Q. WHY DO I NEED A PAPER SHREDDER?
A. PROTECTION AND PIECE OF MIND.

By law companies retaining personal records and information of staff and clients need to have the means of being able to securely destroy these documents by the due time as they are required to.  The safest most efficient method of destruction is with a paper shredder either located in the office or at home wherever documents are used, stored or disposed of.

Fact - 75% of Australians throw out enough personal information, such as credit card statements, in their rubbish and recycling to put them at risk of identity fraud

Fact - 87% of Australians are concerned about identity theft

Fact - According to The Australian Federal Police (AFP), identity fraud costs the nation up to $4 billion a year

A paper shredder can provide assistance in protecting your company’s private information in general anything that has a signature, account number, tax file number, or medical or legal information (plus credit offers). For a full list of documents please see below.

• Address labels from junk mail and magazines
• ATM receipts
• Bank statements
• Birth certificate copies
• Canceled and voided checks
• Credit and charge card bills, carbon copies, summaries and receipts
• Credit reports and histories
• Documents containing maiden name (used by credit card companies for security reasons)
• Documents containing names, addresses, phone numbers or e-mail addresses
• Documents relating to investments
• Documents containing passwords or PIN numbers
• Driver's licenses or items with a driver's license number
• Employee pay stubs
• Employment records
• Expired passports and visas
• Unlaminated identification cards (college IDs, state IDs, employee ID badges, military IDs)
• Legal documents
• Investment, stock and property transactions
• Items with a signature (leases, contracts, letters)
• Luggage tags
• Medical and dental records
• Papers with a Social Security number
• Pre-approved credit card applications
• Receipts with checking account numbers
• Report cards
• Resumés or curriculum vitae
• Tax forms
• Transcripts
• Travel itineraries
• Used airline tickets
• Utility bills (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable TV, Internet