Why partnering with a professional shredding company is good for your business
There are many priorities to think about if you’re running a business today - and the way that you dispose of confidential or sensitive data in document waste may not be at the top of your list. However, in the past few years, changes to regulation - as well as an increased sensitivity among the public to data breaches involving their data has made it incredibly important for any enterprise to ensure that they are effectively handling document destruction. One of the simplest, and most reliable, ways to do this is by partnering with a professional & confidential shredding company.
A professional shredding company is good for your business
These are just some of the benefits of partnering with a professional shredding company:
Avoid non-compliance fines.
If you’re in breach of regulation like the GDPR there are some significant penalties, including fines the size of 4% of your business’ global turnover. It’s vital to have robust document destruction systems in place to protect data, and a professional shredding company can provide this in a transparent and compliant way.
Proof of destruction.
Working with a professional shredding company means you’ll get a certificate of destruction for waste that has been shredded, which provides proof of the measures your business has taken to ensure compliance and data security. This creates an audit trail that can be used to reassure customers and clients, as well as for compliance purposes.
A more eco-friendly approach.
If you’re sending your waste to a professional shredding partner then it’s not going into landfill and this will considerably boost your green credentials. Plus, you can work with a shredding company that recycles paper waste and minimises its carbon footprint, for example by collecting from clients in a fuel-efficient way.
You’re not limited to just paper.
If you’re working with an office shredder then all you will be able to destroy is documents - and that can be a very time consuming and labour-intensive process. Partnering with a professional shredding service gives you access to industrial shredding machines that can destroy everything, from documents to flash drives and mobile phones. Plus, you don’t need to handle any of the manual processes, such as removing staples etc.
Optimising your own resources.
Shredding is very time consuming if you’re using a regular office shredder and it can take your staff away from their individual roles. You may find that it simply gets abandoned, leaving paper building up around the office in piles that aren’t safe or secure. When you have a professional shredding service to handle your document waste the service is reliable and your staff can focus on their actual roles and adding value elsewhere, optimising the internal resources that you have.
The ultimate data protection. On-site shredding means that the shredding partner will come to your premises and destroy any documents etc before they are removed. So, confidential and sensitive data never even get off site, providing the ultimate data protection.
These are just a few of the ways in which partnering with a professional shredding company is good for your business.
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