What Qualified Networks does

Qualified Networks B.V. is a Netherlands-based B2B IT hardware supplier operating from Amsterdam (registered address at Grasweg 53b) with a warehouse and logistics facility in Almere. The company sells refurbished and new enterprise networking equipment, servers, and components from major OEMs including Cisco, HP/HPE, Dell, Juniper, Aruba, Arista, and Fortinet. Its core technology stack is a refurbishment and certification process: every device is factory-reset and tested against more than 20 quality criteria before resale, data wiping is performed using ISO 27001-compliant tools (including YouWipe) with documented proof, and the Almere-based inventory supports a stated 24-hour delivery capability on stocked items. Refurbished products carry a lifetime warranty.

The company serves enterprise, mid-market, and SMB customers across Europe, with named accounts spanning manufacturing (Heinz, Damen), telecommunications (KPN), retail (Action Nederland, Gamma), healthcare (UMCG), and insurance (BovenMij). Revenue is generated through four streams: (1) one-time sales of refurbished and new IT hardware, (2) purchase/trade-in of used IT hardware with full logistics handling, (3) recurring Third Party Maintenance contracts for End-of-Service equipment (up to 70% cheaper than OEM maintenance), and (4) professional services for ISO 27001-certified data wiping and CO₂ sustainability reporting tied to circular IT. The go-to-market combines direct field sales for enterprise accounts, an inside-sales team for mid-market (sales support personnel such as Berend Ruijs), and a multilingual self-serve website (Dutch, English, French, German) with quote-request forms for long-tail and SMB demand.

Differentiators revolve around process certification and circular IT narrative rather than proprietary technology: ISO 27001 (data wiping) and ISO 9001 (quality) certifications, lifetime warranty, third-party maintenance for legacy equipment, full reverse logistics, and a Trees for All partnership that channels residual value into reforestation (€49,295.95 in donations, 9,361 trees planted to date). The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, no parent company, and no funding rounds; leadership disclosures are limited and the public review footprint (4.6/11 Google reviews) is small relative to the breadth of claimed enterprise logos.

Name

Qualified Networks

Legal name

Qualified Networks B.V.

Website

https://qualifiednetworks.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Qualified Networks B.V. is a Netherlands-based B2B IT hardware reseller and refurbisher selling certified refurbished and new Cisco, HPE, Dell, and Juniper equipment to enterprise and SMB customers across Europe, supported by Third Party Maintenance, ISO 27001 data wiping, and CO₂ sustainability reporting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refurbished enterprise IT hardware resale

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045), Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Electronic Computers (3571), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Refurbished Electronics Retail (CRACAJAD), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), Consumer Electronics & Mobile Device Protection Plans (FSAJALAH), Serial/Fieldbus-to-Ethernet Device Connectivity (Device Servers/Protocol Gateways) (HDAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Refurbished networking equipment
• Enterprise IT hardware
• Third party maintenance
• Data wiping services
• Circular IT solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales (Refurbished): Sale of professionally refurbished enterprise IT hardware including switches, routers, servers, modules, wireless equipment, optics, and components from major brands (Cisco, HPE, Dell, Juniper, Fortinet, Arista). All refurbished products include lifetime warranty. Revenue generated from margin between acquisition cost and resale price.
2. Hardware Sales (New): Sale of new IT equipment including servers, components, and networking hardware from brands like HP, Dell, Cisco. Products include New Sealed and New Open Boxed items.
3. IT Hardware Purchase/Trade-in: Company purchases used and decommissioned IT hardware from customers, offering the highest residual value. Handles complete logistics including pickup, transport, and processing. Revenue generated from reselling acquired hardware minus acquisition costs.
4. Third Party Maintenance (TPM): Maintenance contracts for IT equipment outside factory warranty, providing ongoing support, parts replacement, and SLA coverage. Offers 24/7 availability options and coverage for EoS (End of Service) equipment from Cisco, Dell, HPE, and other brands. Up to 70% lower maintenance costs than OEM.
5. Data Wiping & Destruction Services: Certified data wiping and destruction services compliant with ISO 27001 and GDPR. Includes optional YouWipe certified erasure with documentation. Revenue from service fees for secure data handling.
6. CO₂ Reporting Services: Sustainability reporting that provides customers with CO₂ certificates documenting environmental impact of circular IT solutions. Used for CSR reporting and ESG compliance purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Qualified Networks sells refurbished and new enterprise IT hardware (switches, routers, servers, modules, wireless, optics, VoIP, security appliances, and components) from major OEMs (Cisco, HPE, Dell, Juniper, Aruba, Arista, Fortinet), backed by a lifetime warranty on refurbished items. It complements hardware sales with Third Party Maintenance contracts for post-warranty support, ISO 27001-certified data wiping and destruction, CO₂ sustainability reporting, and an IT hardware purchase/trade-in program with full pickup and logistics handling.

