What Trading Partners International does

Trading Partners International, operating under the brand Technology Trading Partners (TTP), is a US-based Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of pre-owned IT hardware and a provider of IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and adjacent IT services. Founded in 1999 by Vladimir Volinsky and headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland, with a secondary entity (TTP B.V.) in the Netherlands, the company serves organizations ranging from SMBs and MSPs to large enterprise and data-center operators. Its revenue is generated across five streams: hardware resale of refurbished servers, network, storage, and end-user devices (predominantly transactional, with warranties up to one year); ITAD services bundling data destruction, logistics, and surplus-asset recovery (professional services); third-party maintenance / extended warranty contracts marketed on a subscription basis at 50%+ below OEM pricing; IT services covering consulting, infrastructure, relocation, decommissioning, and pro services such as remote hands and staff augmentation; and referral commissions through its Partner Advantage Program. The technical foundation is a manual five-step ITAD workflow culminating in Certificate of Destruction, plus a Maryland-based refurbishment line with testing, OEM reset, and warranty-backed quality at less than 1% failure rate (versus a stated 5-7% rate for new equipment). Go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, combining direct enterprise engagement, a referral/partner program, an authorized-agent stance across global network providers, a transactional dealer network for sourcing and disposition, and an online customer/partner portal for asset valuation, approvals, and logistics scheduling.

The customer base is segmented across MSPs, large enterprise (including Fortune 100), mid-market, SMBs, data centers, and facility management, with no named-customer concentration disclosed. Microsoft Windows licensing on end-user devices is sourced through the sister company iBankonIT, LLC, a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher. The company is founder-owned, privately held, with no disclosed institutional funding and no public revenue. Certificates and trade-body memberships cited include R2 (via partners), UNEDAn accreditation, ASCDI membership, and the EU-U.S./Swiss-U.S./UK Data Privacy Framework.

Name

Trading Partners International

Legal name

Technology Trading Partners, LLC

Website

https://techtradingpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trading Partners International (dba Technology Trading Partners) is a US-headquartered, Maryland-based Value-Added Reseller of refurbished IT hardware and IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider serving MSPs, large enterprises, mid-market firms, SMBs, and data centers across the US and EMEA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Owings Mills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of pre-owned/refurbished IT equipment including servers, network equipment, storage, and end-user devices. Equipment is sourced from organizations upgrading, consolidating, or moving to cloud.
2. IT Asset Disposition Services: ITAD services including data destruction, logistics, and sale of surplus assets. Part of investment recovery allowing customers to recoup part of original investment.
3. Third-Party Maintenance: Extended warranty and third-party maintenance contracts for IT hardware, providing support beyond OEM end-of-life, at more than 50% off OEM prices.
4. IT Services: Professional services including consulting, relocation, infrastructure, decommissioning, and pro services (remote hands, staff augmentation, pre/post sales support).
5. Referral Commissions: Partner Advantage Program offering commissions up to 15% for referral business covering IT Asset Disposal, Hardware Purchasing & Sales, Data Destruction, and other IT Services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Trading Partners International, operating as Technology Trading Partners (TTP), is a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of refurbished IT hardware (servers, storage, network equipment, end-user devices) from OEMs such as Dell, HP, Cisco, IBM, Lenovo, and Juniper, and a provider of IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and IT services. Its core offerings include ITAD programs with data destruction and investment recovery, third-party maintenance and extended warranty for IT hardware, and professional services spanning consulting, infrastructure deployment, data center and office relocation, decommissioning, and pro services such as remote hands and staff augmentation.

