Enterprise IT Refresh for a Financial Services Firm
WALTER executed a 3-week IT asset disposition programme across 2 locations, securely sanitising 1,200+ data-bearing devices with NIST 800-88 compliance and full audit trail.
Client: Confidential — Financial Services
The Problem
A mid-size financial services firm was upgrading its infrastructure across two Manhattan offices. They needed NIST-compliant data destruction with individual device-level certificates, tight timelines to avoid disruption, and predictable cost control for the CFO.
Project Scope
- Materials / Assets
- Laptops, desktops, monitors, servers, networking equipment, mobile devices
- Locations
- 2 offices in Midtown and FiDi, Manhattan
- Timeline
- 3 weeks
Solutions Used
Execution
- Pre-project scoping call with IT and procurement teams to confirm asset inventory.
- On-site asset tagging and serial number capture on Day 1.
- Secure transport in sealed, GPS-tracked containers to R2v3-certified processing facility.
- Data sanitisation using NIST 800-88 Rev. 1 — Clear for standard devices, Purge for servers, Destroy for damaged drives.
- Verification scan on every device with pass/fail logging.
- Resaleable assets refurbished; non-resaleable recycled through certified downstream partners.
- Final reporting pack delivered within 5 business days of project completion.
Results
Diversion Rate
92%
CO₂e Avoided
14.7 metric tons
Method: EPA WARM model, recycling vs landfill baseline
Space Recovered
1,200 sq ft across both locations
Actual Timeline
Completed in 2.5 weeks (ahead of schedule)
Weight by Stream
- Electronics 8,400 lbs
- Metals 2,100 lbs
- Plastics film 600 lbs
Documents Issued
- chain-of-custody
- certificate-sanitisation
- certificate-destruction
- downstream-documentation
- esg-impact-report
- inventory-manifest
“The individual certificates per device gave our compliance team everything they needed. The fact that it was done ahead of schedule was a bonus.”