Hard Drive Destruction & Shredding Services
Protect your confidential information with our reliable and secure hard drive destruction and shredding services.
An incorrect hard drive disposal process can hurt your business
If your hard drive disposal process includes erasing, reformatting, wiping or degaussing old hard drives, you and your customers are still vulnerable. In fact, as long as the drives are physically intact, private information can still be retrieved.
Why choose Shred-it for hard drive destruction?
Shred-it applies the same proven, state-of-the-art, chain of custody protocols for hard drive destruction as we do for document destruction, ensuring safe, secure destruction of your media.
- Regularly scheduled collection or on-demand service
- A secure chain of custody at every touchpoint
- A certificate of hard drive destruction after each service
- Material is securely recycled with approved partners.
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How to Destroy a Hard Drive?
Shred-it's destruction machines (hydraulic shearer or crusher) are specifically designed to destroy your hard drives so that data can never be retrieved or reconstructed. Only complete, physical destruction will ensure that your digital data is permanently destroyed. Shred-it offers two options for permanent hard drive destruction:
Hard Drive Shredding Services*
Shreds your entire hard drive into small pieces using industrial grade destruction equipment. The hard drive shredding process completely destroys the drive platters, mechanisms, and the electronic components rendering the data unrecoverable.
Hard Drive Crushing Services*
Punching an irreparable hole through each hard drive with 3,400 kilos of force pressure. Completely destroying the drive platters, rippling and fracturing the magnetic surfaces and rendering the drive data unrecoverable.
* Subject to local availability
Secure Shredding Services Near Me
Find professional, reliable shredding services across the UK. We offer local paper shredding, as well as product, hard drive, and media destruction services.
We’re located in key areas including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Shred-it Secure Chain-of-Custody
Our better-than-industry standards start with our secure chain of custody protocols. We invest in the latest technologies to ensure end-to-end tracking of your materials:
Barcode scan at every touchpoint for a complete chain of custody
GPS-tracked fleets ensure end-to-end tracking of your material
Locked trucks keep information safe in transit
Secure, monitored facilities protect your information before it's destroyed
Secure consoles keep information safe
Certificate of Destruction certifies that your material was destroyed in a compliant manner
The Shred-it Advantage: Leading in Secure Document Destruction
Shred-it protects organisations' information for their people, customers and brands. With over 30 years of experience, our primary focus on document security helps ensure your confidential information remains confidential. We offer paper, hard drive, and speciality shredding services.
Service Reliability
With one of the largest shredding fleets in the UK, we are where you are.
Security Expertise
Shred-it UK is an i-SIGMA member, adhering to the stringent security practices and procedures established by the International Secure Information Governance & Management AssociationTM (i-SIGMA®). We keep your information safe.
Customer Experience
Our customers rely on our breadth of solutions, global scale, and unmatched network of resources to protect what matters. We are 100% committed to customer protection and satisfaction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hard drive shredding is the process of physically destroying a hard drive to make sure the data stored on it can never be accessed or recovered.
This method is much more secure than simply deleting files or wiping the drive, as it completely breaks the hard drive into small, unusable pieces.
Hard drive shredding involves collecting your old or unused hard drives and using specialised equipment to destroy them. The drives are broken into tiny pieces, making it impossible to retrieve any data.
Shred-it provides a Certificate of Destruction after shredding, ensuring your data is securely destroyed and that your business stays compliant with data protection regulations. The shredded materials are then responsibly recycled.
The most secure way to dispose of hard drives is to have them physically destroyed by a professional shredding service.
Physical destruction ensures that the data is completely destroyed and cannot be recovered, making it the safest and most reliable method.
Shred-it offers specialised hard drive destruction services, including a secure chain of custody, regular collections by trained professionals, and a Certificate of Destruction for peace of mind.
There are many companies that destroy hard drives, but Shred-it is the most trusted provider, with over 35 years of experience and nationwide coverage across the UK.
Shred-it offers professional hard drive destruction services, ensuring complete data security, GDPR compliance, and responsible recycling. With unmatched expertise and a proven track record, Shred-it is the most reliable choice for secure hard drive destruction.The cost of shredding a hard drive depends on factors like the number of drives, the location of the service, and your specific requirements. While pricing may vary, professional hard drive shredding is an investment in protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR.
Shred-it offers competitive pricing for secure hard drive destruction, tailored to suit your business needs. Contact us for a personalised quote and peace of mind knowing your data is securely destroyed.
