Challenges
This company was struggling to find a perfect vendor for the project, who could offer more than just a pickup. All the data centers were located in remote areas and hard to approach due to specific building conditions. Zero or limited loading space that had to stay clear required accurate on-time pickup and specialized trucks to collect tall and heavy data cabinets. Besides, the vendor had to efficiently dispose of the old equipment.
Solution
Mission Reuse developed a custom-made solution to meet the requirements of each location. In some cases, we sent a professional technical team to help the company to collect HOD serial numbers on-site for auditing purposes. In others, to access the company’s data centers located in union-run buildings, which could only allow other unionized companies to enter their locations (e.g. a union high-rise building in Manhattan), we sent a union-run freight company. And, of course, for each location, we arranged just-in-time pick-up even though sometimes we had to do it at midnight over the weekend to minimize the downtime of the company’s services.
Result
As a result, Mission Reuse helped this client to remove and responsibly dispose of 350+ data cabinets, 1,000+ lb each, from 20 data center locations across the United States and Canada. All cabs were delivered to Mission Reuse location in MA, processed and reported at no cost for Client.
