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Second-largest oilfield services company in the world
0+ computers retiredDesktops and laptops retired across the client’s sites. 60% of the assets were remarketed for value.
Houston · Energy
ITAD · Houston, Texas Your retired drives still hold your data.
Customer records, credentials and financial files stay on every disk you retire. Here is what we do about it.
Asset Value ManagementCertified IT Asset Disposition & Data Destruction
Secure pickup, serial-level audit, NIST SP 800-88 erasure, value recovery and responsible recycling, with a certificate for every serial number.
Certifications & standards
- ISO 9001
- ISO 27001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 45001
- R2v3 certified recycling
- EPA compliant
- OSHA compliant
- NIST SP 800-88 · DoD 5220.22-M
- Licensed, bonded & insured
- Agile response timeStreamlined operations and quick turnaround, with a dedicated contact for every project.
- Specialized fleetScheduled, sealed and tracked pickups from your dock to our facility.
- Zero-landfill policy95% of materials are already recovered or reused; our goal is 100%.
- A certificate for every serialProof of destruction you can hand to an auditor, in your portal.
AVM by the numbers
0+ Years of experience in IT asset disposition
0+ Devices processed for schools and public-sector clients
0+ Computers retired for Fortune 500 clients
0%+ Of one Fortune 500 client's assets remarketed for value
0%+ Of materials recovered or reused, toward zero landfill
How it works
Where is your retired laptop right now?
With AVM you always know. Scroll to follow one asset through our six-step chain of custody, and the record each step produces.
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Pickup
Secure, scheduled collection from your site.
Signed transfer record -
Audit
Every asset logged and verified by serial number.
Serialized audit report -
Data destruction
NIST SP 800-88 sanitization or physical destruction.
Certificate of destruction -
Reporting
Certificates and reports posted to the client portal.
Portal reports -
Value recovery
Reusable equipment remarketed and settled to you.
Settlement report -
Recycling
Remaining material responsibly recycled.
Disposition record
Tracked asset
SN-7F3K-0417Laptop 14" · Asset tag AT-5531
- Status
- PickupAuditData destructionReportingValue recoveryRecycling
- Location
- Client dock, HoustonAVM facility · receivingAVM facility · secure quarantineClient portalAVM remarketingCertified R2 facility
Chain-of-custody logLive
- Mon 08:14Picked up and sealedSeal SL-2231 · transfer signed
- Mon 15:40Received and auditedSerial, make and model recorded
- Tue 10:05Erased with WipeOSNIST SP 800-88 Purge · verified
- Tue 16:30Certificate postedAvailable in your portal
- Thu 11:20RemarketedValue added to your settlement
- Fri 09:00Remaining material recycledZero landfill · disposition record
Before & after AVM
Leave nothing behind.
Your retired laptop still carries your name, your asset tags and your customers' data. Move your cursor over it to see what AVM hands back: no data, no logos, no trace of your company. Only the proof.
- Before
- Your brand, your data, your liability
- After
- Erased, de-branded, certified
Before After AVM Move your cursor over the laptopTouch and drag across the laptop
Seal SL-2231 In transit · tracked
Secure logistics
Tracked from your dock to final disposition
Our specialized fleet schedules every pickup around your site. Loads are sealed and counted, every hand-off is signed, and the trip is tracked until it reaches our Houston facility.
- Pickup scheduledDock window confirmed with your team.
- Loaded, sealed and countedSeal SL-2231 applied · 42 pieces verified.
- Transfer signedReleased by you, received by AVM.
- Tracked in transitLive location until arrival.
- Received at AVM, HoustonSeal verified intact · audit begins.
Equipment we accept
LaptopsDesktops & monitorsServersHard drives & SSDsNetworkingMobile devicesPrintersOther IT assets
See everything we accept Services
End-to-end ITAD services under one chain of custody
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Inbound Equipment
One call starts the process. We coordinate retrievals across the U.S., Canada and Latin America and log every shipment against your manifest the moment it reaches our dock.
- Retrieval coordination
- Manifest reconciliation
- Chain-of-custody log from the dock
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Transportation
Full-service pickup, dock-to-dock, drop-off or self-ship. Logistics shaped around your project, with chain of custody from the first mile and inbound costs kept under control.
- Full-service shipping
- Dock-to-dock service
- Drop-off, self-ship or custom
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Audit & De-branding
Every item is cross-checked against your manifest, stripped of anything that identifies your company, and recorded by serial, make and model in our asset database.
- Manifest cross-reference
- Removal of all prior-owner branding
- Serial-level asset database
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Asset Processing
From desktops and servers to telecom, test and measurement systems and medical equipment. Each asset is tested, graded and routed to its most valuable next stage.
- Functional testing
- Cosmetic grading
- Reuse-first routing
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Data Destruction
Certified erasure with WipeOS, the tool trusted by banks, hospitals and the U.S. Department of Defense, or permanent physical destruction. Every device is documented by serial number.
- NIST SP 800-88 & DoD 5220.22-M
- WipeOS certified erasure
- Physical destruction when required
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Reporting & Recovery
A complete line-item report of every asset processed. Equipment with market value is purchased by AVM, turning retired hardware into recovered budget with no remarketing risk for you.
- Line-item asset reports
- AVM buys marketable assets
- Closeout documents on approval
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Recycling & Disposal
What cannot be reused is recycled under tight controls and industry-standard guidelines, often at no additional cost to you, keeping e-waste out of landfills and off your liability list.
- Tight disposal controls
- EPA & industry guidelines
- Often at no additional cost
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Value-Added Services
Pre-decommission valuations, site closeouts, data center clean-outs and white-glove, time-critical server moves. When a project does not fit a template, we build one.
- Asset valuation before de-install
- Site closeouts & data center clean-outs
- White-glove server moves
Industries
Built for regulated and data-sensitive organizations
From Fortune 500 enterprises to growing businesses, AVM gives every team auditable proof of how retired equipment and data were handled.
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Energy & Oil and Gas
Field laptops, SCADA workstations and data center gear retired across distributed sites, including our work for the world’s second-largest oilfield services company.
Frameworks we document for EnergyNERC CIP-011Texas B&C Code §72Chain of custodyExplore - 02
Healthcare
Devices that stored protected health information, from Texas Medical Center workstations to imaging systems, handled with serial-level proof.
Frameworks we document for HealthcareHIPAA §164.310HITECHNIST SP 800-88Explore - 03
Education
Lab, classroom and campus refreshes at scale: 31,546 devices processed for 23 schools in about one year.
Frameworks we document for EducationFERPATexas records retentionVolume logisticsExplore - 04
Government & Public Sector
City, county and state agencies, plus contractors that support the Department of Defense and NASA.
Frameworks we document for GovernmentCJIS media sanitizationTexas Gov. Code ch. 441Certificates of destructionExplore - 05
Financial Services
Banks, credit unions and insurers that need serial-level evidence for examiners and auditors.
Frameworks we document for Financial ServicesGLBA Safeguards RuleFTC Disposal RuleFACTAExplore
Proven results
See all case studies Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and the public sector
Second-largest oilfield services company in the worldFortune 500 · Houston · EnergyLargest midstream pipeline company in North AmericaFortune 500 · North America · EnergySchool districtsPublic sector · Texas · EducationData centers and cloud services companyFortune 500 · Data center · CloudGovernment services and aerospace engineeringFortune 500 · Defense · Aerospace
AVM sanitizes storage media in line with NIST SP 800-88 (Clear, Purge or Destroy, depending on media type and your requirements). DoD 5220.22-M overwriting is available for legacy compatibility when a contract still specifies it.
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