# Reconext

> Reconext is a global aftermarket lifecycle services company that takes returned, broken, or retired electronics - phones, laptops, set-top boxes, AI servers, point-of-sale gear - and gives them a second life. Through repair, refurbishment, testing, trade-in, asset recovery, and IT asset disposition, the company keeps devices and components circulating instead of heading to landfill. Headquartered in Grapevine, Texas and operating roughly 22 facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Reconext serves manufacturers, carriers, retailers, insurers, and data centers.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Grapevine, Texas, United States
- **Team size:** Roughly 4,500-7,500 employees globally (sources vary); 400+ engineers
- **Products:** Returns Management & Fulfillment, Testing & Grading, Repair & Refurbishment, Asset Recovery & Resale, Trade-In & Buy-Back
- **Notable:** Operates approximately 22 facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Completed a major data center decommissioning project handling 2,500 NVIDIA GPU-powered AI servers and 17,000+ hard drives across four facilities (May 2025), Opened a 242,000 sq ft corporate headquarters in Grapevine, TX in August 2021

## Products & services

- **Returns Management & Fulfillment** — Processing and routing of returned electronic devices, including triage, restocking, and fulfillment.
- **Testing & Grading** — Functional and cosmetic testing using proprietary automation and reliability labs to grade device condition.
- **Repair & Refurbishment** — Bringing used devices back to like-new condition using clean rooms, BGA rework, anodizing, and cosmetic renewal techniques.
- **Asset Recovery & Resale** — Recovering value from retired devices through resale, parts harvesting, and component reclamation.
- **Trade-In & Buy-Back** — Programs that let carriers and retailers take back devices and return value to consumers.
- **IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)** — Secure, sustainable end-of-life management including data sanitization and data center decommissioning.

## Achievements

- Operates approximately 22 facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific
- Completed a major data center decommissioning project handling 2,500 NVIDIA GPU-powered AI servers and 17,000+ hard drives across four facilities (May 2025)
- Opened a 242,000 sq ft corporate headquarters in Grapevine, TX in August 2021
- Acquired European competitor Teleplan, roughly doubling the business
- Invested ~$9M in a new Memphis, TN facility creating ~200 jobs (operational early 2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Announced completion of a major data center decommissioning project, securely processing 2,500 AI servers and 17,000+ hard drives and highlighting second-life environmental benefits.
- **2025-01** — New ~$9M Memphis, TN facility became operational, adding roughly 200 engineering, production, and administrative jobs.
- **2025-10** — Participated in the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in San Jose, themed 'Leading the Future of AI.'

## Links

- Website: https://www.reconext.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reconext
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialReconext/

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Last updated: 2026-06-20