No internal effort
Collection, erasure, refurbishment, storage and dispatch are handled by VarioTrade. Your IT department hands over the devices and issues the instructions.
Second Life programme: use, refurbish and pass on instead of disposing
Solutions · Reuse
A second life for every device
In the Second Life programme, decommissioned hardware is not disposed of. VarioTrade erases the data with certification, refurbishes the devices, stores them and passes them on to wherever you decide. The devices remain your property throughout.
The idea
After its first period of use, a business notebook is generally still technically usable for a long time. After erasure, testing and reinstallation it can go on working: with your employees, in another department, or with people and organisations on a small budget.
The programme is suitable for companies, public administrations and organisations that want to pass on their old devices in a targeted way and document this path. VarioTrade takes on the work involved.
Where the devices can go
- To your employees, through a protected shop
- To schools or aid organisations, as a donation
- To social organisations and institutions with a limited budget
The process in six steps
Take-back
We take over the devices and record every serial number. On request we collect them securely from your premises. You receive an inventory list as confirmation of receipt.
Certified data erasure
The data carriers are erased in accordance with recognised standards. Details can be found on the data erasure page.
Reinstallation
The devices receive a fresh Windows in four languages (German, French, Italian, English) and are ready for use immediately.
Refurbishment
Cleaning, functional test and, where necessary, replacement of individual parts.
Storage
The devices are kept in our warehouse in Othmarsingen, with complete serial number tracking.
Passing on
On your instruction we pack the devices and send them to the desired destination.
You remain the owner and you decide
Ownership and instruction
The devices remain your property throughout the programme. Without your written instruction, VarioTrade does not exploit, sell or dispose of anything. You determine when which devices go to whom.
Stock traceable at any time
- Every device is tracked with serial number and condition grading
- You regularly receive a report on the stock held
- You can call off available devices as required
What you gain
Evidence for ESG reporting
You can document how many devices have been reused. How the CO₂ saving is calculated is explained under Sustainability.
Find out moreData security
No device is passed on before the data has been erased.
Find out moreA benefit for the workforce
If the devices are sold to employees, the surplus from the proceeds flows back to you.
Find out moreDonation and recycling
If you would like to donate devices, VarioTrade prepares them for schools or aid organisations and sends them to the recipient you name.
Not every device can be saved. Defective devices and parts go to recycling via Swico, with proper separation of the hazardous substances. This, too, happens only on your instruction. As proof of disposal you receive, on request, the official Swiss recycling certificate.
Which of your devices are due for replacement?
We will show you what the programme looks like for your quantities and sites. Switchboard: 056 419 11 11.
