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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.
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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
- https://www.techbuyer.com/blog/why-businesses-should-sign-up-to-the-un-global-goals%E2%80%93the-employee-edition
- LinkedIn IEMA Award Winner
About Mick Payne
Mick Payne says: I joined Techbuyer in 2009 after moving to Harrogate from York where I grew up, to live with my (now) wife. Having no IT experience I took a warehouse role in a relatively small but successful company of 4. Since 2009, and as the business grew year on year, I have looked after the ever growing Operational and Purchasing departments for the business until 2019 when I became the Managing Director for the UK, primarily because the company owner, Kevin, moved to the USA.
About Techbuyer
Techbuyer helps businesses maximise their IT budgets by supplying cost-effective new and quality refurbished servers, storage, memory and networking equipment from over 150 brands including HPE, Dell, IBM and Cisco. Not only do we sell a large range of enterprise IT hardware, we also buy used parts and turn them into high quality refurbished IT equipment.
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