From collection and secure data destruction to refurbishment, value recovery and responsible recycling, Hinckley manages the complete lifecycle of redundant technology.
Hinckley works with businesses and organisations that need a secure, professional and environmentally responsible way to manage redundant IT equipment.
From individual locations to large-scale technology refresh programmes, we provide the infrastructure, expertise and processes required to manage assets from collection through to final disposition.
Hinckley works with businesses and organisations that need a secure, professional and environmentally responsible way to manage redundant IT equipment.
From individual locations to large-scale technology refresh programmes, we provide the infrastructure, expertise and processes required to manage assets from collection through to final disposition.
Hinckley provides technology lifecycle, IT Asset Disposition, refurbishment, remarketing and electronics recycling solutions for organisations across Africa.
We help businesses manage redundant technology securely and responsibly while identifying opportunities to recover value from assets that still have useful life.
Our capabilities span the complete technology lifecycle — from collection and data destruction through to refurbishment, remarketing and recycling.
With operations across multiple African markets, we are positioned to support both local organisations and companies managing technology across the region.
Our Mission
To help organisations manage technology more securely, sustainably and efficiently by extending the useful life of equipment, recovering residual value and responsibly recycling what can no longer be reused.
We provide end-to-end technology lifecycle solutions that help organisations securely dispose of redundant equipment, recover residual value and meet their environmental and compliance obligations.
Our process is designed to provide security, transparency and maximum value at every stage.
We securely collect equipment from offices, branches, warehouses and other locations.
Assets are identified, recorded and tracked throughout the process.
Data is securely erased or storage devices are physically destroyed according to the required process.
Reusable equipment is inspected, tested, repaired, upgraded and graded.
Where appropriate, suitable equipment can be prepared for redeployment within the organisation.
Reusable assets are remarketed through our established sales channels to maximise residual value.
Equipment that cannot be economically reused is responsibly recycled.
Customers receive the appropriate documentation and reporting to provide a clear and auditable record of asset disposition.
Nigeria has over 100,000 collectors locally known as scavengers picking waste from dump sites, repairshops and households. All too often these collectors handle the waste incorrectly and expose themselves to hazardous material such lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, barium to name a few. The collectors sell the waste to informal recyclers who further pollute the environment through open burning and dumping of hazardous material (read more in an article here).
Hinckley’s role is not to stop collection of ewaste in Nigeria but protect the collectors health whilst providing them with a fair and sustainable income for them and their families. ECAN members are required to sell the waste only to formal recyclers approved by environmental agencies in Nigeria.
By formalising the informal we can protect the venerable, save lives, create jobs, and protect the environment.
Over 100,000 Informal collectors operating in waste sector of which we estimate 22,900 To be women. Our target to increase this to 50,000 by 2030. Hinckley will formalise the informal practices through training, PPE issuance and fair pay.
An estimated 70-80 % of collectors working for formal recycling companies in Lagos are now women as a result of awareness and recruitment drives. Hinckley is expanding formal collection to 20 points nationwide creating opportunities for thousands of women to become formal collectors.
Hinckley employs 30 women across the business currently. The new business would create an additional 40 direct jobs for women with Hinckley. Further jobs would be created as the business expands with a target of 150 By 2030.
Adrian Clews has 14 years' experience working and living in Nigeria within the electronics service and recycling sector. He is an expert in developing service models for technology products in Nigeria.
Associate of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria – ACTI
May 2015 – Present
Associate of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria – ACIPM
May 2014 – Present
Senior Associate, Institute of Business Analysis and Customer Intelligence – SIBACI
Jan 2014 – Present
Stella is a chartered accountant and specialises in finance with a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Lagos. She has over 20 years experience working on finance projects with blue chip companies in Nigeria. Stella has expertise in account auditing and financial control systems.
Ikenna Obinna has worked with Hinckley Recycling for over ten years specialising in promoting responsible recycling practices for end-of-life electronics waste. He has secured ongoing recycling contracts with Canon, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, DHL and continues to rapidly grow the business.
Michael Clews has over 25 years of experience working in Nigeria as a Telecommunications Engineer for Shell Nigeria and was the founder of Hinckley Associates. He has strong political and business links in Nigeria and is a leader in developing winning business strategies in Africa.
Mark Stevenson has over 40 years experience in the ULAB field with many years spent in the secondary lead smelting sector. Mark has strong experience in the technical, commercial, environmental and occupational health and safety of ULAB recycling.
