COMPUTER disposal company Asset Management Ireland (AMI) has helped Belfast-based technology company Kainos to raise £50,000 through the collection, refurbishment and resale of its old IT equipment.
Kainos will donate £25,000 to support its Academy programme, which aims to improve young people’s digital skills and break down the economic barriers faced by many attempting to upskill in technology.
The remaining £25,000 of the funds generated will go to local charities as chosen by Kainos staff.
Kainos, founded in 1986 and which has 1,550 employees and 13 offices across the UK, Europe and North America, leverages technology to overcome business challenges for its 390 global customers.
It implements cutting-edge technology solutions and, as a result, has a high turnover of IT equipment, so turned to AMI to manage its entire disposal process - including onsite collection, data cleansing, resale of items of value, and responsible recycling of other equipment.
AMI visits Kainos’s locations to securely collect its old IT equipment, before erasing data on each device and refurbishing them to the highest standards.
This ensures equipment can be resold to maximise revenue returns. The company is also freeing up time for Kainos’s IT staff.
Managing the disposal of IT equipment internally was a time-consuming challenge for Kainos and outsourcing this process to AMI has freed up an estimated three months of the IT team’s collective time each year.
Kainos is using the money generated from the sale of its old equipment to support charities as well as its own corporate social responsibility initiatives, as well as to support its Academy programme, which aims to improve young people’s digital skills and break down the economic barriers faced by many attempting to upskill in technology.
Dougie Johnston, IT operations manager at Kainos, said: “We have a constant stream of IT equipment being made redundant and AMI offers a one-stop-shop for all of our disposal needs across our UK and Europe offices.
“Much of the equipment we dispose of is in very good condition, and the ability to resell this and generate revenue for our social responsibility programmes is a huge bonus.”
AMI chief executive Philip McMichael added: “We're thrilled to help Kainos not only handle its IT disposal in a 100 per cent environmentally friendly way, but to contribute to the digital education of thousands of young people, helping them to imagine and realise a better future supported by technology.”
