Recycling Technology
Where do old computers go to die?
Or, vampire-like, get resurrected?
One place is to a warehouse is Rochester, NY, and to the ministrations of Chris Colbey, owner of Colbey Technologies.
Colbey came to his current business indirectly - as many entrepreneurs do - having worked as a project manager on specialized construction sites. Simply tiring of the travel and the demands of the work, he apparently indulged another passion for technology, and an amazingly broad and deep knowledge of that technology, to create his asset recovery business.
Essentially, Chris will take your old computers, printers, monitors, smart phones, phone systems - you name it - and will repair, reformat, reuse and resell that equipment, saving the owner on disposal fees, and possibly making a profit in the bargain.
Colbey was green before green became popular. As his brochure indicates, "We have over 15 years of environmental experiences in compliance methods dealing with solid and hazardous waste. We are dedicated to the environment and no other company in New York State can make that claim."
I visited his warehouse and was toured around. Equipment is roughly divided into technologies: piles of old monitors here; laptops there, some in parts-only mode, some waiting repair and refurbishing. Up front he plans to have a store front to attract some walk-in trade (and believe me, any geeky type who loves the idea of resurrecting and reusing technology will feel like the proverbial kid in a candy store here), as well as offering some office furniture.
Refurbishing services include "computer repair and reformat (single to triple pass that meets or exceeds DOD specifications), monitor and printer processing and repair, as well as handling other technology equipment. We also offer equipment destruction services." (For computers that have held sensitive information, for example.)
While Colbey's target is the enterprise-level customer, he can also help you out on a one-off basis, and can frequently find that oddball part that you need to repair your computer, or just the right new-to-you powerful machine at a discount.
Contact Chris as:
Colbey Technologies
585-732-6865
sales@colbeytech.com
Or, vampire-like, get resurrected?
One place is to a warehouse is Rochester, NY, and to the ministrations of Chris Colbey, owner of Colbey Technologies.
Colbey came to his current business indirectly - as many entrepreneurs do - having worked as a project manager on specialized construction sites. Simply tiring of the travel and the demands of the work, he apparently indulged another passion for technology, and an amazingly broad and deep knowledge of that technology, to create his asset recovery business.
Essentially, Chris will take your old computers, printers, monitors, smart phones, phone systems - you name it - and will repair, reformat, reuse and resell that equipment, saving the owner on disposal fees, and possibly making a profit in the bargain.
Colbey was green before green became popular. As his brochure indicates, "We have over 15 years of environmental experiences in compliance methods dealing with solid and hazardous waste. We are dedicated to the environment and no other company in New York State can make that claim."
I visited his warehouse and was toured around. Equipment is roughly divided into technologies: piles of old monitors here; laptops there, some in parts-only mode, some waiting repair and refurbishing. Up front he plans to have a store front to attract some walk-in trade (and believe me, any geeky type who loves the idea of resurrecting and reusing technology will feel like the proverbial kid in a candy store here), as well as offering some office furniture.
Refurbishing services include "computer repair and reformat (single to triple pass that meets or exceeds DOD specifications), monitor and printer processing and repair, as well as handling other technology equipment. We also offer equipment destruction services." (For computers that have held sensitive information, for example.)
While Colbey's target is the enterprise-level customer, he can also help you out on a one-off basis, and can frequently find that oddball part that you need to repair your computer, or just the right new-to-you powerful machine at a discount.
Contact Chris as:
Colbey Technologies
585-732-6865
sales@colbeytech.com
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