Professional Document Shredding Services
Professional Document Shredding Services
Find answers to common questions
Home shredding starts from £66.00 inc VAT for 5 bags, delivery and one collection included. Business shredding is quoted by volume — call 0800 999 1002 or request a quote online. Order bags online or get in touch and we’ll give you a straight price.
Usually, once you count everything. A decent machine costs £150–£500, then someone has to feed it, empty it and dispose of the sacks — and you still have no certificate proving destruction. For anything beyond the odd handful of pages, a collected service costs less in real terms and gives you the audit trail.
Yes. Torn paper in a bin is still readable, and bins are a known source for identity fraud. Shredding in accordance with BS EN 15713 makes reconstruction impractical — and a collected service gives you a certificate of destruction, which binning never can.
On-site means a shredding vehicle destroys documents at your premises; off-site means secure collection and destruction at a facility, with the chain of custody documented door to door. Both end in a certificate of destruction. We’ll recommend whichever suits your volume — call 0800 999 1002.
Businesses should keep tax and accounting records at least six years — HMRC’s rule — with payroll and contracts similar. For households, bank statements and bills are generally safe to shred after a year or two, but keep anything tied to property, pensions or ongoing disputes. Once the retention period ends, shred rather than store.
Somewhere dry and out of public reach — our secure bags sealed and kept indoors, or for businesses, the lockable consoles we supply. Don’t pre-shred or tear anything first; it’s unnecessary and makes handling harder.
Yes where required. The certificate proves your documents were destroyed; the waste transfer note records the legal movement of the waste. As a licensed Upper Tier waste carrier we provide the documentation your audit trail needs.
Unfortunately witnessed destruction can’t be arranged for sensitive clearances – ask when you book. Every job follows a documented chain of custody from your door to destruction, so you’re never taking our word for it.
Yes. Hard drives, USB sticks and tapes are physically destroyed so data can never be recovered – deleting files isn’t enough when a device leaves your hands. Add media destruction to any collection or book it on its own.
No — staples, paperclips and thin cardboard folders can all stay in, which is most of the effort saved versus a home shredder. The only things to keep out are lever-arch files, ring binders, batteries and glass.
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