How a business can upgrade its equipment quickly and profitably

Bayer, Coca-Cola, EVO, and SQUAD share how Breezy helped them effortlessly and safely sell out their old equipment. They also explain how to use old devices as pay for new ones, purchase twice as much equipment as the budget initially allowed, and even sell used gadgets to employees, sometimes within a tender procedure.

Laptops, tablets, and smartphones have long been integral to the work process. The quality of the equipment affects team productivity, employee loyalty, the brand image, and even candidates' willingness to accept a job offer. Therefore, regular updates are made within planned budgets and IT policies.

But what happens to the replaced equipment? This is where things get interesting. Decommissioning equipment from a company's balance sheet is a complex process involving evaluation, data erasure, buyer search, logistics issues, and more.

The task seems nearly impossible when it comes to international businesses with complex procedures, tenders, and multi-level decision-making. Often, it's easier to abandon the equipment altogether. However, that's illegal-electronic waste must be disposed of properly, and costs are associated with that.

But there's a simpler, more profitable, and safer solution: an equipment buyback service. Through this service, our clients EVO, SQUAD, Coca-Cola, Bayer, and many others have not only disposed of old equipment easily and without risk but also used the proceeds to purchase new devices.

EVO Group: How to quickly and conveniently get rid of old equipment

EVO is a product-focused IT company specializing in creating marketplaces and developing fintech and logistics solutions. They've built high-profile projects like Prom.ua, RozetkaPay, Shafa, Bigl, and others while managing the entire development cycle-from idea to release-on their own.

Using the latest technology is a must for a company like EVO. However, the question remains: What should be done with the old equipment after an upgrade?

Writing off old equipment can be challenging, especially when dealing with a large batch of laptop models ranging from "slightly scratched" to "non-functional." Each piece of equipment needs to be evaluated, data erased, buyers found, and logistics organized. Alternatively, you can take a more efficient approach and use Breezy's buyback service for old equipment. That's precisely what EVO did.

How the process works:

• The company sends a list of equipment via email and receives an approximate valuation (2 hours)
• Breezy's experts perform diagnostics at the customer's location and provide a fixed, exact valuation for the equipment (1 day)
• The contract is agreed upon and signed (timing depends on the customer's internal processes)
• Breezy picks up the equipment from the customer's warehouse and transfers the payment (1 day)
• If needed, Breezy handles certified data erasure

The result:

• The company quickly cleared its warehouse of unnecessary devices
• The equipment was smoothly written off the balance sheet, with no hassle for the accounting team
• Breezy handled the entire process, requiring minimal involvement from the customer's staff
• The equipment was given a second life, rather than being disposed of

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SQUAD: How Ukraine's largest R&D center sold used equipment through a tender

SQUAD is one of Ukraine's largest research and delivery centers, with over 850 specialists working together to shape the future of the Internet of Things. The top minds in research, embedded solutions, mobile devices, quality control, product development, and design need the best equipment to bring their ideas to life.

MacBooks from previous generations could have sat in storage for a long time, becoming obsolete and losing value-if not for Breezy's equipment buyback service. According to statistics, 87% of companies store unused equipment for at least a year, and each year of storage depreciates the equipment's value by an average of 14%.

SQUAD is a highly structured company with strict tender procedures to ensure efficiency and transparency in its procurement processes, and the sale of old equipment was no exception.

"Participating in tenders is nothing unusual for us. We respect companies' desire for openness and transparency. Although these deals usually require more time for documentation and detail agreements, for companies like Breezy, which work 'for the long term' and operate entirely above board, it's not a problem," said Dmitriy Voronyanskiy, General Manager of Breezy Ukraine.

Breezy's technical experts conducted an on-site assessment of the equipment at SQUAD's premises and made the best offer the very next day. After negotiating the details and signing the contract, Breezy collected the equipment from the client and completed the transaction.

"It was important that Breezy could lock in the price for the entire negotiation period, which lasted several months. The value of equipment changes as it becomes outdated with each new software or model update. Renegotiating the buyback price at the final stages of the deal would have been challenging for a large company like ours. So we appreciated Breezy's flexibility and commitment to honoring the initial terms throughout the process," emphasized Oleksii Ahii, Procurement Specialist at SQUAD.

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Coca-Cola: How an FMCG giant doubled its equipment purchase for its Moldova team using used devices

Developers are not the only ones who need modern equipment. For FMCG companies, tablets are essential tools for merchandisers, sales representatives and supervisors. These devices are needed in large quantities and require frequent updates.

When Coca-Cola's office in Moldova planned to upgrade its team's equipment, the best offer came through a buyback of old devices. In collaboration with Moldova's authorized Apple distributor ASBC, Breezy presented an offer to trade in the old tablets to purchase new ones. The combined value of this solution significantly reduced costs, allowing Coca-Cola HBC Moldova to purchase twice as many devices as initially planned.

"Solutions like buyback by Breezy is a great example of effective business practices. It's a triple win for the company: you can write off old equipment from the balance sheet without any hassle, purchase new devices more profitably, and follow sustainable development principles," commented Eugen Ursu, Senior Buyer at Coca-Cola HBC Moldova.

"The buyback service provided by our long-term partner Breezy is a handy and effective tool for increasing sales for distributors and integrators. The value of old equipment, which companies often overlook, makes new device purchases more attractive. As a result, enterprises can buy more devices or higher-end models. This service also assists official distributors in competing with 'gray market' goods while maintaining competitive pricing," added Constantin Diurici, General Manager at ASBC MD.

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Bayer: How to give old equipment a second life while boosting employee loyalty

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, regularly updates its employees' work equipment. With this systematic approach, many corporate laptops and phones replaced with newer models are still in good condition and far from obsolete. Bayer's Moldova employees were eager to purchase these devices at their residual value. But how can a company sell equipment that's still on its balance sheet to individual employees?

That's where Breezy's buyback service comes in. Breezy assessed and bought the old equipment, ensuring Bayer employees could purchase the devices they wanted later.

The result:

• Bayer quickly and easily wrote off equipment that had accumulated after regular upgrades
• Instead of being disposed of, the old devices got a second life
• The company showed care for its employees, boosting loyalty, all with minimal effort

"Breezy demonstrated true customer focus and flexibility in providing non-standard solutions. Our case was unique because we wanted to write off the equipment and allow employees to keep their preferred devices. We were delighted with how Breezy organized the entire process-it was really convenient and simple for us. I've since recommended Breezy to my colleagues in other countries as a trusted partner for equipment buyback," said Irina Prisacari, Administrative Manager of Bayer Moldova.

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