Repairing a hard drive in the clean room

Over 30 Years of Data Recovery Expertise

Our engineers have helped shape the future of the industry through technical innovation and our
involvement in developing BSI and ISO data recovery standards.
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Established in 1996, we've provided trusted professional data recovery services for over 30 years, earning a reputation for technical excellence, security and quality.

Industry-leading expertise backed by internationally recognised standards and decades of experience.

Our senior management team has led BSI and ISO technical committees for data recovery and storage technologies across Europe. We operate ISO-accredited laboratories and follow Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) guidelines to ensure every recovery is handled securely and professionally.

We are trusted by law enforcement, the NHS, universities, educational institutions, government departments and the Ministry of Defence, with authorised personnel signed under the Official Secrets Act where required.

Established in 1996 with over 30 years of professional data recovery experience

Senior management has led BSI and ISO technical committees for data storage technologies

ISO-accredited laboratories operating to the highest quality and security standards

Recovery procedures follow ACPO electronic evidence handling guidelines

Trusted by law enforcement, the NHS, universities, the Ministry of Defence and businesses across the UK

Our laboratory includes PC-3000 UDMA systems, platter removal jigs, clean benches and specialist recovery hardware

We operate a Class 100 cleanroom for contamination-controlled hard drive repairs and component replacement

Our technicians have combined experience from over 10,000 data recovery cases

Meet Our Technical Team

Michael Evans

Laboratory Director

Michael leads our laboratory operations, overseeing cleanroom procedures, quality assurance and complex data recovery projects.

Core Competencies

Laboratory Management
Advanced HDD & SSD Recovery
RAID Recovery
Firmware Repair
Cleanroom Procedures

Tools & Technologies

ACE Lab PC-3000
DeepSpar Disk Imager
Data Extractor
UFS Explorer

Sean Taylor

Technical Assessment Manager

Sean specialises in diagnostics, firmware repair, imaging and recovery strategy for damaged storage devices.

Core Competencies

PC-3000 Diagnostics
Firmware Repair
Disk Imaging
Filesystem Recovery
Drive Stabilisation

Tools & Technologies

PC-3000 UDMA
R-Studio
Linux Recovery
Data Extractor

Tony Johnson

Advanced Recovery Manager

Tyrone oversees advanced HDD, SSD and flash recovery projects involving complex logical and physical failures.

Core Competencies

SSD Recovery
NAND Analysis
Failure Diagnostics
Recovery Planning
Data Verification

Tools & Technologies

PC-3000 Express
PC-3000 Flash
NAND Programmers
Hex Editors

Kate Povey

RAID Recovery Manager

Kate specialises in RAID, NAS and enterprise storage recovery, reconstructing damaged arrays while maintaining data integrity.

Core Competencies

RAID Recovery
NAS Recovery
SAN Recovery
Filesystem Analysis
Disk Imaging

Tools & Technologies

ACE Lab PC-3000
DeepSpar
Data Extractor RAID
UFS Explorer

Data Recovery Facilities

With over one hundred PC3K dedicated channels, a twelve man ISO 100 clean room, computer forensic software and state of the art tools such as the Monolith Spider Board Adapter, our data recovery facilities are second to none. What's more our research and development team are pioneering new techniques in the data recovery industry.

Our Experience

Trained in house to the precise standards demanded by the International Standards Organisation, our data recovery technicians are considered some of the best in the industry. This is why we are routinely asked to help on complex and high profile data recovery cases, supporting police forces and solicitors.

Our Clients

Some of the largest organisations in the World trust our data recovery services. With clients such as UBS Bank, Specsavers, BBC and NHS, we think our testimonials speak for themselves. With a average scoring of 4 stars on Google, just take a look below to see what our clients are saying about Data Recovery Specialists.

Data Recovery Accreditation's

Our affiliate data recovery laboratory is both ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 27001 (Information Security) accredited. The clean room is regularly inspected to Class 100 certification standards. All our procedures comply with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Guidelines for Electronic Evidence.

Data Recovery Process

The Initial Assessment Team analyses the data recovery media within hours of receipt and will either complete the recovery within 24 hours or pass this onto the Continued Assessment Team. These technicians are highly skilled in more complex data recovery diagnostics and incorporate a strong Research and Development ethic.

About Us

Established in 1996 and reorganized in 2003, Data Recovery Specialists have been at the forefront of magnetic and digital storage for over 40 years. Throughout these years the company has grown to lead the industry in data recovery services. Our laboratory now completes over 100 data recovery assessments every week.

"Excellent service"

"Excellent service and very happy that they were able to recover my data from a crashed hard drive unit" - Norman Biddle

"Good fast service"

"Good fast service. Filled in an online form on the web site in the evening and received a phone call the next day offering a free DHL Express collection for that afternoon." - Sarah Pollard

"Outstanding "

"This team are outstanding and the communication is great. Thanks guys for saving my data." - Christopher P Sly

"Exceptional in every way"

"I must say that DRS's service was exceptional in every way. From the moment I reached out, their responses were prompt and friendly." - Andy Hobbs

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Established in 1996, we've provided trusted professional data recovery services for over 30 years, earning a reputation for technical excellence, security and quality.

Industry-leading expertise backed by internationally recognised standards and decades of experience.

Meet Our Technical Team

Michael Evans

Sean Taylor

Tony Johnson

Kate Povey

Data Recovery Facilities

Our Experience

Our Clients

Data Recovery Accreditation's

Data Recovery Process

About Us

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