Episode 53 Mick Payne – Techbuyer

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In this episode, Catherine Weetman talks to Mick Payne, Managing Director of the UK operations at Techbuyer.Founded in 2005, Techbuyer has grown from a company run by just two people to a global organisation with multiple operations around the world. Techbuyer has many years of experience in buying used enterprise IT equipment and selling new and certified refurbished IT parts. Every year it configures over 3000 IT servers and data-erases over 10,000 hard drives each month. It’s worked with thousands of organisations worldwide and has partnerships with leading manufacturers including HPE, Dell and Lenovo.Mick Payne believes the company flourishes through its hard working and determined staff, and we talk about Techbuyer’s refurbishment and remanufacturing services, how data is securely removed, and Techbuyer’s warranty and support.Mick tells us about Techbuyer’s software, allowing customers to compare different servers in terms of performance and power requirements, which helps them assess their needs and costs over the product lifecycle. We also find out how things have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic, and how Mick sees the refurbished IT market evolving into the future. Podcast host Catherine Weetman is a circular economy business advisor, workshop facilitator, speaker and writer.  Her award-winning book: A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business includes lots of practical examples and tips on getting started.  Catherine founded Rethink Global in 2013, to help businesses use circular, sustainable approaches to build a better business (and a better world).Stay in touch for free insights and updates... Read on for a summary of the podcast and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention. You can subscribe to the podcast series on iTunes, Google Podcasts, PlayerFM, Spotify, TuneIn, or search for "circular economy" in your favourite podcast app.  Stay in touch to get free insights and updates, direct to your inbox... Links we mention in the episode: * Techbuyer’s website Techbuyer.com * Techbuyer news https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Techbuyer-Partners-Digital-Access-For-All-Charity-Launch * https://www.techbuyer.com/blog/techbuyer-launches-new-business-interact-for-low-carbon-energy-efficient-data-centres-uk * https://www.techbuyer.com/blog/Finding-Answers-Techbuyer-Associate-Partner-CEDaCI *

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