Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including tips on how to keep your laptop battery in good condition, how the ITAD industry has been affected by the growing IoT, a celebratory post for HOBI marking 30 years in the IT and mobile asset disposition industry, and some tips on how to keep…
Today marks HOBI International, Inc.’s 30th year as a leading IT and mobile asset management provider. During the past three decades, HOBI has grown from a small family-operated component processor to one of the most competitive and innovative IT and mobile service providers in the country. HOBI was founded and incorporated in 1992 in Batavia,…
The business world has seen many fluctuations during the last two years as companies went remote and shifted focus to a digital transformation. There was a small glimmer of hope during 2021 for a return to some form of normalcy, however, with the recent new variants of the COVID-19 virus HOBI International Inc. would like…
Proposed amendment F18-18 to the International Fire Code takes aim at “used and off-specification li-ion batteries.” If approved, electronic recyclers will be forced to reconfigure service, repair and transportation operations. Rather than focusing on the usability of used batteries, the ICC should instead, focus on better understanding types of defects that can lead to thermal…
BATAVIA, Ill., April 25, 2018 – EY today announced that Cathy Hill, CEO, and Craig Boswell, President, of HOBI International, Inc. are finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) 2018 Award in the Midwest. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their…
On February 2, 1992, HOBI began as a small family-operated electronics recycler in Prospect Heights, IL, focused on the retrieval and resale of electronic components and environmentally sound recycling of midrange and PBX phone equipment. Since then, we have grown to be one of the most competitive and innovative IT and mobile service providers…