Case Study

KOcycle Rapidly Scales Trusted
IT Lifecycle Business, Nails ‘0% toLandfill’ Disposal with Blancco
Highlights
Supported by Blancco data
erasure solutions, in a recent
12-month period, KOcycle has: Supported clients
across 5 continents
 Planted over 30K trees tosupport carbon sequestering Diverted more than 150K
assets from landfill
 Donated 100s of devices tosupport “Digital Inclusion”
 Maintained an IT asset “0% tolandfill” pledge through securereuse and responsible recycling

Recently B-Corp certified, KOcycle has thrived as an IT
lifecycle solutions provider focused on sustainability andsecurity. With Blancco as the exclusive supplier of its
data erasure solutions, the UK-based business provides“technology services that make a difference, putting social
responsibility at the forefront to be a force for good forpeople and the planet”—and does so at scale. The result?
Expansive company growth, multiple industry recognitions,
positive community impact, and trust from some of theworld’s biggest brands.
Challenge
Data security is a looming concern as businesses rely on critical and complex
IT hardware. Throughout an asset’s lifecycle, enterprise leaders mustgrapple with reducing risk and adhering to a growing list of data protection
regulations.
Yet when it comes to managing the data-dense IT used within data centers,by their employees, and throughout their operations, enterprises facemounting supply costs when purchasing IT—and a potential glut of e-waste
when disposing of it.
Thankfully, remarketing or reselling these used devices recovers costs at
the end of a device’s first life, which is typically only three to five years long.
It also alleviates environmental harm, allowing devices to be reused rather
than adding to landfill. But to overcome the risk of future data access and toensure regulatory compliance, today’s data-reliant businesses need trusted,
proven solutions from expert providers.
KOcycle is a rapidly growing business intent on providing secure andsustainable IT lifecycle solutions to some of the world’s premier organizations.
With the aim of becoming the UK’s leading end-of-IT lifecycle partner, KOcycle
needed a data sanitization solution that shared its mission of saving used
enterprise IT from landfill and delivered peace of mind to its clients.

Such a solution also needed to handle high volumes of devices efficiently, bequickly scalable, and easily integrate with other operational software.

Solution
From its beginning, KOcycle has focused on becoming a leader in data
security and sustainability, meaning finding a like-minded and intensely
capable data sanitization provider for its ITAD business was critical.
After a lengthy market analysis to determine the right wprovider, KOcycle
selected Blancco Technology Group as the company’s exclusive partner for
all data erasure products.
With the most tested, approved, recommended, and certified data erasuresolutions in the world, Blancco equipped KOcycle to offer market leading
ITAD services. Professional training for technical and operational staff further
cemented KOcycle as an indispensable enterprise partner for protecting
data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing sustainability.
Since day one, we have elected to use Blancco as our toolset for data
erasure to ensure our clients’ compliance with leading international
standards. Blancco is now embedded within our process and has offered
us a scalable solution in line with our rapid growth.”
Mike Mclellan - Technical Director, KOcycle.
KOcycle brings together security and sustainability by using Blancco data
erasure solutions to sanitize IT equipment of all data:

KOcycle’s new hardened operations facilityin Braintree features over 30,000 square
ft of operations focused on security andsustainability.

 Blancco Drive Eraser removes data from servers, laptops, desktops, andloose drives.

 Blancco Mobile Diagnostics & Erasure performs high-volume mobile
device erasure.

 Blancco Eraser for Apple Devices sanitizes Apple devices (including M1s,M2s, M3s, and T2s).

This enables them to keep computers, drives, smartphones, and more out oflandfill and safely give IT equipment a second life with new users.
In turn, reuse cuts greenhouse gases by avoiding emissions used to create
new devices, also reducing water and mineral consumption related to thecreation of new technology.
Blancco seamlessly integrates with KOcycle’s ERP system, allowing theirteams to process more assets faster and pass cost savings to clients.
Blancco software also verifies all assets are sanitized to established industry
standards, then provides a tamper-proof certification of each device as part ofa documented audit trail. KOcycle takes documentation a step further, aligning
it with their bespoke client portal with a report to each client on the mineral
and water resources they have preserved through the circular economy.

