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Secure Uniform Destruction & Shredding

Uniform destruction and shredding: how it works, the benefits and costs

Uniform destruction is important for a variety of businesses and organisations. Uniforms can be used as a way of identifying members of staff and criminals can use them to impersonate others which can lead to identity theft or worse.

Restore Datashred offers secure and complete uniform destruction, with certification provided for all destroyed materials.

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What is uniform destruction and shredding?

 

Uniform destruction is similar to document or media destruction. It’s designed to destroy any uniforms that could be used in criminal activities or reveal important information about a company or its employees. These uniforms maybe out of date, faulty, damaged or redundant, but could still pose a threat to a company or individuals if they got into the wrong hands.

Uniform destruction is the process of textile shredding in order to stop any potential criminal activity. These destructions can be done on a regular basis for large companies, or on an ad-hoc basis for smaller companies.

With sustainability no longer a ‘nice to have’, but rather an essential item on any company’s agenda, recycling your stocks of textiles brings massive benefits to the world about us, as well as to your ESG goals, and your business reputation.

Failure to destroy out of date branded clothing or uniforms could lead to unauthorised access of sensitive information or areas, which could lead to a breach of GDPR.

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How does uniform destruction and shredding work?

At Restore Datashred, we can provide security sacks or secure wheelie bins for your unwanted textiles. Alternatively, if it’s a regular, scheduled collection we can provide a secure bin for the service.

Once the bags or bins are full, one of our fleet will come to pick up the uniforms. Uniforms sent to Restore Datashred for destruction are shredded beyond recognition and baled at the high security facility.

We’ll provide you with a certification of proof of destruction for your peace of mind.

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Is uniform destruction secure?

Yes. At Restore Datashred, we have extremely high standards for our security. The following are some of the key ways we ensure your uniforms don’t get into the wrong hands:

  • We offer a range of secured containers, including sealable sacks, lockable bins and skips
  • Our fleet of vehicles are fully tracked by GPS
  • Our secure facility is operated by highly trained security cleared staff
  • We provide certificates for all destroyed items

How much does uniform destruction and shredding cost?

Uniform destruction can vary in price depending on the amount and type of textiles that need to be destroyed.

Russell Richardson will securely destroy your uniforms at a competitive price. To find out more about this service or any of our other secure destruction services, contact us on our website or call us on 0800 376 4422

We’ve got 11 shredding centres around the country, a large fleet and hungry state-of-the-art shredding machines – why not give one of our friendly, knowledgeable teams a call to discuss how to move on your own textile mini-mountain or find out.