Frequently asked questions

1. Who is Shred-it?

Established in 1988, Shred-it is the world's leading document shredding and recycling company. We provide secure, convenient and cost-effective document destruction for more than 150,000 clients around the world through our 140 branches on 5 continents.

In the UK and Ireland, following the opening of the first UK Shred-it branch in 1999, we now provide document destruction services to more than 17,000 clients across our national network of 15 branches.

2. Who is Securit?

Securit is an international information security company that offers a number of integrated services, including records management, data protection and document destruction. To learn more click here.

3. How often do your employees undergo training?

Comprehensive training is conducted both in a Head Office setting and in the field. The combination of these two methods means that we regularly retrain our staff about new aspects of our business so they can keep you informed of any changes that might be relevant to you.

4. Does Shred-it conduct background checks on its employees?

All of our employees are security-screened. At a minimum our insured Customer Service Representatives are Criminal Record Bureau certified, with many having undertaken more advanced security checks such as the Counter Terrorist Clearance.

For added security, we are happy for our employees to undertake further record checks to meet customers’ specific security requirements.