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Saving time and money

Employing Shred-it’s secure on site or off site shredding services could save your business around 17% of the cost of destroying confidential documents yourself in-house.

Costs are a fundamental element of every business. Whether you are keeping a close eye on costs or looking to get the best value from third party suppliers, Shred-it can help.

Shredding confidential waste on site saves time, money and space. Whilst an employee can take up to 5 hours to shred 25 kgs of paper, Shred-it can do the same task in minutes with minimal disruption to your business.

Outsourcing your document destruction to Shred-it can actually save your business around 17% when compared to doing it yourself in-house. If you outsource there is no shredding equipment to buy and your staff can be freed up to work on more profitable tasks. So, whether you choose on site shredding, or off site shredding, Shred-it can save you both time and money.

Shred-it’s document destruction services can even help you save on space costs. Rather than paying rent on square footage or wasting valuable office space to store files you no longer need, by shredding you can free up that space to generate cash, not costs, for your business.

Document Destruction Protects Your Biggest Asset - Your Reputation

Research from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) reveals that the average total cost of a UK company's worst security breach can be between £10,000 and £20,000, with associated costs increasing exponentially with the size of the company. For large businesses (more than 250 staff), costs can range from £90,000 and £170,000, and for very large firms employing more than 500 staff, security breaches can cost between £1 million and £2 million.

But it’s not just the cost of a security breach that you need to consider. The biggest cost comes in the form of irreparable damage to your business’ reputation – something that has taken years to build. According to BERR’s survey, when incidents become known about externally, damage to reputation could cost larger businesses between £30,000 and £250,000.

By employing a Shred-it document destruction solution, whether you choose on site shredding or off site shredding, you can rest assured that your confidential materials remain safe and secure. From the moment you deposit confidential documents into your office’s locked Shred-it console you can have peace of mind that our end-to-end chain of security will remain unbroken until your confidential documents are destroyed.

Shred-it’s shredding services provide a secure process, every step of the way. Both our on site shredding and off site shredding services are fully compliant with current UK privacy requirements, and support your business to be compliant too. We make it our business to stay on top of all compliance developments for your industry and area. Partnering with Shred-it certainly makes good business sense.