Emenike Goodluck is a highly experienced elecinical engineer with a masters degree from Carnegie Melon University Africa in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Emenike specialises in embedded systems, industrial automation and renewable energy. Emenike is passionate about environmental conservation
Managing redundant technology is about more than simply getting equipment out of your building.
It requires security, accountability, technical expertise, logistics, value recovery and responsible environmental management.
Hinckley brings these capabilities together under one service.
Old IT equipment does not necessarily have to become a cost.
Laptops, desktops, servers, networking equipment, mobile phones and other technology may retain significant residual value.
Hinckley helps businesses identify that value.
1. SUBMIT YOUR ASSET LIST
Send us details of the equipment you want to dispose of.
2. RECEIVE A VALUATION
We assess the equipment and provide an indicative value based on condition, specification, quantity and market demand.
3. SECURE COLLECTION
We arrange collection according to the agreed requirements.
4. DATA DESTRUCTION
Equipment is processed through the required data-erasure or physical-destruction process.
5. TEST & GRADE
Reusable equipment is tested, repaired where appropriate and graded.
6. REMARKET
Equipment is sold through our established channels.
7. VALUE RECOVERY
You receive the agreed value for qualifying equipment.
Ready to find out what your old technology is worth?
Lithium-ion batteries of all formats, chemistries and states of charge are processed through a mechanical process. This process breaks down the batteries to inert materials that minimize the risk of fire or explosion, and subsequently separates the resulting materials into two main product lines: battery materials (black mass) and mixed copper/aluminium.
Black mass is a a product that consists of a mix of cathode and anode battery materials, including lithium, nickel and cobalt, as well as graphite, copper and aluminium. These are primarily made up of the foils found within the lithium-ion batteries.
Batteries are the critical component in energy storage systems that determine performance under specific operating conditions. It is important for batteries to provide enough energy for the load, temperature conditions, and duration they will experience during their useful life. Battery manufacturers provide general specifications for their cell or module performance, but these need to be evaluated in combination with application-specific parameters.
Hinckley’s regeneration system is a large-scale professional battery reconditioning system that is suitable for testing and reconditioning lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. It is integrated with charge and discharge testing, pulse desulfurization, high-frequency activation, constant current overcharge repair, capacity grading. It can repair the common issues of lead-acid batteries such as the water-loss, sulfurization, and slight voltage imbalance. It is especially suitable for the maintenance and reconditioning of all kinds of lead-acid batteries, which has the obvious effect on prolonging the battery life.
When technology reaches the end of its useful life, organisations need more than a disposal company.
They need a partner that can securely collect assets, protect sensitive information, identify opportunities for reuse, recover residual value and responsibly process equipment that can no longer be reused.
Hinckley provides a complete IT Asset Disposition solution.
From the moment equipment leaves your facility to its final disposition, our process is designed to provide accountability and transparency.
Not every retired device is waste.
Many laptops, desktops, servers, phones and other electronic devices can be repaired, upgraded and returned to productive use.
Our refurbishment process helps extend the useful life of technology while reducing unnecessary waste.
Inspect → Test → Repair → Upgrade → Clean → Grade → Remarket or Redeploy
Where appropriate, components can be replaced or upgraded before equipment is prepared for its next user.
The result is a more sustainable approach to technology lifecycle management — while also creating an opportunity to recover residual value.
Every redundant laptop, desktop, server, hard drive or storage device may contain sensitive information.
Our data destruction services help organisations ensure that information stored on retired equipment is securely removed or physically destroyed before the equipment is reused, resold or recycled.
Certified Data Erasure
Securely erase data from supported devices using appropriate data-erasure processes.
Where required, storage devices can be physically destroyed to prevent further access to stored information.
Maintain visibility of equipment throughout the disposition process.
Maintain appropriate controls around the movement and processing of assets.
Provide the appropriate data-erasure or destruction documentation for your records.
Our objective is simple:
No recoverable corporate data should leave your organisation with redundant equipment.
When technology can no longer be economically reused or refurbished, responsible recycling is the next step.
Hinckley provides solutions for the collection and responsible processing of redundant electronic equipment.
We help organisations reduce the environmental impact of obsolete technology while supporting the recovery of valuable materials.
Equipment We Handle
Reuse Before Recycling
Wherever practical, our approach prioritises reuse, refurbishment and value recovery before recycling.
