1. Security

Shredding paper will ensure security for both your employers, and your companies private and confidential information that you don’t want going into the wrong hands. The European standard for document shredding security is called the DIN 32757-1 and features six levels of security, from Level 1 through to Level 6. Commercial shredding ensures adherence to these security levels, and gives you the right options to suit your data.

2. Environmentally Friendly

We understand that recycling has become essential over the last few years with new bins being introduced making the environment a much more natural and friendly place, because waste has a hugely negativity impact on the natural environment. It’s estimated that millions of tons of paper goes to landfill wordlwide each year, and opting for commercial shredding also ensure the proper disposal and recycling of the shredded documents.

3. Legal Requirement

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, it’s a legal requirement to keep private and confidential information secure, including the safe destruction of any information or data which is no longer relevant. Not adhering to this could result in a costly fine for your company, and shredding services are a cost-effective option to ensure that the destruction adheres to legislation.

4. Working Environment is Clutter Free

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By shredding paper and disposing of it, your working environment remains clutter-free and offices become much more organised. A study carried out by us firm Officemax concluded that office clutter can destroy employee productivity – something which makes working less efficient, affecting company output and your bottom line.

5. Reduction in Hazards

Think about how fast paper catches fire, reduce the risk by opting for paper shredding services. The estimate cost of commercial fires specifically for the UK is around £3.2bn a year – including areas like offices, warehouses and manufacturing buildings. Remember that information surrounding customers and staff should remain protected, and that not only is shredding paper going to avoid major fines, but it’s also environmentally friendly. It’s hugely beneficial for your company to use a paper shredding service.

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Many companies also re-sell the data they collect to third parties which can result in additional marketing material sent to you, often for products and services that you have no desire for. But what happens when these companies are finished with the information?

Data is a daily part of business

The answer, more often than not, is storage.

And therein lies in the problem.

Keeping digital or physical files is not uncommon due to the cheap nature of storage although it can often prove vulnerable to attacks and theft. Cyber security has proved to be a key issue in the news recently with several high profile hacks into large corporate companies at which point data can be taken or stolen, sometimes without the company realising that it is gone.

Destroying your data in a safe manner is essential as it can prevent sensitive information from entering the wrong hands. At TDS Safeguard we specialise in securely destroying any old data that your company may have in order to avoid any issues further down the line. Protecting your business by disposing of data in a safe manner can prevent any customer details, or key stake holder information, such as payroll or health records, from entering the public domain which could, in turn, put the reputation of your company at stake.

Digital Data

The digital world has been rocked recently after hackers attacked Sony and the Pentagon Central Command’s Twitter feed. These breaches in security have raised many questions about what is safe to store on digital platforms and has even led the US President Barack Obama to state:

“Cyber threats pose an enormous challenge for our country. It’s one of the most series economic and national security challenges we face as a nation.”

But it’s not just America where cyber security is a problem; Britain faces the same issues as Prime Minister David Cameron pointed out that eight out of ten large companies have been attacked through the internet. The amount of data that cyber criminals could access is unimaginable – IBM estimate that around 2.5 billion gigabytes of data was created every day in 2012 and nearly 90% of all the data in the world was created in the past few years. With all this information floating around the web it’s no wonder that more and more companies are turning to us to help destroy their old digital data.

Physical Data

It’s not just digital data which can cause issues to businesses; physical data stored away in filing cabinets could also contain sensitive information that needs to be handled with care. While theft from a business premises usually focuses on taking tangible items, if someone stole personal files it could prove just as lucrative.

Businesses can store all types of records about us including, in certain situations, enough information to be able to commit identity fraud. One example of this would be high street shops which offer loyalty cards to customers – the sign up form is often extensive and can contain everything a fraudster would need to know about you such as name, date of birth and bank details in order to ‘steal’ your identity.

Regardless of how you store your data at TDS Safeguard we offer innovative solutions to making sure that once you have finished with your information it can be safely destroyed. We aim to protect your company from the theft or loss of old data that you no longer need in order to maintain your brand reputation.

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We have developed bespoke paper shredding and confidential data destruction services that offer businesses across the UK a trusted and reliable service. Over the past two decades, we have seen our reputation grow across a range of industries as the first choice for many.

But How Can You Help My Business?

Every business is different, which is why we take the time to understand your business inside-out. We will carry out an on-site survey to assess just how our paper shredding services can help your business enhancing productivity and strengthening the reliability of your service.

#1 – Trusted Destruction Services

When you are handling confidential data, the greatest care is taken in order to keep that information confidential. The same attention should be taken when disposing of archive material, documents and data and our witness-supervision destruction service only enforces this. You will also receive an accredited certificate of destruction highlighting the security of your services.

#2 – Saving Your Business Money

Our shredding and destruction services can save you the costly expense of disposal and waste costs. Over the years, these will begin to add up as you look to outsource your waste needs. Designed to work around you, we offer a service that is cost-effective and fits to cause minimal disruption.

#3 – A ‘Greener’ Approach

With an emphasis on creating a ‘greener’ working environment, we are dedicated to helping the efficiency of your business. A ‘green’ image can do wonders for your reputation so be sure to get in touch with us today to see how we can benefit your business.

Call 020 8211 9800 to speak to one of our friendly and knowledgeable team.

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In recent months, many manufacturers have called for a ‘change’ in the way that WEEE Recycling regulations are administered. The WEEE Scheme Forum, who represent 26 of the 38 producer compliance schemes within the UK, has announced that it is looking to be more actively involved with the administration for regulations regarding the UK’s current WEEE recycling.

WEEE Schemes

The WSF announced that it intended to establish a legal entity allowing them to act as the operator of a number of new schemes, including the ‘Producer Takeback Scheme’.

This would include the administration of the allocation of collection facilities to these schemes. The department has outlined a range of possibilities making the industry take note, including;

• The introduction of a National Producer Compliance Scheme, as oppose to the current competition between compliance schemes.

• New targets for compliance schemes and ‘fees’ as oppose to the trading of WEEE evidence data between collection schemes.

• The matching of collection sites compliance schemes.

What Does This Mean?

Whilst the WSF requires the permission and backing on a number of governing bodies, such as the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), it appears the media spotlight really is on how WEEE recycling can be effectively and realistically governed.

What will follow will be detailed and thorough discussions as to what the future of WEEE Recycling holds for businesses and manufacturers within the UK. Be sure to watch this space for more updates.

For more information on our complete range of WEE recycling services, be sure to get in touch with us today or contact us online here.

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One alternative to shredding the documents you no longer require is to simply store them within a secure environment such as a unit for self storage or within your own business premises. Whilst this is a solution to keeping documents you may have a use for in the future, it isn’t ideal for the paperwork that is surplus to requirements as the available space will diminish as more and more redundant documents begin to pile high.

Shredding the documents yourself is another option when it comes to secure destruction, but within fast paced businesses, this than quickly become a chore that members of staff simply do not have the time to take on. Choosing a service such as ours eliminates this problem as we take care of the shredding on your behalf, leaving you and your employees free to concentrate on other pressing tasks.

When looking at the alternatives to a shredding service, it soon becomes clear that this hassle free, affordable process is head and shoulders above the other options in terms of the confidentiality it provides and the space it saves for offices. For this reason, choose our professional, dedicated and highly trained team for a shredding service that never fails to impress.

When you are looking for secure document destruction through shredding services and confidential incineration, there is simply no better company to call upon than the specialists here at TDS Safeguard. If you would like to find out more regarding the array of services we are able to carry out, simply search our website today and discover all we have to offer.

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