About

Driving industry change in IT lifecycle management

Who we are

Redefining the technology lifecycle

For over two decades, n2s has been an industry leader in IT Lifecycle Management with specialist expertise in the sustainability, security and compliance challenges associated with technology. We have made it our mission to redefine the lifecycle of technology and have pioneered innovations such as in precious metal recovery to achieve circularity in the IT and telecoms sectors. n2s is the first technology lifecycle management provider with expertise in decarbonisation to truly empower SME and large enterprise businesses to deliver and report on their IT sustainability goals.

our vision

Turning the IT circular economy into reality

Our aim is to redefine IT Lifecycle Management and pioneer innovation to create the holistic ecosystem required to sustain the circular economy.  Our game-changing approach will make n2s the only one-stop partner for responsible organisations wanting to act securely and compliantly, maximise returns from decommissioned hardware, operate sustainably and ethically, and prove their contribution to circularity.

 

What we say
n2s at a glance

Our impact in the last 12 months:

30,000

Data Bearing Devices

securely sanitised

4,500

Servers

resold with value returned to our customers

200

Tonnes of Copper

recovered from telecoms infrastructure

Our Story
2002
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Company founded in Bury St. Edmunds by Jack Gomarsall.
2005
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Advice and experience given to the Environment Agency when designing and implementing the WEEE regulation.
2007
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Became British Metals Recycling Association member. Jack Gomarsall became board member, serving for a decade.
2009
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Data sanitisation is introduced as a service.

Successfully secured its first £500k+ project and generated £1m+ revenue​.
2010
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ISO 14001, 18001, 27001 accreditations earned, introduced on-site technical audits and vehicle operators licence operating HGV own fleet.
2011
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Andy Gomarsall joins as company Director. ​

First contract with UK High Street Bank. ​

Introduced on-site data sanitisation.
2015
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Awarded CAS-S certification, enabling the handling government data up to SECRET level.
2016
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First started working with BT discontinuing data centres.
2017
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Established a partnership with Coventry University to further bioleaching research.
2018
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Granted UK innovate fund with Knowledge Transfer Partnerships funding award, jointly with Coventry University.
2019
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Adoption of UN Sustainable Development Goals and appointment to UK Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA, formerly DEFRA).​
2021
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£1m investment in innovation and sustainable recycling.

New Reading site opened to cope with increasing demand, expanding IT reuse and remarketing capabilities.
2021
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Invited to support UK Government at COP26.
2022
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n2s wins Innovation of Year Award at the Green Business Leaders Awards.
2022
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Opened dedicated bioleaching research laboratory in Cambridge and a state of the art processing facility in Mansfield. Bioscope - Cambridge
2022
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n2s wins Service to British Metals Recycling Award at the British Metals Recycling Association Awards​.
2023
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n2s named in the Top 32 Business Scale Ups to watch by Business Leaders Magazine.
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Locations
Scotland

Processing Hub

Mansfield

Triage & Recycling

Reading

Refurbishment & Remarketing

Entrance to Reading premises
Cambridge

Bioscope Technologies Research Labs

Bury St Edmunds

UK Headquarters

London

Workshop Space

Testimonials
Testimonials
Andrew Gomarsall speaking

Andrew Gomarsall

Executive Director

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