Paper Shredding Service
for Schools, Colleges and Universities
Sensitive document destruction
for educators
Confidential paper shredding and disposal
Keeping school pupils and the staff’s private information safe is imperative and we can help you with this issue. We have various options from traditional paper shredding bags, 240L large wheelie bins to secure and lockable office cabinets.
Schools, universities and other education providers are required to keep financial records and documents for 6 years but personnel paperwork for pupils have various storage requirements depending on the school and age of the pupil. Primary school pupils, the retention period is until the child leaves the primary school and secondary age pupils their documents must be kept until they reach the age of 25 years old. More sensitive cases such as sexual abuse cases, their documentation must be kept until they reach the age of 75year old.
You can find all this information on www.gov.uk website.
How our service works
Whichever service you choose, this can be changed if your requirements change over time. With all our services we have no contracts, so you can change the style of collection or even cancel our service all together. Traditional shredding bags hold around 15KG and are secure using the supplied security tags, these bags can be filled and stacked in your store room until you’re ready for collection.
Archive box collections, to save you time and the hassle of re-bagging the paperwork we can collect the paperwork in whatever cardboard box it currently sits in. An archive box or bankers box is a commonly used storage box but we can collect your paperwork however its stored. Our 240L wheelie bin is the same as a household wheelie bin. These bins are great for shredding large volumes of paperwork and clearing your storage room fast and secure.
If you require your wheelie bin to sit in an unlocked cupboard or there’s a chance somebody may get access to the wheelie bin we can supply you with a bin with a fitted lock and postal slot. We can supply a locked bin for our regular collection customers as these bins are ordered in at a request. Our lockable office console is a piece of office furniture with a secure lock on the front door and our collecting bags sit neatly inside ready to catch any paperwork that’s posted through the slot.
Collecting the paperwork from your premises
We can have a set collection day if you wish but most of our clients take advantage of our ad-hoc collection service. This means you can simply email us when your bags, bins or console
is ready to be collected and shredded. This can save you money as you only have the bag, bin or console emptied when it’s full, opposed to us coming to empty a partly full bin, bag or console which is a waste of money.
You will not be charged for a failed collection due to your school being closed for the holidays, we have heard of this issue when our clients have used other shredding companies who have set collection days.
Shredding and recycling your paperwork
All your paperwork is shredded using a large commercial paper shredder which shreds the paperwork into small pieces and it is then baled and taken away for recycling. All the shredded paperwork is recycled into tissue paper so it’s great for the environment.
IT recycling and hard drive destruction
Did you know that we can also collect and recycle your old electronic items, this also includes destroying any old hard drives using a hydraulic press to punch a hole through the HDD which renders the HDD useless. All the PC components are recycled so it’s perfect for the environment. We can collect any old PC towers, laptops and servers plus cables, keyboards and other electronic items.
What type of collection option do you need?
Arrange collection
Email or call us to arrange collection – We will ensure the bags are sealed and the security tag number recorded. Our vehicles are tracked and have CCTV to ensure your sensitive data is protected until it is destroyed.
Your security guarantee
Your paperwork is securely shredded , it is then baled and recycled. We then email you a certificate of collection and destruction.
Certificate of Collection
Upon collecting your bags, the bags and contents are shredded at a secure CCTV managed shredding facility.
We issue a ‘Certificate of Collection’ via email upon completion which details the quantity of sacks shredded, the date of collection and the date of shredding.
