The Surplex UK Pricing Model
Turning your retired technology into a self-funding asset.
Surplex UK operates a Value-Offset Model. Because we specialise in Asset Value Recovery and Material Reclamation, we are able to fund the cost of nationwide logistics, secure data destruction, and legal compliance through the residual value of the hardware we process.
This self-funding framework allows us to provide a professional, audit-ready service at zero net cost to your organisation for standard requirements. We turn your retired technology into a resource that pays for its own secure and compliant retirement.
Our Three Pricing Scenarios:
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Standard ITAD (Zero-Net-Cost): For most corporate refreshes, the hardware value completely covers the cost of GPS-tracked collection, certified data destruction, and WEEE compliance.
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Low-Volume Collections: For smaller loads or assets with limited residual value, we provide a modest, transparent logistics fee upfront to maintain our high security standards.
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Technical & Managed Projects: For complex decommissioning projects and long term partnerships, we provide transparent pricing that can be partially or fully offset by the value of your retired estate, managed via a dedicated SLA.
We will always review your inventory and confirm any costs with you upfront – no hidden fees, no surprises.
The 3-Step Secure Destruction Process
Total accountability from the moment an asset is retired.
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Vetted Nationwide Collection: Our security-vetted drivers collect from any UK location – including remote home addresses. Assets are secured in GPS-tracked vehicles, initiating a strict, documented chain of custody.
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Segregation & Vaulting: Upon arrival at our Gloucester facility, media is immediately moved to our Biometric Strong Room. This attack-tested environment secures the assets until they undergo NIST-standard erasure or physical shredding.
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Automated Certification: Within days, your serialised Certificates of Destruction are automatically uploaded to the Surplex Portal and can be synced to your internal ITAM systems via API.
The Surplex Portal
Stop chasing paperwork. The Surplex Portal centralises your data destruction audit trail, providing your Data Protection Officer (DPO) with instant, digital proof of compliance.
Get in Touch About Your IT Recycling Needs
We provide IT recycling services for organisations of all sizes across England and South Wales.
Whether you’re recycling a few old laptops, decommissioning a data centre, or need secure data destruction, our team will help you dispose of IT equipment compliantly and responsibly.
Prefer to speak with us directly?
Call: +44 (0)1684 252583
Email: info@surplex.co.uk
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Audit-Ready Governance & Certification
We provide the digital proof required to satisfy the most stringent corporate audits.
1. Data Security Proof
Certificates of Destruction
Serialized, NIST-standard proof of data erasure or physical shredding for every individual asset.
2. Environmental Proof
WEEE Transfer Notes
Fully compliant Duty of Care documentation and Environment Agency waste transfer records.
3. Strategic Governance
ESG & Carbon Reporting
Quantified Scope 3 emissions data showing the CO2e savings of your hardware refresh.
Frequently asked questions
Insights into our technical sanitisation and physical security framework.
Navigating the complexities of global data protection and media sanitisation requires more than basic software erasure; it requires absolute physical and digital precision. We have compiled strategic answers regarding our BS EN 1143-1 segregation vault, NIST 800-88 erasure protocols, and API-automated certification workflows. Our goal is to provide the transparency and rigorous risk mitigation your organisation requires to align hardware retirement with modern information security standards.
Most recyclers store drives in open warehouse cages. At Surplex UK Limited, we use an engineered Strong Room built to BS EN 1143-1 standards. This is an attack-tested, insurance-grade vault designed to withstand professional mechanical and thermal tools. It ensures that your data is physically impossible to access during the window between arrival and final destruction.
Every collection triggers an automated audit trail. Through the Surplex Portal, you receive 24/7 access to:
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WEEE Waste Transfer Notes (Legal proof of compliant disposal).
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Certificates of Destruction (Serialized proof of data sanitisation).
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Asset Inventory Reports (Make, Model, Serial Number, and Specification).
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ESG & Carbon Impact Data (Quantified Scope 3 emissions savings for your sustainability reporting).
Standard wiping often leaves “ghost” data that can be recovered by specialist software. NIST 800-88 is the global gold standard for media sanitisation. It requires a specific technical process of overwriting, verifying, and documenting that ensures data is permanently and irrecoverably destroyed. Surplex adheres to these standards to provide true information assurance.
Remote collections are a major security vulnerability. We mitigate this by using our own vetted drivers (never third-party couriers) and providing secure, foam-lined transit cases at the doorstep. This ensures the asset is in a professional, secure chain of custody from the “Desk-to-Dock.“
Yes. For organizations requiring visual verification for compliance, we offer On-Site Mobile Shredding. Our industrial shredder visits your facility, allowing your team to witness the physical destruction of HDDs, SSDs, and tapes to 6mm particles before they even leave your premises.
