Sims Lifecycle Services has partnered with Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity (RCHFH) to provide front doors for the next 10 Habitat houses being built in the new Legacy Pointe subdivision of affordable housing. “We’ve had a wonderful ongoing relationship and support from Sims over the years,”, stated RCHFH Executive Director Terri Shultz. “This donation…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) continues to play an important role in guiding the American business community – in developing and investing in innovative solutions, and as a partner in establishing sound policies to guide the transition to a low carbon economy. Economic growth and environmental progress are not mutually exclusive goals. There is…
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation is a rapidly-growing, global community focused on sharing designs of data center products and best practices among companies. OCP encourages collaboration of ideas, specifications and other intellectual property, as a way to maximize innovation and reduce complexity in tech components for data centers. In a recent press release, The…
Ingrid Sinclair, Global President of Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS), participated in the Leading Forward podcast with Christie Berger to discuss her role over the last two years. Ingrid is the first woman selected as a divisional president of any Sims division; and in her role she oversees all operational and revenue responsibilities for reuse and…
2020 was a difficult and challenging year for many reasons however, these challenges also introduced some opportunities. As the global pandemic continues to affect both our personal and professional lives let’s take a moment to reflect. In early 2020 Sims Recycling Solutions announced their new Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) brand name. A statement by Ingrid…
As data trends could have predicted, 2019 was not a great year for data security. In fact, it has been deemed the worst. Recent studies claim there is a new identity theft victim every two seconds in the United States alone. Globally the average cost of a data breach rose 12 percent over the past…
Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) in La Vergne, Tenn. has shown strong dedication to safety programs over the past three years. Recently the company completed training for over 100 employees on the scope and application of the OSHA General Industry Standards. The course offered by the National Safety Council (NSC) covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in…
Every so often, we have the opportunity to attend conferences as attendees – a chance to learn, listen and absorb. The 2019 Web Summit was one of those chances – Europe’s largest Tech Event – completely sold out, with over 70,000 attendees from all across the world; this event deserves its place among the top…
Ingrid Sinclair, global president, will participate in a G7 Workshop in Paris, France on November 19 and 20, 2019 addressing the promotion of value retention policies (VRPs) that extend product life, remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair and direct reuse. This meeting of the seven largest advanced economies will bring together policy makers, representatives from the private sector,…
A unique corporate responsibility initiative which involves retired electronics, e-waste and creating opportunities in South Africa’s rural communities. The WeCare Program founded in 2012, aims to increase computer literacy throughout Africa by making inexpensive used IT technology available to communities and disadvantaged schools. Besides bridging the digital divide in Africa, the program is also creating jobs,…