Paper Shredding

The secure destruction of confidential documents is essential for businesses and public sector organisations to comply with data protection legislation.

Our professional paper shredding services are fully compliant and can help simplify document destruction at your workplace. When you trust Shred Station to shred paper on your organisation’s behalf, you remove that responsibility from your employees, reducing the risk of them making the wrong call when it comes to what materials need to be destroyed. You can also save time, reduce costs, and will receive a Waste Transfer Note and Certificate of Destruction after every collection for your chain of custody records.

With Zero to Landfill, we’ll ensure you receive a confidential paper recycling service that isn’t just secure, but also environmentally friendly.

The Shred Station difference

• The world’s largest independent shredding company – With full UK coverage and a fleet of 100+ vehicles, we can assist with any size requirement for confidential paper disposal.
• Lifetime CarbonNeutral® certified company – Shred Station is a lifetime CarbonNeutral certified company. We conduct your secure paper shredding responsibly, with neutralised carbon emissions.
• Fully certified and audited against security shredding standards – Our extensive list of certifications reassures you that, when it comes to confidential paper disposal, you couldn’t be in safer hands.
• Save time and money with Shred Station – Your employees will no longer have to spend their valuable working hours shredding documents sheet by sheet. We’ll shred everything quickly, safely, and professionally.

However much paper you need to destroy, we can help.

We provide paper shredding services to tens of thousands of businesses each year. We have the architecture in place to assist with any size shredding requirement, and we treat all of our customers the same.

• 100+ vehicles in the Shred Station fleet, providing UK-wide coverage
• 150,000+ successful, secure shredding services performed every year
• 65,000+ tonnes of documents shredded and recycled annually by our operatives

Protect your data with secure document shredding

Secure document shredding is essential for businesses and organisations that process confidential and personal information, in line with the data protection law. Any documents containing sensitive information should be destroyed when no longer needed and within the regulation timeframes – even if it’s just a scribbled sticky note of a customer’s address.

Our fully accredited, secure, and cost-effective document destruction shredding services are a quick and easy way for your business to meet the UK GDPR’s data destruction requirements.

On-site paper shredding

Our mobile shredders, which are securely integrated into our bespoke shredding vehicles, can shred approximately 600,000 sheets of paper per hour. This is equivalent to around 160 boxes. We will shred sacks, bags, or boxes whole as an additional security step to ensure that nothing is missed. On-site shredding services are performed on board our specialist mobile shredding vehicles outside your premises. This allows you to witness the shredding from ground level. Find more information on our on-site shredding service page.

Off-site paper shredding

Our off-site paper shredding service is a secure but very affordable option. After collection, the shredding takes place at our high-security depots. Here, our industrial shredding machinery can handle over 100 tonnes of paper per day – millions of sheets. Find more information on our off-site shredding service page.

Industrial shredding machines are a world away from the small office shredders you can buy in the shops. Our machines shred your documents into very small fragments. Corkscrew-like mechanisms also mix the fragments with shreds from other sources in a process known as commingling. Doing this enhances security, making it pretty much impossible to even locate two fragments from the same original document, let alone piece them back together! This all helps to ensure your confidential paper is irretrievable following destruction.

Secure and environmentally conscious

• Zero to Landfill – 100% of shredded paper is safely compressed into 600-700kg bales, ready for recycling at UK mills. There, paper fragments are used in the manufacture of things like tissue, feminine hygiene products, and even new paper.
• Approved for UK government use – Our on-site and off-site paper shredding services are NPSA-rated products in the approved Catalogue of Security Equipment. These services are approved for UK Government use. For details, contact NPSA.
• Fully accredited paper shredding – We are fully accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, and are audited members of the BSIA and UKSSA. This includes an annual audit against EN 15713 best practice. All certificates are available on our accreditations page.

To learn more about our shredding services or request a quotation, please contact us.