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Blancco’s service andsupport is exceptional.
Supported by our aligned
account manager from
Blancco, any queries andrequests are given theright level of priority andresponse. We’ve always been
impressed by the support
provided by Blancco.”– Mike Mclellan,
Technical Director, KOcycle“The combination of KOcycle’s robust processes, accredited premises,
dedicated people, and Blancco’s market leading technology gives our clients
confidence that their data is handled the right way and that our clients
continue to use us for all of their IT lifecycle needs,” says KOcycle Technical
Director Mike Mclellan. “KOcycle’s data erasure services, powered byBlancco, give our clients peace of mind that their assets and data are in safe
hands.”

Results
The strength of these features has helped KOcycle grow exponentially,
enforcing customer trust beyond UK borders to 50 other countries(and growing) in just five years—all with a team approaching 30 staff, or“KOcyclers.” It’s also enabled them to support digital inclusion by ensuring
safe device donation to those that need it most.
The secret?
The foundational principles of security and sustainability: Working withKOcycle, businesses transform their end-of-life IT equipment from a liability
to an opportunity. Reusing enterprise IT assets is good environmental
stewardship that helps support climate initiatives, with each client receivinga sustainability report for their own internal use. This commitment toenvironmental care on behalf of its clients and within its own operations
recently resulted in KOcycle receiving the coveted 2023 Special Award for
Sustainability from the UK IT Industry Awards.

Yet security is never left behind. Blancco provides
the most globally tested, approved, certified, andrecommended data erasure solutions in the world,
making it a perfect fit for KOcycle’s commitment to client
data protection.
KOcycle has also invested deeply in people, process,and premises to provide a secure chain of custody forequipment—from the customer’s location to KOcycle’s
site all the way through to resale or recycling, including
precisely documenting erasures with tamper-proof anddigitally signed reports.

Braintree Council Chairman Councillor
Diana Garrod joined KOcycle Founder andManaging Director Oliver Mason at theinaugural tour of KOcycle’s new facility, which
included a look at IT assets certifiably erasedwith Blancco software.

Further enhancing its commitment to data security, KOcycle recently openeda new hardened operations facility with state-of-the-art resources for IT
asset disposition. It features futuristic security defenses, such as an alarmthat fills the facility with smoke if intruders are detected.
With a spirit of innovation and a mission to serve, KOcycle uses Blancco
software as part of its contribution to a more sustainable and secure future.

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About KOcycle
KOcycle was founded in 2018 with a mission to provide technology services
that make a difference, putting social responsibility at the forefront.
Secure data erasure with Blancco products is key to KOcycle’s ability tosafely extend the life of assets. The firm has grown exponentially, becoming
synonymous with sustainability in technology and turning the world’s number
one waste stream into a force for good for people and the planet. To learn
more, visit kocycle.com.

About Blancco
Reduce Risk. Increase Efficiency. Be Sustainable. Blancco Technology
Group (AIM: BLTG), a carbon-neutral supplier, provides organizations withsecure, compliant, and automated solutions that accelerate the transition
to the circular economy. Each year, tens of millions of Blancco erasures
allow top-tier organizations to protect end-of-life data against unauthorizedaccess, safely redeploy data storage assets, and firmly comply with increased
data protection and privacy requirements. Our precise device diagnostics
help move used IT assets confidently into the circular economy, enabling
enterprises, IT asset disposition (ITAD) vendors and recyclers, and mobile
industry stakeholders to operate more sustainably.
Globally approved, recommended, and certified by governing and industry
bodies around the world, Blancco is the industry standard in data erasure andmobile lifecycle solutions. With 35+ patented or patent-pending ideas, wecontinue to grow the number of innovative solutions global companies canrely on to accelerate operations, secure their data, and grow their businesses.
Read more about us at blancco.com.

To learn more about what Blancco
can do for you, visit blancco.com/solutions/itad/.

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