover what customers ask us most.

Clearing out a whole office? Give us a call on 03333 055 055 and we'll arrange a collection and a plan for the lot.

Why is a secure erase so important?

When you decide to get rid of a device, whether you're selling it, passing it on or scrapping it, a secure erase matters. That goes for everything, computers, laptops, phones, tablets and anything else with storage in it.

If the device ends up in the wrong hands, all of your private information could be accessed: saved passwords, banking details, customer records, emails and files you'd long forgotten were there.

For a business, that's not just embarrassing - it's a data breach, with all the reporting obligations that come with one.

The Question We Get Most

Can't you just delete all your data?

Unfortunately, no. Deleting your data does not guarantee that your files can't be accessed. It's perfectly possible to recover files after they've been deleted - it's a job we do for customers every week. A secure erase is the only way to be certain a device is safe to dispose of.

Factory Resets

What about resetting it to factory settings?

Better than nothing, but still not enough on its own. A reset clears what you can see; the underlying data often remains until it's properly overwritten. We wipe to a recognised standard and confirm it's gone.

If it stores data, we can wipe it

Computers, laptops, phones, tablets, servers, drives - anything holding information you'd rather not hand over with the hardware.

Computers

Desktop PCs from the office or home - we securely erase every internal drive before the machine is refurbished, resold or recycled.

Laptops

One of the most common jobs we do - laptops move between staff and change hands often, so a proper wipe before they leave the business matters.

Phones

Photos, messages, saved logins and banking apps all sit on a handset - we wipe phones to the same standard as any other device before they're passed on.

Tablets

Shared or personal, tablets often carry email and cloud accounts still signed in - we make sure none of that goes out of the door with the device.

Hard Drives & SSDs

Loose drives pulled from old machines are wiped to a recognised standard, or physically destroyed if a fault means they can't be securely erased.

Servers

Decommissioning a server means every drive in the array, whether it's a single machine or a rack full of them, is wiped and accounted for individually.

USB Sticks

Small enough to lose track of and easy to overlook, USB flash drives are wiped to the same standard as any larger piece of hardware.

NAS & External Drives

From a single backup drive to a multi-bay NAS unit, every disk is wiped individually so nothing from years of backups is left readable.

From your desk to responsibly recycled

Bring your devices in to us in Aylesbury or, if there's a pile of them, we'll come and collect. Either way you'll know exactly what happened to every item.

Anything with life left in it is refurbished or resold where you want it to be; everything else is recycled through licensed channels rather than going to landfill, something we take seriously, as you can read on our CSR page.

01

Tell Us What You Have

Complete the form or call us with a rough list of devices. We'll price it up and arrange drop-off or collection.

02

Anything You Need Kept

If there are files you still want, we take a copy and hand it back before a single thing is wiped.

03

Secure Erase

Each device is wiped to NCSC-approved erasure standards (equivalent to HMG IS5 Enhanced or DoD 5220.22-M), and drives too far gone to wipe are physically destroyed instead.

04

Disposal & Certificate

Devices are recycled or resold responsibly and you receive written confirmation of what was erased.

Secure erase questions

The things customers ask us most before handing over old equipment.

How do I know the data has actually gone?
We wipe every device to NCSC-approved erasure standards (equivalent to HMG IS5 Enhanced or DoD 5220.22-M), and give you written confirmation covering each device, listing what it was and how it was dealt with. If you're audited or asked to prove it later, that's your evidence.
What happens if a drive is broken and can't be wiped?
Then it gets physically destroyed rather than erased. A failed drive can still hold readable data, so it never leaves us intact.
Can you save my files before you wipe the device?
Yes. Tell us what matters and we'll copy it off first, onto media of your choosing or straight across to your new machine. Nothing is erased until you've confirmed you have everything.
Do you take phones and tablets as well as computers?
We do. Phones and tablets hold just as much personal information as a laptop, and they're wiped the same way.
What happens to the hardware afterwards?
Anything still usable can be refurbished or resold, with the value passed back to you where that applies. Everything else is recycled through licensed WEEE channels.
Do I need to be an existing customer?
No. We handle disposal and secure erase for businesses whether or not they've worked with us before.

Get a quote for disposal and secure erase

Send us an enquiry and one of our experts will send you a quote within 48 hours.

Let us know roughly how many devices you have and what they are - that's usually all we need to give you an accurate price.

Request a Quote

Prefer to talk it through? Call 03333 055 055 or email [email protected].

Old equipment sat in a cupboard?

Have it wiped, collected and recycled properly - and see everything else we do.

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