M & J Bowers - Confidential Waste Disposal & Document Shredding

We’ve been winning some awards…

M&J Bowers were recently nominated in the Yeovil Chamber of Commerce business awards 2020 . We’re delighted to say that we won Environmental or Green Business of the Year and also The Yeovil Chamber Overall Business of the Year…

The judges were impressed with the submission from Andrew Bowers as it demonstrated a forward thinking company that started before recycling was ‘fashionable’ and a requirement of businesses. Throughout its lifetime M&J Bowers have been able to demonstrate a commitment to working with local businesses to help them improve the environment credentials and practices, we were impressed that much of this work and knowledge was shared free of charge. We were impressed by the plans for the future, including new, more environmentally friendly lorries and an ever expanding list of items that can be recycled.

Aside from the recycling, the testimonials regarding the confidential waste management service clearly show the respect the company is held in by its own customers.

The judges were unanimous in their belief that this coupled with the very strong family ethos and history, and dedication to the town and wider area, made them a worthy winner for both Environmental Business of The Year and the Yeovil Chamber Overall Business of the Year 2020.

COVID Update – We would like to assure our customers that our business continues to provide our usual levels of service in these changing times.

The well-being of our customers, our suppliers and our staff is our absolute priority, and you can be assured that health and safety has our complete attention. All of our employees are fully aware of the current requirements and are undertaking extreme levels of health and safety procedure to ensure that the highest possible hygiene standards are maintained, throughout every aspect of our work.

We can collect your confidential waste from you or It can be collected from an agreed location convenient to you. Alternatively it can be delivered to our site in Yeovil.

All of our employees are fully aware of the current requirements and are undertaking extreme levels of health and safety procedure to ensure that the highest possible hygiene standards are maintained, throughout every aspect of our work.

Are these quieter times the ideal opportunity to dispose of unwanted files and paperwork securely and efficiently?

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Our Customer Reviews

Hi Andrew

Thank you so much for organising the collection early. I was just going to call to say that the Surgery next door are having a vaccination clinic and that means the car park is usually bedlam, when your guy turned up and we were all sorted well before half 8. Excellent, professional and friendly service as always. Thank you very much, if you ever need a recommendation from us you only have to say and I will be happy to provide one.

Sturminster Newton Town Council

Mrs Bowers

I have paid your invoice into your account. Many thanks for a first class service. I will recommend you whenever I can. If you ever fall out with your insurance broker my details are at the bottom of this message.

Dear Mr Bowers,

This is Just a short note to thank your company and particularly your staff for the helpful, cheerful and efficient way they dealt with my recent business with your organisation.

I was impressed by the “can do, not a problem” of my initial enquiry through to the changes in my estimate and the volume, and the effortless experience for me as a customer when I arrived with a van full of boxes for disposal.

Having started and run a number of businesses I immediately sensed a happy and efficient ship so completely different from many large companies at the moment where their numerous delays and inefficiencies are blamed on COVID rather than their own ineptitude and, frankly could not care less attitude to customers, so well done to all.

With kind regards and keep up the good work

Robert Matthews. Broadoak Vehicle Finance Ltd

Thank you and can I just say, by way of feedback, what a pleasure it has been dealing with your company so far. Particularly the young man that delivered our equipment and carried out our first collection ( I think it was the same person but difficult to tell with a mask on!). He was polite, helpful, efficient and friendly and such a pleasant change from the attitude of our previous provider.

Nicky Billington. Practice Business Manager, Wells City Practice.

Hi Emma, I have to say the service was excellent and the guy who took the bags away was a real credit.First class.

Matt

Good afternoon Mr Bowers,

This is not so much of an enquiry as a thanks for the excellent service this morning at our house.

Not only did the pick-up arrive exactly on time, but the driver also managed to find our house without any problem – unlike the Amazon drivers! He was quick and efficient, and had time for a couple of minutes of conversation and explanations – also, unlike many of those who deliver.

In all 8 bags of secure waste were picked up and may well be back with you as I write.Well done and I will await your invoice! I have recommended your service to several people – you deserve to do well.

Geoff Matthews

I would just like to thank you for your professional, helpful and friendly service. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone who needs this sort of service in the future

Thanks for your help with my one-off, major shredding job.
Your prompt and helpful answers to my enquiry were a refreshing changed while I searched for a solution.
Pleasure dealing with a “can-do” business.

Can I just say what nice people you are, I’m so pleased I have found your firm as an alternative to a national company!

Sue Mullins

Just wanted to say a big thank you for helping us out this week –

You really pulled it out of the bag and I do appreciate finding a decent company that values customer service as much as we do.

I’ve been singing your praises to our director and declaring “at last found a decent company in the SW”.

I’m sure we’ll be putting more work your way and will be in touch soon with some more paper/shredding opportunities.

We have been using Bowers for over 11 years now and I would like to say that when every I need help to collect confidential waste in a hurry they will always help out and the staff are always very friendly and well spoken.

