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TechProtect GmbH

TechProtect GmbH was founded in 2002. It was established by an outsourcing project of Hewlett-Packard GmbH with the focus on sales promotion and take-back solutions for the IT industry. Today, TechProtect GmbH consists of over 75 employees who take care of sales marketing programs and environmentally friendly take-back solutions. The goal of TechProtect GmbH is to create a harmony between economy and ecology. TechProtect GmbH consists of two divisions: Marketing Integrated Services (MIS) and Take Back Solutions (TBS). With these business units, tailor-made overall concepts are offered which, on the one hand, guarantee an increase in sales figures (MIS) and, on the other hand, the legally compliant and sustainability-enhancing take-back of products (TBS). A central service of the MIS division is the design and execution of online promotions such as money-back guarantees, product bonuses or prize draws. The TBS division, on the other hand, is responsible for backward-looking, waste-related services provided by companies.

4SquareReturn GmbH

4Square Return GmbH (4SR) is a holding company of medium-sized service providers with joint headquarters in Holzgerlingen, located between Tübingen and Stuttgart. 4SR comprises TechProtect GmbH and 1cc GmbH with its subsidiaries WEEElogic GmbH and 1cc Corp. (USA).
The 4SR companies successfully develop and operate business models in the fields of environmental services, compliance consulting, resource efficiency and network management:
In particular, we are commissioned by companies in the electronics industry to operate multinational take-back and recycling programs for their products, combining the fulfilment of legal obligations with sales promotion measures and strengthening customer loyalty.
In addition, we advise more than 200 industrial customers on take-back obligations resulting from the statutory "Extended Producer Responsibility", e.g. for old appliances (WEEE), but also for batteries and packaging. Further focal points of our consulting activities are the legally compliant handling of specific product requirements, e.g. with regard to substance restrictions (RoHS) or ecodesign and energy efficiency of electrical and electronic products (ErP).