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Technology & Engineering

December 10, 2025

A faster path to onboarding new enterprise hardware

In the world of enterprise servers, every model looks a little different. Ports change. Backplanes shift. Carriers and sleds come and go. These small variations cause friction during onboarding, because each configuration needs its own procedure for safe and consistent data sanitization.  Over the past year, our storage engineering teams in Havant and Penang have […]

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Technology & Engineering

December 10, 2025

How an R&D team in Northern Europe is changing the way devices move through our network

There is a moment in every returns program where a device first meets a technician. The technician looks it over, checks its condition, notes damage, and decides what should happen next. That moment shapes everything that follows. The more consistent it is, the better the outcomes for the customer and the clearer the path for […]

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Technology & Engineering

December 10, 2025

How OCR is cleaning up a messy part of the returns process

At one of our high-volume laptop programs, a simple task was slowing everything down.  Every unit that arrived on site needed its serial number checked against a shipping pre alert. On paper, that is straightforward. In reality, it meant people leaning over boxes, reading tiny fonts, keying long alphanumeric strings into a system, and trying […]

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Leadership update
About us

December 7, 2025

Expanding Reconext’s Global Operations Leadership

 To our valued customers and partners,   As Reconext continues to expand its global footprint and the scope of services we deliver, we are pleased to share an update to our senior leadership team designed to support our ongoing growth and enhance the value we provide to you.   Introducing Bobby Singh as Chief Operating Officer  We […]

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Inside Reconext — October Around the World
About us

December 1, 2025

Inside Reconext — October Around the World

A global look at the people powering the products our customers trust Every month, thousands of devices move through Reconext facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. But behind every perfectly graded unit, every refurbished device, and every fast-moving supply chain fix, there are people — teams who show up with energy, creativity, and a […]

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The end-of-life blind spot that slows down data centers
Data Center

December 1, 2025

The end-of-life blind spot that slows down data centers

Data centers stay current by staying in motion. Hardware moves through a steady rhythm of deployment, refresh, and retirement. The process is familiar. The assumptions inside it are older than the infrastructure they manage. That is where the gap lives. Most operators already know their hardware has more life in it. They see the test […]

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Connecting ITAD to ServiceNow
ITAD

December 1, 2025

Connecting ITAD to ServiceNow

By Ian Lovell, VP of Strategy & Technical Solutions, Reconext  Most enterprise IT teams run their operations inside the ServiceNow® platform. It keeps work organized, tracks assets, manages approvals, and supports the daily flow of activity across global IT environments. When assets reach end-of-life, though, the workflow often leaves that system. Teams shift to email […]

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Automated cosmetic grading is no longer optional
Technology & Engineering

November 17, 2025

Automated cosmetic grading is no longer optional

How one global electronics company solved a growing inspection bottleneck.  Cosmetic inspection has always been a difficult part of hardware recovery. Some devices are simple to check. Others have angles, lenses, seams, coatings, and surfaces that hide flaws until they show up in the next customer’s hands. As device designs become more complex, manual inspection becomes […]

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A simple machine, a big shift in circularity
Spotlight

November 17, 2025

A simple machine, a big shift in circularity

Some of the best improvements in hardware recovery come from simple ideas. A machine that removes the top layer of plastic. A small shift in workflow. A single trial batch that surprises everyone.  This story started with remote controls. The kind that ship with every set-top box. The kind customers drop, scratch, and replace without thinking about […]

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