Question 1 Is security an issue when dealing with paper shredding contractors?

Question 2  Is it cheaper to use a paper shredding contractor?

Question 3  Do contractors use less secure equipment?

Question 4  Does in-house paper shredding send a better message to one's employees?

Question 5  Can you help me with a survey of what paper shredder I require for my business?

Question 1 Answer No matter which contractor you hire, you will still be dealing with an outsider.  Will you need to send someone to watch the contractor do the paper shredding?  What type of people does the contractor hire?  Does he service his equipment when it has a break down?  What does the contractor's "Certificate of Destruction" actually say?

Most organizations have concluded that paper shredding in-house with your own staff gives you total accountability and protection.

Question 2 Answer In the long run, using a paper shredding contractor is more expensive.

Every time the truck arrives, you can expect to pay several hundred dollars.  Multiply that number by 100 and then count the zeros!  That's what you can expect to spend over eight years with monthly scheduled visits. The payback on in house shredding is very quick in most cases.

Question 3 Answer Paper Shredders come in many different sizes and security levels, from 1/2" wide strips to high security cross cut models used by the Department of Defense. The contractors' shredders are usually set for wide strips for maximum speed. Are you satisfied with that??? Can you protect your business and your employees with a 1/2" wide strip?

If you had in-house paper shredders you would determine what security level you are comfortable with...Even different departments could be protected by different levels of shred size .

Question 4 Answer The worse thing your employee can see is a pile of confidential papers lying out in the open waiting for the contractor to arrive.  Not only does this entice someone to read them, but it also is NOT protecting your employees or your business from the competition or someone determined to harm your company.

On the other hand; the company that purchases several shredders is sending a message to the employees that company information is confidential!!!

Question 5 Answer Sure, contact us via email or by telephone and one of our certified shredder specialists will walk you thru the evaluation process.

Paper Shredder Security Level FAQs

Security Level 1 (for shredding general internal documents):
Security Level 2 (for shredding sensitive internal documents): Strip Cut - 1/8''
Security Level 3 (for shredding confidential documents): Crosscut - 1/4'' x 1/8''
Security Level 4 (For shredding secret documents): Crosscut - 1/8" x 1 1/8"
High Security Level 5 (for shredding of extremely confidential documents):Crosscut - 1/16" x 5/8"
High Security Level VI (Approved by the DOD for top secret shredding):Crosscut - 1/32 x 7/16"