Our hard drive destruction services prevent your company’s data from falling into the wrong hands and ensure you remain GDPR compliant.
At Shredall SDS Group, we offer secure hard drive destruction services to businesses across the UK with the highest levels of compliance. Our security-vetted team will collect from your premises and shred your hard drives at one of our secure facilities. The state-of-the-art, industrial-grade machines we use for hard drive shredding ensure that there is no chance of any data being retrieved at a later date.
When you dispose of a hard drive, sensitive data such as employee, customer and product information can be recovered and used even if you have tried to erase it. Only professional hard drive shredding can guarantee that your data is irretrievably destroyed.
Secure hard drive disposal is vital if your company stores personal or financial data on a PC hard drive, server or backup tapes. Failing to make sensitive data unusable when upgrading equipment or clearing out old hard disks puts you at risk of it being retrieved by criminals and could also result in you breaching GDPR.
Our Hard Drive Destruction Service Process
We operate on a simple 4-step process for our hard drive destruction service, allowing your sensitive data to be collected and disposed of securely.
1. Collection
Starting with the collection of your old hard drives, we arrange an ad-hoc collection or a schedule for regular collections if you require more frequent hard drive destruction.
2. Secure transport
Our experienced team will arrive onsite to collect your hard drives and transport them safely to our highly secure shredding vans.
3. Quick and easy data destruction
Your hard drives are then transported to one of our high-security depots in Glasgow or Nottingham where they will be confidentially shredded - the materials are sent to our UK WEEE-approved partner for recycling.
4. Compliance
Once the process is complete, we immediately e-mail a certificate of destruction showing the weight and details of the collection. This is a minimum requirement for anyone disposing of confidential waste.
All carried out as per BS EN 15713 or equivalent.
Why choose Shredall SDS Group for hard drive destruction?
A family run company you can trust.
We provide a complete audit trail for your shredded hard drives, tracking their movements from the minute they leave your site right up to the final invoice. Our fully vetted team also sends you a digital certificate of data destruction for your records.
Saving you time and money
There’s no preparation required for our hard drive shredding service. We can quickly destroy all of your unwanted hard drives regardless of the quantity and operate on competitive prices to save you money..
We’re flexible to suit you.
We offer lots of hard drive destruction options to suit your needs. Whether you need a one-off or scheduled service, we’ve got you covered. We operate from a variety of locations, so the location is completely up to you: our team can carry out hard drive destruction services on-site at your premises or off-site, and can even travel to your home to shred hard disks if required.
We will never compromise.
We are proud to meet the highest standards of compliance for our industry with ISO 27001 and ISO 14001. When you choose Shredall SDS Group, you can rest assured that your confidential documents are completely secure.
Chain of custody: end-to-end tracking
As part of our chain of custody protocol, we have invested in technology to ensure that your shredded hard drives are tracked throughout their journey. Our end-to-end tracking system makes use of barcode scanning at every stage as well as GPS-tracked vehicles, helping to secure our reputation as one of the UK’s most trusted hard drive shredding companies. Rest assured that your sensitive data is secure with Shredall SDS Group.
Hard drive shredding FAQs
Below we’ve answered the most common questions we get from our customers regarding hard drive shredding and destruction. If you’re still unsure and want expert advice, feel free to get in touch.
What is hard drive destruction?
Hard drive destruction is the process of destroying data to render it unrecoverable. Destroying a hard drive involves using hydraulic tools to shred and destroy the working components.
Why is hard drive destruction important?
Data, especially digital, can easily be stolen by criminal organisations or fall into the wrong hands. For businesses handling sensitive customer, employee and client data, hard drive destruction is essential for adhering to GDPR standards. If sensitive company data falls into the wrong hands, criminal organisations may ask for a ransom payment in order to return it, and failure to successfully negotiate may lead to the data being leaked.
As a result, businesses must consider the potential consequences of sensitive data being leaked, especially if they are upgrading their systems.
Can a hard drive be recycled after being shredded?
Yes. Shredding a hard drive makes it a lot easier to recycle as the earth metals found within a hard drive can be separated. This makes shredding a hard drive a much more environmentally friendly option.
Is hard drive shredding secure?
Yes. If carried out with a certified provider (like Shredall SDS Group) hard drive shredding is the most secure way of getting rid of sensitive data.
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