The people behind the lab
The people who recover your data
Most data recovery companies are a phone number and a promise. This page tells you who actually opens your drive, how long they have been doing it, and where they do it — because you are about to hand over something you cannot replace.
4.9 / 5 from 915 Google reviews · 20+ years in Singapore (opens Google in a new tab)Quick answer
CBL Data Recovery (S) Pte Ltd is a Singapore data recovery laboratory operating for 20+ years, with an in-house cleanroom at 6 Harper Road, beside Tai Seng MRT. Recoveries are carried out on our own premises by our own technicians — nothing is shipped overseas. Our senior technicians between them hold over 30 years of hands-on electronics and storage-hardware experience. We recover files; we are not a device repair or technical support service.
Our team
Who actually works on your device
A small team, deliberately. The person who diagnoses your drive is usually the person who recovers it, and you can ask to speak to them.
Amir Wahab
Senior Technician & Director
Data recovery, board-level diagnostics and component-level electronics work.
• 8 years in data recovery
• 15 years' prior hands-on hardware experience
• Board- and component-level electronics capability
• Listed as a director of the company on the ACRA register (UEN 201101007Z)Steven Lim
Senior Technician
Storage-hardware diagnostics and component-level electronics work.
• 25 years' hands-on electronics and hardware experience
• Extensive experience diagnosing faults in computers and storage devicesMelissa Tay
Business Development
Business development, customer relationships and service growth.Sarah
Administrative Support
Administrative operations, customer coordination and day-to-day office support.
Independently corroborated
Our team, named by our own customers
You do not have to take our word for who works here. Customers name our staff directly in their public Google reviews — these are their words, not ours.
Damaged external drive
Named the engineer who did the work
“Managed to recover 100% of very important files. Very pleased with this. I believe the engineer was Steven that worked on my damaged drive.”
100% recovered
Dinesh - via Google
Faulty Toshiba hard disk
Paid only after the recovery
“Steven and Sarah were helpful in helping me to recover my data from my faulty Toshiba hard disk. Most of the data was recovered. Payment was only done after the recovery.”
Most data recovered
C P TEO via Google
Encrypted drive
Recovered from an encrypted drive
“Thumbsup for CBL team Steven and Sarah! Managed to recover my files even when my drive is encryted. Sarah was very nice and helpful with my queries too!”
Files recovered
Tan Jazzer via Google
Why this matters
Anyone can claim expertise. Very few data recovery companies can point at public reviews where customers name the individual technician who did the work. Read them all on our case studies and reviews page.
The facility
An in-house lab, not a forwarding address
A large share of “data recovery companies” in Singapore are resellers. They take your drive, courier it to a third party — sometimes overseas — and add a margin. We are the lab.
- Our own in-house cleanroom, on our own premises. Drives are opened here at 6 Harper Road. Nothing is shipped overseas.
- Donor parts held in-house. Head-stack replacements need a matching donor of the same model and firmware revision. We keep stock rather than waiting on a supplier.
- Board-level and component-level capability. PCB rework, firmware work and micro-soldering are done by our own technicians — performed solely to bring failed media to a readable state so it can be imaged, not to return a working device.
- You verify before you pay. We show you the recovered file list, and you confirm your data is there before any payment is taken.
A fair question to ask any lab
“Do you open drives on these premises, or do you send them somewhere else?” If a company cannot answer that plainly, you are talking to a reseller. Ask us and the answer is: here, in this building.
Company details
Who you are actually dealing with
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered name | CBL Data Recovery (S) Pte Ltd |
| UEN | 201101007Z — verifiable on the ACRA / BizFile register |
| Director | Amir Wahab — listed as a director of the company on ACRA |
| Trademark | “CBL Data Recovery” is a registered trademark in Singapore (TM No. 40202209474Y) |
| Laboratory | 6 Harper Road, Leong Huat Building #05-02, Singapore 369674 — beside Tai Seng MRT |
| Phone | +65 6588 0261 |
| +65 8127 7508 | |
| Opening hours | Mon–Fri 9:30am–6:30pm · Sat/Sun & public holidays by appointment |
| Track record | 20+ years operating in Singapore · 140,000+ recoveries · 4.9★ from 915 Google reviews |
Answers
About CBL — FAQ
Ourselves, on these premises. Our cleanroom is in our own unit at 6 Harper Road. Your device is not couriered to a third party and not shipped overseas. This is the single biggest difference between a laboratory and a reseller.
Yes. We are a small team, so the person who diagnosed your device is usually the person recovering it. Ask when you call and we will put you through rather than reading you a script.
More than 20 years, as CBL Data Recovery (S) Pte Ltd, UEN 201101007Z. Our senior technicians bring further experience from before joining — Steven has 25 years' hands-on electronics and hardware experience, and Amir 15 years' hardware experience alongside 8 years in data recovery.
Yes. Your enquiry and any device are handled confidentially and in line with Singapore's PDPA. NDAs are available on request for business and legal cases. Working copies are securely removed after handover.
Yes — walk in during opening hours, or drop your device off. We are at 6 Harper Road, Leong Huat Building #05-02, right beside Tai Seng MRT. Diagnosis is free and you get a fixed written quote before any work begins.
Zero-risk start
Free diagnosis & a fixed written quote
Free Diagnosis
We assess your device and identify the failure — no cost, no obligation.
Work Stays In-House
Recovered in our in-house Singapore lab — never shipped overseas.
Fixed Quote First
A firm written price before any work begins. No hidden fees.
What our clients say
Trusted by individuals and businesses in Singapore
Business Profile
Data Recovery – Rated by customers on Google
915Google reviews
4.9 out of 5
Updated 5 Nov 2026
“Thank you to the team at CBL for helping me recover all the contents from my faulty USB, which contained many precious family photos.”
Iris ShenUSB flash drive recovery · via Google “Great relief the engineers managed to recover all my data successfully from my damaged iPhone 14.”
Peter AndroidiPhone 14 recovery · via Google “Amazing service from CBL. They have restored all the data from my laptop. Sarah was very helpful and attentive to my queries.”
S YTLaptop recovery · via Google
Service scope
What we do — and what we don’t
CBL Data Recovery (S) Pte Ltd (UEN 201101007Z) is the service provider — not a reseller, referral service or agent. We are a data recovery laboratory. You bring or ship your storage device to our own lab at 6 Harper Road, Leong Huat Building #05-02, beside Tai Seng MRT. Our own engineers image the media in our in-house cleanroom and return your recovered files.
Services we do not offer
We do not provide remote access or remote sessions, telephone troubleshooting, virus or malware removal, password resets, account recovery, software installation, or device repair, and we sell no software or subscriptions. Any physical work on your media is carried out solely to bring it to a readable state so it can be imaged — you receive your recovered files, not a repaired device.
We do not bypass encryption or account security. Where a device is encrypted, recovery requires the owner’s own password or key. Diagnosis is free, and all work is quoted in writing before it begins.