Shredders

Important Information when Buying a Shredder

How to buy Shredders

Everyone needs a shredder to protect against identity fraud. We offer a large range of shredders from personal shredders ideal for home users, through to high performance, high volume machines designed for continuous use in large offices.

Select the correct product

To select the right product, think about how often the shredder will be used and the level of security required. Overloading your shredder and constant paper jams will reduce the working life of your machine, so always choose a shredder that can cope with the anticipated workload. Our shredders offer a range of security levels to choose from. the higher the DIN rating, the smaller the cut.

DIN Security levels explained

Ribbon cut machines shred the paper into unreadable strips. Confetti or crosscut machines shred the paper into smaller pieces, providing higher security and reducing bulk waste.

DIN             Definition              Cut Size                               Suggested Usage

  1                 Basic                Ribbon 6mm                    Everyday documents-Receipts

  2              Everyday            Ribbon3.9-6mm                        Financial Information

  3             Confidential    Confetti 4x50mm-2x50mm   Sales data, personal and personnel

                                                                                              documents

  4              Sensitive           Confetti 2x15mm                         Personal Files

  5            Top Secret             0.8x11mm                   Government and military documents

Certain shredders have the ability to shred paper clips, staples, credit cards and/or CDs-please see individual product for further information or call us on 0845 5000 101.

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