History
Greg Brophy founded Shred-it in 1988 and incorporated the company in 1989. In 1993, Brophy expanded the business by launching a manufacturing division called Securit Manufacturing Solutions "SMS". Today, SMS manufactures security consoles and specialty shredding trucks for all Shred-it's branches. It also sells industrial shredding equipment to other secure information destruction businesses. [7]
In 2014, Shred-it merged with Cintas Document Shredding, which now operates under the Shred-it name. [8] [9] [10]
In 2015, Stericycle acquired Shred-it for $2.3 billion and began positioning the company as one of its many waste management and compliance services. [11]
In 2016, Shred-it began sponsoring Good Riddance Day, an unofficial holiday in New York City's Times Square celebrating the departure of unwanted memories. [12] [13]
In 2018, Shred-it was awarded a contract with the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance [14] (OMNIA Partners). [15]
In 2024, Shred-It’s parent company, Stericycle, was acquired by WM (formerly Waste Management Inc). [16]
Services
Document destruction
Shred-it offers document destruction services where paper documents are shredded using industrial paper shredders. This service is offered on a one-time or on a recurring basis. [17]
Shred-it maintains a fleet of trucks that can provide this service on-site or deliver materials to Shred-it's facilities for destruction. The trucks are prominently featured at Community Shred-it events, where Shred-it partners with organizations like Crime Stoppers, to raise awareness about identity theft and fraud, while providing a safe way to dispose of documents with confidential information. Shred-it provides a custom quote for every document destruction job and ensures all paper waste is recycled. [18] [19]
Shred-it provides secure information destruction for hard drives and digital media. Deliberately destroying these devices is the only way to ensure confidential information can no longer be retrieved. [20] Shred-it has two methods for securely destroying digital information. Shearing slices hard drives into minuscule pieces using 40,000 lbs of combined force while crushing uses 7,500 lbs of force pressure to drill irreparable holes in the hard drive, so information can never be recovered. [21]
The company also offers specialty item shredding, which involves destruction of any item that poses a threat to a business’ reputation or security. Shred-it's specialty item services dispose of items, like uniforms to casino chips, ID badges, prototypes, pill bottles, or material with outdated branding. [22]
In 2023, Shred-it launched ProtectPlus, a subscription document destruction service that includes cybersecurity and privacy training for customers. [23]
Recognition
In 2019, Shred-it was named as a Gold Winner in the 15th Annual Info Security PG’s 2019 Global Excellence Awards, under the category of "White Paper or Research Report". [25] In the same year, the company also set a Guinness World Record, shredding 239,060 lbs (108,435.79 kg) of waste paper in 8 hours. [26]
Beginning in 2019, Shred-it has earned "Superbrands Status" for four consecutive years. [27]
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