Automotive Company IT Clearance &
Secure Data Destruction Project
An Established UK Automotive Services Company
Computer IT Disposals cleared a redundant IT estate for an established UK automotive services company — 543 IT assets collected in a single working day, data erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5 with loose and failed drives physically crushed, 100% diverted from landfill and full UK GDPR and WEEE compliance.
Project Completed
Project Snapshot
- Industry
- Automotive services — established UK company
- Client
- Anonymous (by request)
- Sector
- Corporate & Enterprise
- Date Completed
- 9 December 2025
- Duration
- 1 working day
- Equipment Collected
- 543 IT assets
- Services Provided
- Computer & laptop recycling, secure data destruction, hard drive crushing, WEEE recycling
- Method of Destruction
- HMG Infosec Standard No. 5 erasure & physical hard drive crushing
- Compliance
- UK GDPR, WEEE, ISO 9001 & ISO 14001
- Certificates Issued
- WEEE Disposal & Data Destruction Certificates
Key Results
Collected
Destruction
to Landfill
Certificates Issued
Completion
The Challenge
Data Security
188 mobile handsets, 116 desktop drives, 29 loose hard drives and a server all held company and customer data that had to be provably destroyed before leaving site.
A Mixed IT Estate
Twelve asset types — from a DVR and UPS batteries to 161 monitors and 116 base units — collected, counted and documented as one consignment in a single visit.
Per-Device Evidence
Every serial number had to be reconcilable line by line against the company’s asset register — no batch weights, no unexplained differences.
Full Compliance
UK GDPR and the WEEE Duty of Care both had to be satisfied, with certificates and a serialised audit trail as evidence.
Our Solution: End-to-End IT Recycling Process
1. Planning
Collection scheduled around operations, coordinated through a single point of contact.
2. On-Site Audit
All 543 items logged and counted onto the Waste Transfer Note before anything moved.
3. Secure Collection
Loaded by our own BS 7858-screened team into a GPS-tracked vehicle — one unbroken chain of custody.
4. Data Destruction
Reusable drives erased to HMG Infosec Standard No. 5; the 29 loose hard drives and any failed media physically crushed, each logged by serial.
5. Reuse & Recycling
Working equipment refurbished for reuse; the rest recovered for materials. 100% diverted from landfill.
6. Certification
WEEE Disposal and Data Destruction Certificates issued under one reference within five working days.
Largest Equipment Categories
Environmental Impact
- CO2 emissions avoided by refurbishing working devices for reuse ahead of recycling.
- Zero waste to landfill — 100% of collected equipment diverted.
- Recovered metals and plastics returned to the circular economy.
- An ESG report provided to support the company’s sustainability reporting.
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Free collection available for qualifying items · certificates within 5 working days · 100% diverted from landfill.