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Associated Press
01-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
IT Asset Disposition Company mender Makes Debut on Inc. 5000 List
An INC 5000 IT Asset Disposition Company mender joins an elite group of Southwest companies making the greatest impact in the region EULESS, TX - Top IT asset disposition (ITAD) company mender announced today that it has made the Inc. 5000 list for the first time. The company, which is dedicated to healing the planet by extending the life of IT assets through recycling and resale, ranks 127 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southwest list thanks to its average of 34 percent growth for two years ending in 2023. The list ranks private companies based in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona that have experienced the fastest growth. 'We're honored to be recognized alongside this distinguished group of businesses,' said mender Co-Founder and CEO Kent Taggart. 'Our mission of making an impact—for our customers, our employees, our community, and our planet—has been key to our growth. We're committed to creating customized solutions to help our clients meet their technology, sustainability, and budgetary goals. mender's success is directly related to the mission-driven culture we've developed, and the desire to nurture strong relationships that make an impact in our world.' Over the period reviewed by Inc, mender has supported ITAD/ electronics recycling efforts in 22 countries, and has processed over 1,500,000 assets globally. Part of the Inc. 5000 franchise, the Southwest regional list is made up of companies that have had 106 percent median growth from 2021 to 2023. Complete results of the Inc. 5000—including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria—can be found at About mender mender is a global IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) company, specializing in eco-friendly IT asset disposition services focused on extending the lifecycle of IT assets through responsible recycling and resale. The company ensures secure disposal and recycling of IT equipment, aiming to protect the environment and clients' brand reputation. mender adheres to sustainable practices that promote a circular economy. The services include secure data destruction, IT asset recovery, and environmentally responsible recycling, catering to the needs of businesses looking to dispose of their data center and endpoint assets in an eco-conscious manner. mender supports wildlife and land conservation efforts through its giving pledge of five percent of its net profits back to conservation. For more information, visit: About Inc. Media The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. For more information and methodology, visit Media Contact Company Name: mender Contact Person: Pam Abrahamsson Email: Send Email Phone: (503)298-9749 City: Euless State: Texas Country: United States Website: Press Release Distributed by To view the original version on ABNewswire visit: IT Asset Disposition Company mender Makes Debut on Inc. 5000 List
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Leading IT Asset Disposition Company mender Announces Donation to the Gulf Trust's ‘Trash Free Gulf' Project
mender, an IT asset disposition (ITAD) company that extends the life of IT assets through recycling and resale. mender's Commitment to Land and Wildlife Conservation Drives Donation to Trash Free Gulf, other Non-Profit Causes Across Texas and Region mender, an IT asset disposition (ITAD) company that extends the life of IT assets through recycling and resale, has announced a donation to the Gulf Trust's Trash Free Gulf campaign.' As a leading supporter of regional wildlife and conservation efforts, the donations honor mender's pledge to commit five percent of its profits to land and wildlife conservation efforts in Texas and across the region. The project, which is an initiative from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, is devoted to cleaning up waterways feeding the gulf and reducing single-use containers that ultimately pollute these waterways. Mender is among several high-profile primary contributors to this program, including H-E-B's Our Texas, Our Future, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, Keep Texas Beautiful,and YETI. In addition to a monetary donation, mender employees will participate in a cleanup event at White Rock Lake on May 17. The company will also attend future Trash Free Gulf cleanup events, which Kent Taggart, mender's co-founder and CEO, says will help to solidly connect team members to the company's environmental mission. 'mender is dedicated to giving back in ways that help to heal the environment, and that doesn't only mean writing a check,' said Taggart. 'Community engagement is also important to us, so we want to get as many staff members—and even customers and vendors—as possible activated in our mission.' Trash Free Gulf unites cleanup partners across Texas this April and May to clean watersheds and raise awareness for healthy streams, rivers, lakes, bays and oceans. More than 2,000 volunteers are needed across 40 projects throughout the state. 'We are so grateful for mender's partnership and support,' said Jay Kleberg, executive director of the Gulf Trust. 'Our mission with this campaign is to create a shift in the way Texans think about their connection to the Gulf. By getting out there and helping clean up with our neighbors, we can work toward a trash-free Gulf.' For more information about Trash Free Gulf and to register to participate, visit About mender: mender is a global IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) company, specializing in eco-friendly IT asset disposition services while focusing on extending the lifecycle of IT assets through responsible recycling and resale. The company ensures secure disposal and recycling of IT equipment, aiming to protect the environment and clients' brand reputation. Mender adheres to sustainable practices that promote a circular economy. The services include secure data destruction, IT asset recovery, and environmentally responsible recycling, catering to the needs of businesses looking to dispose of their IT assets in an eco-conscious manner. Mender supports wildlife and land conservation efforts through a giving pledge of five percent of its net profits back to the community. For more information, visit: Media Contact Company Name: mender Contact Person: Pam Abrahamsson Email: Send Email Phone: (503)298-9749 City: Euless State: Texas Country: United States Website: Press Release Distributed by To view the original version on ABNewswire visit: Leading IT Asset Disposition Company mender Announces Donation to the Gulf Trust's 'Trash Free Gulf' Project
