Premier Shredding FAQs

When it comes to sorting your documents for waste, you do not need to worry about sorting it into different categories.

We recommend using containers such as Refuse Bags, Bin Liners and Cardboard Boxes to store such documentation, however if you wish to keep all documents in a secure lockable state for your own piece of mind, Premier Shredding offers a secure Confidential Destruction Console.

We shred paper with any supporting components attached such as Paperclips, Ring Binders, lever arch folders and Treasury Tags.

After your documents leave your premises, you will be issued with a Waste Transfer Note by one of our Shredding Operatives, confirming that your confidential documents are now in our hands and signed over to us. A Waste Transfer Note (WTN) is a document that details the transfer of waste from one person to another, with the assurance that a clear audit trail from when the waste is produced to when the waste is disposed of, is outlined within this document.

After your documents have been loaded onto our secure shredding vehicle, your documents are transferred to our local secure shredding facilities, which are locked at all times.

The vehicles are then backed into the unit, once arrived at the facility, and parked in front of the shredding machinery, whereby the operatives unload the bags and/or boxes into the conveyor belt that leads into the industrial shredding machine. After this, the sensitive documentation enters onto an additional conveyor belt which will lead into a Baler whereby all shredded documents are baled.

This ensures the documents are kept safely and securely, as well as being tidier for the surrounding environment. Once the final waste has been baled, the paper is then collected and transported to Tissue Processing Mills to be recycled into a pulp, ready for the production of Tissue, Newspaper and Handrolls.

Premier Shredding collects all documentation, covering the whole of England and Wales. For more information surrounding our collection areas we cover, please visit our locations page

Premier Shredding can cater for all size collections. We can collect anything from a single bag to a full 26 ton lorry load using our own fleet of vehicles.

We politely ask that you provide us with an estimate of how many you think you may have to ensure our drivers are using the correct sized vehicle for collection.

The current vehicles we use for collection are Long Wheel Base Vans and HGV vehicles. 

Yes. The entire process from telephone contact to destruction and transfer to recycling plants is completely secure. Below is an outline of the secure processes we operate.

Personal Contact:
You will communicate with one of our customer service and sales representatives.

Vetted Staff & Secure Vehicles:
Our fully vetted staff and tracked vehicles arrive to collect your waste on the date that’s been agreed.  Our Vehicles are all fully alarmed on all doors.

Secure Bins & Sacks:
We provide lockable shredding consoles and shredding sacks to help you store your waste securely.

FREE On-site Audit:
We arrange a free on-site audit (subject to volume).

Secure Premises:
The waste is taken back our high security shredding facility – protected by padlocked gates, alarms and CCTV cameras – your waste is shredded within 24 hours of collection.

Certificate of Clearance & Waste Transfer Note:
Your waste is collected either using tied/sealed sacks or boxes. A 2-part document (Waste Transfer Note) recording the transaction, is approved and signed by you and by the driver. Additionally, you will be provided with a signed copy for your records.

Destruction Certificates:
We ensure the secure shredding of confidential data and that it is shredded within 24 hours of it reaching its final stage destination – our secure site. Once the shredding has taken place, Premier Shredding will issue a Certificate of Destruction confirming that all your waste has been securely destroyed. This Certificate of Destruction should be held on file as part of your compliance with the *GDPR* legislation.

Full Audit Trail:
You will be given a copy of the Waste Transfer Note, followed up by a Certificate of Destruction giving you a step-by-step document history of the transaction from the point of collection, up until the point of disposal.

After you have booked a service with one of our Sales Representatives, you will receive a booking confirmation outlining all details discussed, including a reminder of the date that you have arranged.

Once the process of document destruction has been completed, you will receive a certificate of destruction, attached with an invoice.