Product overview

Qualified Networks is an IT hardware reseller and refurbisher offering a comprehensive portfolio of network equipment, servers, and IT components. The core offering consists of refurbished and new hardware including switches, routers, modules, wireless equipment, optics, servers, VoIP, security appliances, and components. Key hardware brands supported include Cisco, HP/HPE, Dell, Juniper, Aruba, Arista, Fortinet, and others. The company differentiates through services including Third Party Maintenance (TPM) for post-warranty support, ISO27001-certified data wiping, CO₂ reporting for sustainability tracking, and Circular IT solutions. A Trees for All partnership enables customers to convert equipment residual value into tree donations. Products are backed by lifetime warranties on refurbished items and often delivered within 24 hours from their Almere warehouse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refurbished IT Hardware Refurbished enterprise-grade switches, routers, modules, wireless equipment, optics, VoIP, security appliances, and components from Cisco, HPE, Dell, Juniper, Aruba, Arista, Fortinet, and others; each item is professionally tested on 20+ checkpoints and factory-reset before sale with a lifetime warranty. Targeted at enterprise, mid-market, and SMB IT buyers across Europe.
• New IT Hardware New (New Sealed and New Open Box) enterprise IT equipment from HP, Dell, Cisco, and other OEMs, including servers and networking gear, supplied through the same quote-request channel.
• Third Party Maintenance (TPM) Subscription-based maintenance contracts for IT hardware outside factory warranty, providing rapid repairs across Europe, flexible SLAs (including 24/7), and support for End-of-Service equipment from Cisco, Dell, HPE, and other brands, at up to 70% lower cost than OEM maintenance.
• Data Wiping & Data Destruction ISO 27001-certified data erasure and physical destruction service using YouWipe and equivalent tools, providing official proof of secure data removal, GDPR/AVG compliant, available for trade-in hardware and standalone engagements.
• CO₂ Reporting Quantitative sustainability reporting service that calculates CO₂ emissions saved and e-waste avoided through circular IT solutions, delivered as CO₂ certificates for customer CSR and ESG reporting.
• IT Hardware Purchase / Trade-in Buy-back program that purchases used and decommissioned servers, networking gear, and IT hardware from customers at competitive residual values, handling the complete logistics chain including pickup, transport, processing, and certified data wiping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% cost savings compared to new equipment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trees for AllcoreOthersPartnership for reforestation and environmental sustainability. For every €10 of residual value of IT equipment returned by customers, one tree is planted locally (Netherlands/Belgium) and one internationally (Madagascar/Bolivia). Donation amount includes 10% added to the residual value. Results so far: €49,295.95 in donations equivalent to 9,361 newly planted trees. Trees for All is a foundation with CBF recognition and ANBI status, operating for 25 years in reforestation projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Curvature: Curvature is a US-headquartered independent provider of enterprise network and server lifecycle services, including refurbished Cisco gear, third-party maintenance, and IT asset disposition. It is the most directly comparable peer to Qualified Networks on the core refurbished-hardware-plus-TPM business model.
• Evernex: Evernex is a global third-party maintenance provider specializing in post-warranty support for servers, storage, and networking hardware from Cisco, HPE, Dell EMC, etc. It directly competes with Qualified Networks' TPM service and targets similar European enterprise customers seeking lower-cost alternatives to OEM maintenance.
• CXtec: CXtec (and its TERACAI division) sells new, certified pre-owned, and refurbished networking and server equipment from Cisco, HPE, Dell, and others, alongside third-party maintenance and IT asset disposition. The closest US analogue to Qualified Networks' combined resale and TPM offering.
• Network Hardware Resale: Network Hardware Resale is a specialist buyer and reseller of new and pre-owned Cisco, Juniper, and other enterprise networking equipment. It is comparable to Qualified Networks on the networking-gear refurbishment and trade-in/reverse-logistics model.
• Engage Services: Engage Services provides third-party hardware maintenance and IT asset disposition for enterprise datacenter and networking gear across Europe. It is a direct competitor on Qualified Networks' TPM revenue line and competes for similar post-warranty Cisco/Dell/HPE support contracts.
• Comtek Computer Services: Comtek is a UK-based value-added distributor and refurbisher of enterprise IT hardware including networking, server, and storage equipment. It serves a similar reseller/partner channel and end-customer segments as Qualified Networks but with primary geographic focus on the UK rather than continental Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Insight Enterprises: Insight is a global IT solutions integrator selling enterprise hardware (Cisco, HPE, Dell, etc.), services, and lifecycle management. It overlaps with Qualified Networks on the enterprise hardware resale side but operates at much larger scale and across a far broader product and services portfolio.
• Cisco Refresh: Cisco Refresh is the OEM's own certified pre-owned program reselling remanufactured Cisco equipment directly with warranty. It is a direct substitute for Qualified Networks' core Cisco refurbishment offering and sets a price/quality benchmark that constrains QN's positioning in the Cisco-led accounts.
• Econocom: Econocom is a large European IT services and infrastructure provider that bundles refurbished devices, device-as-a-service, ITAD, and circular IT solutions across multiple countries. It addresses the same European enterprise buyers and circular-IT RFPs as Qualified Networks, but at materially larger scale and with a broader services portfolio.

Emerging players

• Circular Computing: Circular Computing supplies remanufactured business laptops (primarily HP and Lenovo) with a certified circular-IT process and CO2 reporting for enterprise sustainability programs. Overlaps with Qualified Networks on the circular-IT narrative and ISO-aligned quality process, but focuses on endpoint devices rather than networking/servers.

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

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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