A failed drive in Craigavon doesn't mean a trip across the water or a faceless national lab. We're Belfast Data Recovery — a clear run up the M1 — recovering hard drives, SSDs, camera cards, NAS units and servers in-house for over 25 years. Drop it off in Belfast, or post it in fully insured. Free diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs.
Around 25 miles and half an hour up the M1 from Craigavon to our Belfast office — post it in fully insured, or drop it off in person if you're heading up the motorway.
Craigavon — the planned town laid out in the 1960s between Lurgan and Portadown, built around its two lakes and the Rushmere centre — anchors a borough of around 64,000 people in north Armagh. A mix of manufacturing, logistics, retail and food-processing employers strung along the M1 corridor, with Lurgan and Portadown on either side.
That makes for a lot of irreplaceable data: manufacturers and logistics firms running servers and NAS boxes along the M1 corridor, retailers around Rushmere, food processors and trades, and households with years of photos on a single external drive. When that storage fails, it can feel like a catastrophe.
Usually not. Most drives that look dead still hold every byte — what has failed is the electronics, the heads or the file system, not the data itself. It just needs reading off cleanly on the first attempt, by people who do exactly this every day.
We're Belfast-based, about 25 miles along the M1, and we've recovered exactly this kind of data for Craigavon customers for over 25 years. You have options: post your device to us fully insured and tracked, or drop it off at our Belfast office in person if you're heading down. Every job starts with a free diagnostic and a fixed written quote, and on most jobs it's no fix, no fee.
Craigavon has long run on engineering, manufacturing and agriculture, and that mix shapes the recoveries that come in from mid-Antrim. A failed server or NAS in an engineering or manufacturing firm can strand years of CAD drawings, job files and accounts; a dropped external drive can hold a farm business’s herd and yield records; a corrupted memory card can cost a local photographer a wedding or a day at the show. Whatever the device, the process is the same — image the storage cleanly first, then rebuild the data from the copy so the original is never put at further risk.
Because we are only a run down the A26 and M2, most people from Craigavon, Ballymoney and the surrounding villages simply post the device in fully insured or drop it off on a trip to Belfast. There is no waiting on a national lab, no drive leaving the country, and a fixed written quote before any work starts — so you always know the cost before you commit.
Four of the recoveries that come in most often from Craigavon and nearby.
Craigavon is a straight run down the M1, so you can drop the drive in — but the post is just as easy if you'd rather not travel.
Call or message us with the device and what happened, and we will give you a likely price straight away.
Bring your device — or just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers — to our Belfast office Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm, or post it fully insured.
We diagnose it, normally inside 48 hours, and send a fixed written quote before anything starts.
We recover your data, check it against a file listing, and you either collect it or we post it back on fresh media.
Dropping in skips the postage step altogether, and urgent jobs can usually be fast-tracked — just say so when you call.
A quick look at what we take on for Craigavon — follow any one through for the detail.
A few words from people we have helped in and around Craigavon.
We do not publish invented reviews. We are gathering verified, named feedback from our Craigavon customers and will post it here as it arrives. In the meantime you are welcome to call and talk your issue through with an engineer on 028 9002 0144.
Post or drop in your device for a free diagnostic, with a note on what happened — an engineer reviews it and confirms your exact quote in writing before any work begins.
First step: get the device onto our Belfast bench. Wrap it well, tuck your contact details in the box, and post it over — the diagnostic costs nothing, and you’ll have a firm written price to approve before we touch a single sector.
Posting it? A tracked, insured service is best. Dropping it off instead? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still pack the device as above.
Not ready to send anything yet? Use the form to describe the fault in your own words and one of the engineers will come back with a quote tailored to your situation.
We will get back to you soon. If it is urgent, call 028 9002 0144.
We're based in Belfast, about 25 miles along the M1 — roughly 30 minutes from Craigavon. We've recovered data for Craigavon and mid Antrim customers from there for over 25 years. You can post your device to us fully insured, or drop it off at our Belfast office Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.
Whichever suits you. Craigavon is a straight run down the M1, so many customers drop the drive in — bring just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers, labelled. If you'd rather not travel, post it fully insured and tracked. Either way you get a free diagnostic and a fixed quote first.
Anything that holds data — hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, camera cards, Macs, laptops, external drives, RAID arrays, NAS boxes, servers and databases. Whether it is a formatted card, a dropped drive, a failed array or a ransomware hit, it is worth a free diagnostic.
All of Craigavon and the surrounding area — including Harryville, Lurgan, Lurgan, Lurgan, Lurgan, Lurgan, Gracehill and Lurgan. The service and pricing are the same wherever you are.
Most recoveries take 3 to 4 working days, with the free diagnostic usually finished inside 48 hours. As a rough guide, USB sticks and memory cards start at £250 + VAT, hard drives and SSDs at £300 + VAT, and RAID, NAS and servers at £500 + VAT — always with a fixed written quote first, and no fix, no fee on most jobs.
Free written diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs, and over 25 years of experience a straight run down the M1. Post it to us fully insured, or drop it off in Belfast.