Surplus Buyers

What Surplus Buyers does

Surplus Buyers is a privately held, owner-operated industrial services company headquartered at 14027 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77079, founded in 1993 with over 32 years of operational experience. The firm specializes in office and facility decommissioning, surplus asset purchasing, and inventory liquidation for large corporations, data centers, corporate offices, and manufacturing plants nationwide. Service scope spans the full decommissioning lifecycle: furniture and cubicle removal, heavy equipment breakdown, IT hardware and data center decommissioning (including secure data destruction), HVAC removal, and broom-sweep lease-space restoration for landlord return. The company also purchases valuable surplus assets directly from clients — including office furniture, heavy equipment, IT hardware, machinery, and inventory — to help recover capital from unwanted items.

The business is organized around two core service lines: Office/Facility Decommission (professional services engagement) and Surplus Purchasing & Liquidating Services (asset acquisition for resale). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees and one-time asset purchase transactions. Pricing is custom-quoted based on project scope, facility size, asset condition and quantity, market demand, and timeline — no standardized pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm operates as a labor-intensive service business with all work performed by in-house teams using their own labor, tools, and insurance.

The go-to-market model is sales-led and relationship-driven. Enterprise field sales targets large corporations and multi-state office shutdowns, while inside sales handles inbound inquiries via phone (713-299-9209) and website contact forms. Marketing channels are limited primarily to the company website (surplusbuy.com), direct phone outreach, and earned customer testimonials — eleven published five-star reviews emphasize reliability, communication, fair pricing, and trust. The company serves both enterprise and mid-market customers on a project-by-project basis with no recurring subscription model, and is founder/owner-operated with "Larry" referenced consistently as the primary contact and team leader across customer engagements.

Name

Surplus Buyers

Legal name

Surplus Buyers

Website

https://surplusbuy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Houston-based industrial services company founded in 1993 providing office and facility decommissioning, surplus asset purchasing, and inventory liquidation for large corporations, data centers, and manufacturing plants nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Asset Liquidation Services

NAICS

Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4234), Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (423), Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods (5090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAIANAD

Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)

Keywords

• Industrial surplus purchasing
• Office decommissioning services
• IT asset liquidation
• Facility cleanup services
• Data center removal

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Surplus Asset Purchase: The company purchases valuable surplus items from clients including office furniture, heavy equipment, IT hardware, and industrial machinery. They assess asset value and provide fair purchase offers, generating revenue through asset acquisition and resale.
2. Decommissioning Services: Full-service office and facility decommissioning including labor, breakdown, removal, and disposal. They charge for comprehensive clean-out services, handling all unwanted items including those with no resale value through proper disposal, donation, or recycling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Surplus Buyers provides industrial surplus purchasing and liquidation services, including office/facility decommissioning, IT equipment and data center removal, and office inventory removal. The company buys and liquidates excess assets from large corporations, manufacturing facilities, and data centers, with over 32 years of operating experience. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the business operates as a single-source solution for organizations that need to dispose of obsolete or surplus equipment, furniture, and industrial assets.

Product overview

Surplus Buyers offers a portfolio of industrial surplus and decommissioning services centered on two core offerings: Office/Facility Decommission and Surplus Purchasing & Liquidating Services. The Office/Facility Decommission service manages the complete process of clearing out office spaces when companies are moving, downsizing, or closing locations, including furniture removal, cubicle breakdown, data center equipment removal, and lease-space return. The Surplus Purchasing & Liquidating Services component involves purchasing valuable surplus assets from clients, offering fair market value assessments for items like office furniture, heavy machinery, IT equipment, and inventory. Supporting these core services are specialized IT equipment and data center removal services that handle hardware disposal with data destruction and e-waste recycling. The company operates as a single-service business rather than a platform-with-modules architecture, with all offerings delivered through its trained workforce across Houston, TX and nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Office/Facility Decommissioning
• Surplus Purchasing & Liquidating Services
• IT Equipment & Data Center Removal
• Office Inventory Removal

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved customers thousands of dollars by preserving data cabling integrity during office remodel projects

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Liquidity Services: Direct competitor and category leader operating online marketplaces and liquidation services for surplus and returned merchandise. Operates GovDeals, Liquidation.com, and other channels that overlap with Surplus Buyers' asset resale motion, though at much larger scale.
• Heritage Global Partners: Direct competitor providing asset disposition, valuation, and auction services for corporations and financial institutions. Comparable offering in industrial and commercial asset liquidation with similar enterprise customer base.
• Corporate Assets Inc. Direct competitor providing full-service industrial decommissioning, asset recovery, and plant clearance services across North America. Closest comparable in terms of turnkey facility decommissioning and asset disposition offering.
• PPL Group: Direct competitor providing industrial equipment liquidation, appraisals, and auction services. Comparable service motion targeting manufacturers and corporations with surplus or idle equipment.
• 2ND Office: Direct competitor operating an online marketplace for used office furniture, with comparable focus on sourcing from corporate decommissioning projects. Competes with Surplus Buyers on the asset resale side of the business.
• Office Furniture USA: Direct competitor that buys and resells used office furniture from corporate liquidations and decommissioning projects. Comparable asset-purchase motion targeting the same surplus inventory pool.
• The Branford Group: Direct competitor providing industrial auction, liquidation, and asset disposition services for corporations, equipment dealers, and bankruptcy trustees. Comparable business model of buying and reselling surplus industrial and commercial assets, with similar mid-market and enterprise customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Broader incumbent in records and information management with a growing IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) practice. Comparable in secure data destruction, data center decommissioning, and e-waste handling — the segments Surplus Buyers explicitly addresses for data center customers.
• Aaron's Company: Broader incumbent in the used furniture and household goods space with a national retail footprint. While operating a lease-to-own model rather than decommissioning services, Aaron's is comparable as a large-scale buyer and reseller of used commercial and residential furniture.
• 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Broader incumbent in commercial and residential junk removal with a national franchise network. Comparable on the hauling and cleanout side of the business, though less specialized in asset resale and decommissioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/surplus-buyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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