Recycling is not just good for the planet; it’s good for business too!
Why Shred With Us?
Non-Compliance is a crime punishable by a prison sentence, do not under estimate your obligations.
Since March 2000, information held in manual files and computer files such as discs and CDs relating to living individuals must be controlled, maintained and disposed of in a secure manner.
The Act covers a wide range of personal information that may be recorded, including ethnic origin, religious beliefs, physical and mental health and criminal offences. The Act was introduced to give greater protection to individuals in the processing of their data.
There are a number of benefits of employing our team for all of your confidential shredding needs, such as:
Free Confidential Waste Disposal Audit
A trusted and reliable onsite on-site or offsite off-site shredding service
We offer regular or one-off collections of confidential waste from your business dependent on your specific needs.
All paper is shredded in accordance with BS EN 15173 2023.
All the benefits of dealing with an independently run and family owned company that has been established for over 50 years!
We’re fully accredited/certified BSEN15713:2023 & ISO 9001:2015
Fully experienced in dealing with clients from a wide range of business sectors
All confidential waste destruction is carried out in accordance with the Act as per our contract.
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We believe our mobile shredding prices are the most competitive in the South West and guarantee to improve on any legitimate written quote you receive.
Please contact us to discuss your mobile on site shredding requirements.
We Pride ourselves on our BS EN 15713:2023 accreditation
This standard has the following requirements which we follow to ensure total customer satisfaction
Confidential destruction premises
Must have an administration office where necessary records and documentation is kept for conducting business.
The premises should be isolated from other business or activities on the same site.
Organisations should have an intruder alarm installed to EN50131-1, monitored by an alarm receiving centre.
A CCTV system with recording facilities should monitor the unloading, storage and processing areas. The images should be retained for a minimum of 31 days unless otherwise agreed with the client.
Contracts
A written contract covering all transactions should exist between the client and the organisation.
Sub-contracted work should only be allocated to companies following the recommendations in EN15713:2023.
In every case, clients should be informed if sub-contractors are used.
The data controller should:
Choose a data processor providing guarantees in respect of technical and organisational security measures.
Take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with these measures.
Personnel
All staff should be screened in accordance with BS7858.
All staff should sign a deed of confidentiality prior to commencement of employment and annually thereafter.
Collection and retention of confidential material
Confidential material to be collected should remain protected from unauthorised access from the point of collection to complete destruction.
Collection should be made by uniformed and suitably trained staff carrying photographic identification.
The destruction of confidential material should take place within one working day from arrival at the destruction centre.
Vehicles (off site)
Should be either box bodied or have a demountable container.
Where a curtain side vehicle is used, material should be transported within a suitable sealed secure container.
Should be able to communicate with home base by radio or telephone.
Should be fitted with electro-mechanical immobiliser or alarm system.
Should be closed and locked/or sealed during transit.
Should be immobilised or alarmed when left unattended.
Vehicles (on site)
Should be box bodied.
Should be fitted with lockable and/or sealable doors.
Should be able to communicate with the home base by radio or telephone.
Should not be left unattended when unprocessed material is on board.
Environmental issues
Where practicable, end products should be recycled.
If recycling is not practicable, the cost and convenience of other methods should be taken into account.
Landfill should only be used where no other method of disposal is practical.
Security
Although sending and receiving confidential information is usually done electronically, it is still normal for most business to print this material. Whilst stored and destroyed electronically this information is probably secure but what about the printed copies?
Whether the information is about pricing, new products, marketing or investment, if a competitor should get hold of it, it could damage your company and future business.
Keeping confidential information secure should be a priority, even if it is no longer required.
Professionalism
By using our mobile on-site shredding service you will show your customers and suppliers that you take security seriously.
Advertising this fact on your website and in your marketing literature, as well as including it in your environmental policy can give your company a more professional image.
Identity Theft Protection
In 2010 CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, recorded over 89,000 cases of identity theft.
One of the main targets for these criminals is personal credit information. You are not only responsible for your own but also any personal information you have about your customers.If this information should fall into the wrong hands not only will it affect your own credit rating but also damage your company’s reputation.
Customer Confidence / Protect Your Reputation
Research from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) shows that a security breach can cost your company between £10,000 and £2 million, depending on the size of your company.
But it’s not just this financial cost that needs to be considered. It is also the damage to your business reputation – something that has probably taken years to build.
If a security breach becomes publicly known, it can result in the loss of contracts and future business.
Many professional bodies that monitor services including legal, financial and accountancy firms recommend that a secure on site shredding service is used as best practice, ensuring that your company meets the strict rules governing client confidentiality.
Protect the Environment
All of the paper we shred goes for recycling. Recycling paper not only saves trees but water and energy as well!
For every tonne of paper recycled 17 trees are saved, reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere; approx 40% less energy is used compared to producing the same product from fresh wood pulp and approx 50% less water is used compared to processing paper from fresh wood.
It is becoming common practise for many companies and organisations to take into consideration a potential supplier’s environmental policy when issuing new contracts, so make sure you advertise yours whenever possible.
By using M & J Bowers secure mobile on site shredding service, you can rest assured that your confidential materials will be safely destroyed and disposed of in an enviromentally friendly manner
