While asset recovery, resource recovery, or investment recovery are terms the process manufacturing industry understands, Federal Equipment Company’s Resource Recovery program is much more than merely extracting any possible value from surplus equipment.
Instead, we look at asset recovery through the lens of asset and capital investment management, helping our partners to maximize their capital investments and, when needed, serve as on-call sourcing agents to quickly fulfill equipment needs—even emergency needs.
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Why Participate in Federal Equipment Company’s
Resource Recovery Program?
Capital Equipment—Lower Costs, Maximize Investment
Redeploying equipment, buying used industrial equipment, and extracting maximum value from unneeded equipment is the foundation of asset recovery and lowers overall capital equipment costs.
Sustainable Manufacturing
Redeploying equipment within your organization or selling unneeded equipment to other manufacturers contributes to sustainability and zero-carbon objectives. Procuring used equipment whenever possible also contributes to sustainable manufacturing. All of these activities are key components of the circular economy.
Extracting Unexpected Value
Some equipment (e.g., very old, damaged equipment) simply has no value other than the scrap metal value and we advise accordingly when this is the case.
However, seemingly worthless equipment may be worth more than meets the eye. The Federal Equipment Company Resource Recovery Program explores the market for opportunities.
On-Call Equipment and Parts Sourcing Team
Your Federal Equipment Company Resource Recovery team is also a valuable resource to source used manufacturing parts and equipment needed for your facilities to lower capital equipment investment costs or secure parts and equipment in short supply due to interrupted supply chains. Pulling from the inventory in our warehouses or tapping our extensive network, our team will find the equipment or parts you need.
How Does the Federal Equipment Company’s
Resource Recovery Program Work?
Our Resource Recovery program combines nearly 70 years of Federal Equipment Company’s experience and expertise to form a comprehensive capital equipment management program that includes:
Equipment Inventory, Valuation & Appraisal
Thorough inventory services, valuation, and appraisal are the first steps in effective asset recovery services.
- Compile an asset recovery inventory and capture all pertinent information, including critical specs and photographs.
- Provide valuation and certified appraisals to chart the best course of action—redeployment, sell, auction, or scrap.
Compile asset recovery inventory
Gather all pertinent information
Provide valuations & appraisals
Recommend asset recovery strategy
Equipment Redeployment
Federal Equipment Company’s Resource Recovery program is designed with the needs of Fortune 500 companies in mind. Many large companies have dozens of manufacturing sites and tens of thousands of team members, making it challenging to match surplus equipment at one plant with the equipment acquisition needs of another. However, equipment redeployment saves 85% or more compared to the purchase price of new equipment.
Federal Equipment Company coordinates industrial recovery services across the organization.

Custom-created asset recovery website

Email & telephone outreach

Procurement and engineering team collaboration
Selling Used Equipment
When used manufacturing equipment cannot be redeployed within a customer-defined period, Federal Equipment Company turns to our robust marketing and sales infrastructure, extensive experience, and comprehensive worldwide network to provide several options for selling used equipment.
Surplus Equipment Logistics Management
To easily allow potential buyer inspections, and to get idle equipment out of the way, it often works best to remove surplus equipment and store it in a Federal Equipment Company warehouse.
We remove equipment with our team or in partnership with site-approved contractors.
Equipment Inventory, Valuation & Appraisal
Thorough inventory services, valuation, and appraisal are the first steps in effective asset recovery services.
- Compile an asset recovery inventory and capture all pertinent information, including critical specs and photographs.
- Provide valuation and certified appraisals to chart the best course of action—redeployment, sell, auction, or scrap.
Compile asset recovery inventory
Gather all pertinent information
Provide valuations & appraisals
Recommend asset recovery strategy
Equipment Redeployment
Federal Equipment Company’s Resource Recovery program is designed with the needs of Fortune 500 companies in mind. Many large companies have dozens of manufacturing sites and tens of thousands of team members, making it challenging to match surplus equipment at one plant with the equipment acquisition needs of another. However, equipment redeployment saves 85% or more compared to the purchase price of new equipment.
Federal Equipment Company coordinates industrial recovery services across the organization.
Custom-created asset recovery website
Email & telephone outreach
Procurement and engineering team collaboration
Selling Used Equipment
When used manufacturing equipment cannot be redeployed within a customer-defined period, Federal Equipment Company turns to our robust marketing and sales infrastructure, extensive experience, and comprehensive worldwide network to provide several options for selling used equipment.
Surplus Equipment Logistics Management
To easily allow potential buyer inspections, and to get idle equipment out of the way, it often works best to remove surplus equipment and store it in a Federal Equipment Company warehouse.
We remove equipment with our team or in partnership with site-approved contractors.
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