Teresa Shoemark Cert ll | Facilities Administrator

In my experience local family run businesses offer a much better service and M&J Bowers are no exception.

Their quality of service, reliability and costs cannot be beaten and I cannot wait to have them as our permanent confidential waste suppliers.

I have also recommended them to other companies such is the faith I have in them

Good morning

I just wanted to provide some feedback on your staff and service.

Last week you helped us out by taking some aluminium trays along with our usual confidential shredding.

I just wanted to say thank you to the gentleman who came out to us. He did a great job and went the extra mile to help us out. It was very much appreciated. Please say a big thank you for us!

Just a quick email to thank you and your team so much for all their help.

Your collection guys arrived today and were very helpful, please pass my thanks to them both, all of your drivers/collectors are extremely helpful and courteous. And I would also like to thank your office team, Sarah (hope I’ve spelt her name correctly!) has been absolutely brilliant on the phone and is really professional and so helpful, you have a great office team and I really appreciate everyone’s help with our shredding! It has made a huge difference to us here.

I just wanted to write to say a BIG thank you to you and your team for the kind April offer of shredding personal data – no charge. As an independent local business established in 2007, this year is the first time we have been able to dispose of personal data. To accept your invitation for free disposal has may a huge difference to us and what a lovely gesture.

Emma is a tremendous ambassador for your company, polite, friendly and happy. This makes a true difference to us as the customer. I was also met by other staff who also demonstrated the same contentment and happiness working for you.

Your website also shines out.

Thank you again. May you have longevity of a continued successful business for years to come.

Best wishes

The Borough of Poole is pleased to confirm the award of a new 3 year contract with M&J Bowers. This builds on the relationship that has existed for many years for the collection of confidential waste and places the arrangement on a formal basis. We look forward to building on this relationship during the contract.

We are contacting you to thank you for the service you have provided the Trust over the week of August 27th. As previously discussed we were left without a cardboard collection service at very late notice. This was very disappointing for us. Your willingness to help and your approach to helping us find a solution at such short notice was very much appreciated.

The whole process from start to finish was handled extremely well. The tailored service, the communication and the willingness of your staff was brilliant.

We will be in contact when looking for future options in regards to our cardboard, as we are looking for a more sustainable self-sufficient service.

Our company services include:

ON site or off site Confidential waste disposal

M&J Bowers offer a Confidential secure shredding service with both on and off site document shredding services. We can securely shred paper, cardboard company products with our secure and reliable confidential secure data destruction service.

M&J Bowers offers a mobile service for your companies secure document disposal with our on-site confidential destruction and disposal service. We understand the importance of on-site destruction facilities and our two mobile shredders, the Big Green Destruction Machines, can now attend any premises where there is a company or legal requirement for on site document shredding. Our mobile document shredding service is particularly useful for legal and medical firms who can personally witness the destruction of their documents and can offer this service on a regular contract basis.

You will be issued with a Certificate of Destruction as proof of your compliance with a confidential waste destruction strategy. To comply with data protection requirements in the handling of confidential waste, all of our staff members are DBS & vetted & Screened to BS7858 they are also trained to BS EN 15713:2009 Secure Destruction of Confidential Material. All the shredded paper is baled and sent off for recycling into a variety of paper products.

Secure Off Site Shredding Services / Collect & Destroy

High level security shredding of your confidential material off-site and is the most cost effective way to securely destroy your confidential documents. Simply place the documents you wish to be destroyed in the lockable bins and containers we supply. M & J Bowers will then collect these at pre-arranged intervals or one-off visits and securely transport them to our Somerset depot for shredding.

You will be issued with a Certificate of Destruction as proof of your compliance with a confidential waste destruction strategy and also a Waste Transfer Note (for waste audit trail) on collection.

To comply with data protection requirements in the handling of confidential waste, all of our staff members are CRB checked. They are also trained to BS EN 15713:2009 Secure Destruction of Confidential Material. All the shredded paper is baled and sent off for recycling into a variety of paper products

We believe our off-site shredding prices are the most competitive in the South West and guarantee to improve on any legitimate written quote you receive.

Hard Drive/Media Destruction

The temptation for business could be just to throw out old hard drives, erase them or stockpile them in storage in your office. Your business could be at risk if confidential cyber data gets into the wrong hands it can lead to loss of business. M&J Bowers are the experts in the secure method of the disposal of Computer hard drives, Electronic storage devices, Video surveillance cassettes.

Additional Information

Areas Covered

We cover the whole of the South West, including Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Cornwall & Hampshire. We also make regular trips across the whole of South and Central England & Wales including the West Midlands and London

M & J Bowers Ltd

Confidential Data Destruction & Recycling Services

M & J Bowers Ltd

Confidential Data Destruction & Recycling Services

M & J Bowers Ltd

Confidential Data Destruction & Recycling Services

Sectors

On-Site Shredding

Off-Site Shredding

Recycling