What Restore Technology Limited does

Restore Technology Limited is a UK-based IT lifecycle services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of Restore plc, operating from headquarters in Bedford, Bedfordshire and a state-of-the-art Birmingham processing facility that handles more than 5,000 IT items per week. The company delivers the full end-of-life IT stack — secure collection, certified data destruction, IT asset disposition (ITAD), IT asset management (ITAM), hard drive destruction with lockbox retention, asset value recovery, and IT relocation services including server, data centre and desktop workstation moves. Its proprietary technology comprises the Shred Smart customer portal (24/7 service management, request tracking, invoicing, and environmental impact reporting for contractual shredding customers) and a bespoke internal audit tool with colour-coded validation prompts that has been deployed on multi-million-file inventory projects such as the Department for Work and Pensions engagement.

The company sells primarily through direct enterprise sales across ten named verticals — Legal, Healthcare/NHS, Finance, Education, Government, Insurance, Manufacturing, Channel Partners, High Security, and Defence — with marquee public-sector and regulated-industry clients including DWP, HM Land Registry, HMRC, DVSA, Nationwide Building Society, Legal & General, Aon Hewitt, and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Pricing is custom and quote-based under multi-year contracts, with revenue streams split across professional services (secure disposal, destruction, ITAD), managed services (ITAM), and transaction fees (IT remarketing). The platform is built on a dense regulatory moat — ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, 45001, 22301, BS 10008, NHS DSPT, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS, FORS, FSQS, ICO registration and Place of Deposit status — without which most government and NHS tenders would be inaccessible.

Restore Technology is the consolidated product of five acquisitions completed between 2020 and 2021 — Secure IT Disposals Limited (SITD) and Euro Recycling Limited in 2020, and IT Efficient, PRM Green Technologies and Computer Disposals Limited (CDL) in 2021. Prior brands (SITD, CDL, PRM Green, Euro Recycling, IT Efficient) are now operated under the unified Restore Technology name, and the business sits within a Restore plc group that runs 50+ UK locations and serves 6,000+ customers, with the wider group managing over 22 million boxes of customer data and over one million mail items per month. The company holds a Document Management Awards Public Sector Project of the Year (2024) for the LYPFT digital mental health records programme, an MSCI ESG Rating of AA (2023), and a RoSPA Gold Award (2026).

Name

Restore Technology Limited

Legal name

Restore Technology Limited

Website

https://sitd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Restore Technology Limited is a UK IT lifecycle services subsidiary of Restore plc providing secure IT disposal, certified data destruction, IT asset management, remarketing, and relocation services to government, NHS, financial-services and enterprise clients across a 50+ location UK network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Asset Disposition Services

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

Keywords

• IT asset disposition
• Secure data destruction
• IT lifecycle services
• IT relocation services
• Electronic waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Secure IT Disposal Services: BSI-accredited computer recycling and disposal services including secure data destruction. State-of-the-art Birmingham facility processes over 5,000 items weekly.
2. IT Remarketing and Recycling: Asset value recovery through remarketing of functional IT equipment alongside responsible e-waste recycling.
3. IT Asset Management Services (ITAM): Comprehensive IT asset tracking and management services.
4. IT Asset Disposition Services (ITAD): Full-service IT asset disposition with chain of custody documentation.
5. Hard Drive Destruction: Secure hard drive destruction with lockbox services for data security compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Restore Technology Limited provides secure end-of-life IT asset disposition services for UK organisations. Its core offering spans certified IT disposal, secure data destruction, IT asset management, and IT relocations, delivered through a BSI-accredited Birmingham processing facility that handles more than 5,000 items per week. Services are targeted at regulated enterprises and public-sector bodies that require auditable, compliant retirement of IT equipment.

