With corporate fraud and identity theft continually hitting the headlines in a reflection of the ever-increasing dangers of organisations allowing their confidential information to get into the wrong hands, shredding services have rarely been more important. By having their confidential documents securely shredded by a reputable company, firms can provide themselves with much-needed protection while also meeting their legal obligations. However, companies that provide this service will typically offer two options: on-site and off-site secure document shredding, between which the client must choose.
On-site services are those that are brought to the client business and involve the documents in question being shredded on-site before they are then taken away from the premises, which ensures maximum peace of mind. The process is likely to involve the providing company’s security bonded personnel transferring all confidential material from their own security locked consoles or security tagged sacks to a waiting mobile on-site vehicle that is dedicated to secure document shredding. On-site services can be very convenient, although businesses may want to bear in mind the need to provide space for a longer period of time for these paper disposal vehicles – especially if the company car park is small.
Off-site shredding services, meanwhile, obviously do not have the same impact on the client company’s own parking facilities. They also save time for company staff that would prefer to concentrate on their core business. These services typically involve the security bonded personnel arriving and transferring all of the confidential documents from the security lockable consoles or security tagged sacks into a dedicated storage vehicle, which is then driven to an off-site facility where the documents can be shredded to small pieces.
But of course, off-site services force client businesses to place more trust in the company that provides them. This means that businesses that require such services will need to research the providing company’s reputability and make a decision that strikes the right balance between convenience and security.
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