Product overview

Technology Trading Partners operates as a U.S.-based Value-Added Reseller (VAR) of pre-owned technology and provider of IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and IT services. The company's product portfolio centers on three main areas: (1) Pre-Owned Equipment including network equipment (switches, routers, wireless, security, IP telephony), servers (complete systems and components), storage (enterprise and backup), and end-user devices (workstations, laptops, desktops, handhelds); (2) ITAD services including their core IT Asset Disposition process, perpetual ITAD programs, selling used equipment, and third-party maintenance/extended warranty options; and (3) IT Services encompassing consulting (assessments, network design, digital transformations, migrations), infrastructure services (cabling, Wi-Fi, video surveillance, audio visual, UCaaS/Hosted PBX), relocation (data center moves, office moves, staging/logistics), decommissioning, and pro services (remote hands, staff augmentation, pre/post-sales support). The company also provides customer and partner portal access for managing asset disposition workflows. Products are refurbished at their Maryland facility with up to 1-year warranties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) End-to-end IT asset disposition service that helps organizations dispose of end-of-life technology, including data destruction, logistics, and sale of surplus assets to turn retired IT equipment into recovered investment. Targets enterprises, mid-market, SMBs, MSPs, data centers, and facility managers.
• Pre-Owned Equipment Refurbished IT hardware including network equipment (switches, routers, wireless, security/firewalls, IP telephony), servers (complete systems and components), storage (SAN/NAS enterprise and backup), and end-user devices (workstations, laptops, desktops, handhelds) from major OEMs. Sold with minimum 30-day warranty, most items up to one year, and optional third-party maintenance.
• Dell EMC VxRail Hyperconverged Infrastructure Pre-owned Dell EMC VxRail P570F vSAN hyperconverged infrastructure systems with VMware embedded licenses, available at up to 80% off new list price in multiple configurations. Sold with warranty and optional third-party maintenance.
• Third-Party Maintenance / Extended Warranty Extended warranty and third-party maintenance contracts for IT hardware beyond OEM end-of-life support, providing global support and coverage for multiple devices under a single contract at more than 50% off OEM pricing.
• IT Consulting IT consulting engagements including IT assessments, network design, data center and cloud migrations, and digital transformation advisory for organizations of all sizes.
• Infrastructure Services Deployment and implementation services for IT infrastructure including refreshes and upgrades, server migrations, network deployment, hardware sourcing, cabling, Wi-Fi, audio visual, video surveillance, network connectivity, cloud and data center build-out, and UCaaS / Hosted PBX telephony.
• Relocation Services Physical relocation of IT equipment including data center moves, office moves, and staging and logistics services for organizations relocating infrastructure domestically.
• IT Decommissioning Secure end-of-life decommissioning of outdated IT equipment including checklist documentation, serialized inventory capture, data wiping, and residual value assessment.
• Pro Services On-demand professional services including remote hands technical support, staff augmentation, and pre- and post-sales technical support for customers and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 1% equipment failure rate for refurbished products vs 5-7% for new equipment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iBankonIT, LLC (Sister Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartneriBankonIT, LLC is a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher (MRR) that partners with Technology Trading Partners to provide high-quality refurbished desktops, laptops, and workstations licensed with Windows 10 OS. This partnership enables TTP to offer Microsoft-licensed refurbished devices at competitive prices.
• R2 Certified PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerR2 certified recycling partners are used for responsible disposal of equipment that lacks resale value, ensuring environmental compliance and proper e-waste handling.
• Leading Global Network ProvidersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnology Trading Partners is an authorized agent with all leading global network providers, allowing them to provide agnostic recommendations for network connectivity solutions regardless of carrier.
• Global Secondary Market DealersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished partnerships with thousands of secondary market dealers worldwide through various affiliations and established relationships, providing access to extensive inventory for sourcing hard-to-find equipment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Park Place Technologies: Largest independent third-party maintenance provider for data center and network hardware, directly overlapping with TTP's TPM and refurbished-equipment offerings. Comparable in selling post-warranty support for OEMs like Cisco, Dell EMC, HPE, and IBM at lower cost than OEM contracts.
• Curvature: Provider of refurbished network equipment and third-party maintenance for Cisco, HPE, and other OEMs. Highly comparable to TTP's combination of pre-owned gear resale plus TPM service contracts.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT Asset Disposition provider offering secure data destruction, refurbishment, and resale of retired IT assets. Directly comparable to TTP's ITAD core, though at significantly larger scale.
• Cascade Asset Management: ITAD and electronics recycling firm serving enterprise and data center clients with certified data destruction and remarketing. Directly comparable to TTP's enterprise ITAD and refurbishment services.
• ERI (Electronic Recyclers International): Large e-waste and ITAD operator with R2 and e-Stewards certifications, providing data destruction, remarketing, and recycling for enterprise and data center customers. Directly comparable to TTP's R2-partner-aligned ITAD service.
• OceanTech: ITAD and refurbished IT hardware reseller with data destruction, buyback, and resale programs for enterprises. Closely mirrors TTP's end-to-end ITAD-to-refurbished-sales model.
• Equipped (formerly ITRenew): Cloud-driven IT Asset Disposition company specializing in secure data sanitization and resale of retired enterprise IT equipment. Directly comparable to TTP's enterprise ITAD and refurbishment business.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain (Data Center & ITAD): Broader information management and data center services giant with an ITAD and asset lifecycle management division. Overlaps with TTP's ITAD and secure data destruction but as part of a much larger portfolio of storage, records, and data center offerings.
• CDW: Large enterprise IT VAR selling hardware, software, and services across OEMs. Overlaps with TTP's VAR and IT services motion but at vastly larger scale and with a primary focus on new equipment rather than refurbished.
• Insight Enterprises: Global IT solutions integrator and VAR providing hardware, software, and services to enterprise and mid-market. Comparable to TTP's hardware sourcing and IT services capabilities but with broader new-product focus and significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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