Product overview

Restore Technology Limited operates as a unified IT lifecycle services platform offering comprehensive solutions for secure IT asset disposal, data destruction, and electronic waste recycling. The portfolio is built around core services including Secure IT Disposal, Hard Drive Destruction, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), IT Asset Management (ITAM), IT Relocations (including Server & Data Centre and Desktop Relocation), Asset Value Recovery, and Remarketing & Recycling. The company has expanded through acquisitions of PRM Green Technologies (2021), Computer Disposals Limited CDL (2021), Euro Recycling Limited (2020), and Secure IT Disposals Limited SITD (2020). The Birmingham facility processes over 5,000 items weekly. Services span multiple sectors including Legal, Healthcare, Finance, Education, Government, Insurance, Manufacturing, High Security, and Defence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secure IT Disposal

Quantifiable outcome

• Birmingham facility processes over 5,000 items weekly
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major acquisition and core.

• PRM Green Technologiesmajor acquisitionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021PRM Green Technologies joined Restore Technology family in 2021, bringing experience in on-site organic waste processing and environmentally responsible solutions.
• Computer Disposals Limited (CDL)major acquisitionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Computer Disposals Limited became part of Restore in 2021, renowned for secure and certified IT asset disposal services specialising in data erasure and e-waste recycling.
• Euro Recycling Limitedmajor acquisitionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Euro Recycling Limited, a trusted name in e-waste processing, was acquired by Restore Technology in 2020. They brought robust infrastructure for large-scale electronic waste recycling and responsible material recovery.
• Secure IT Disposals Limited (SITD)major acquisitionStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Secure IT Disposals Limited joined Restore in 2020. As the UK's leading BSI-accredited computer recycling and disposal specialist, they prioritise both commercial viability and stringent security.
• EMIScoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with EMIS for NHS scanning services. Restore provides scanning services integrated with EMIS clinical systems, enabling quicker electronic access to patient records for GP surgeries with security and quality around complex processes.
• IT Efficientmajor acquisitionStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT Efficient was acquired by Restore Technology as part of the strategic expansion to strengthen electronic waste recycling and data security services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Global incumbent in records management, secure shredding, and data destruction (operates Shred-it and Recall). Overlaps with Restore Technology on secure destruction, e-media destruction, and IT asset end-of-life services but as part of a much broader storage and information management portfolio.
• Veolia: One of the largest waste management and recycling operators globally, including WEEE/e-waste collection and processing in the UK. Competes in the e-waste recycling stream of Restore Technology's business as part of much broader environmental services portfolio.
• Stericycle: US-headquartered regulated waste and secure information destruction provider with substantial shredding and document destruction operations internationally. Overlaps with Restore's IT lifecycle, secure destruction, and chain-of-custody services as a broader incumbent.

Direct peers

• TES-AMM: Singapore-headquartered global IT asset management and disposition specialist operating secure data destruction, remarketing, and e-waste recycling across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Direct peer to Restore Technology with comparable enterprise IT lifecycle service mix.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition (ITAD) and e-waste recycling services arm of Sims Limited, providing secure data destruction, remarketing, and recycling across multiple continents. Directly comparable to Restore Technology's ITAD/data destruction/remarketing core offering at larger international scale.
• Evernex: Global third-party IT hardware maintenance, lifecycle, and decommissioning services provider serving data centres and enterprises. Comparable IT lifecycle positioning with overlap on data centre and server end-of-life services.
• Re-Teck: US-based IT asset disposition and electronics refurbishment company operating secure data destruction, remarketing, and recycling programmes for OEMs and enterprises. Direct competitor in the ITAD/e-waste/remarketing value chain on a smaller international scale.
• Eco-IT Solutions: UK-based secure IT disposal, data destruction, and refurbishment services provider for business customers. Direct regional peer competing for the same UK enterprise and public-sector ITAD contracts as Restore Technology.
• Computer Recycling Ltd: UK ITAD specialist providing secure data destruction, WEEE-compliant recycling, and asset remarketing to corporate customers. Comparable UK footprint and service mix to Restore Technology's core ITAD offering.

Regional players

• Econ Composting & Recycling: UK-based waste management and recycling operator with WEEE and commercial recycling offerings. Adjacent regional player competing with the e-waste/asset recovery arm of Restore Technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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