Information Systems Resources bills itself as an asset management company, but the firm is looking at electronic recycling as a big avenue for its growth.
The Dearborn-based company, founded in 1989, is beefing up its recycling division, which specializes in remanufacturing of electronics like desktop computers. The 50-person firm currently has six employees, about half of whom are recent hires.
So when a school district looks to upgrade its computer system and wants to make sure it's disposing of the old technology in an environmentally friendly way and that its hard drives are erased, it will call a firm like Information Systems Resources to pick up the computers, dismantle them and recycle the precious materials inside. It also makes sure to shred the old hard drives to keep sensitive information secret.
"It's one of the few things out there that is beneficial to everyone involved," says Jeff Drolshagen, sales manager for the recycling division of
Information Systems Resources.
Drolshagen was recently promoted to sales manager to help bring more material to the fledgling division. The company hopes an influx of old electronics will not only keep harmful materials out of landfills and sensitive information out of the hands of criminals, but also a few more jobs in Dearborn.
"The more electronics we can do, the more people we can hire," Drolshagen says.
Source: Jeff Drolshagen, sales manager for the recycling division of Information Systems Resources
Writer: Jon Zemke
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