Product & Stock Destruction Services

Surplus stock is simply any excess inventory, products, or goods that a business doesn’t need. Sometimes surplus stock is kept as a back-up in case there’s a higher demand for it than originally expected or to replace any broken or damaged goods that become unsellable. However, it can also be surplus due to poor forecasting.

Unqualified products are those that cannot be sold as they don’t meet the relevant legal, safety, or other criteria for their specific industry or product type. Depending on what they’re made from, they’re often disposed in one of these ways:

• Shredding – confidential items, clothing, and soft goods
• Crushing – appliances, recalled vehicles, and industrial equipment
• Incineration – recalled products, certain chemicals, and solvents
• Recycling – glass, paper, and some plastic products
• Composting – agricultural and food waste

Electronic destruction is the process for destroying digital data. Various methods are used to make sure all the data is unreadable and the electronic device it’s stored on is safely and completely destroyed. This can include the destruction of hard drives, media tapes, CDs, microfilm, electronic badges, and more.

Obsolete stock is that which your business can no longer use or sell. Stock usually becomes obsolete after there is no demand for it any more after a year or more. This can be due to new seasonal lines going on sale for fashion products or updated versions of electronic equipment, books, and other goods coming out.

Obsolete stock differs from surplus or excess stock as there’s little to no use for it or chance of it being sold. With excess or surplus stock, it may still be needed as a back-up if demand suddenly increases, or existing stock becomes damaged and unsellable.

Product destruction is important for many businesses to ensure any faulty items that come from your company do not enter circulation. This prevents recalled and damaged goods being used unsafely, illegally, or resold by inappropriate parties. If it’s found the goods came from your business and cause harm it could seriously damage your business’ reputation.

Especially with confidential and sensitive information stored on hard drives and other electronic devices, product destruction is vital. If this information ends up in the wrong hands, then it could cause serious problems. Ensuring proper destruction provides peace of mind that this shouldn’t happen.