The name Shred-Tech has long been synonymous with confidential document destruction. After years of manufacturing plant-based document shredding systems, Shred-Tech designed and manufactured the original mobile document shredding system in response to the anticipated necessity for secure on-site information destruction.

Shred-Tech has pioneered the document shredding industry, by manufacturing revolutionary equipment for both off-site (plant-based, including Mobile Collection Systems,) and on-site (mobile) businesses. In ongoing support of the industry, Shred-Tech is a founding and loyal member of NAID (National Association of Information Destruction), as well as other industry-related organizations.

The Industry

Every day, news stories of Identity Theft, corporate espionage, fraud and terrorist activities, remind us that waste paper is a rich and valuable source of information. Identity Theft alone continues to afflict millions of US consumers, with about 10.1 million consumers hit last year. In all, one in every 23 consumers fell victim to Identity Theft.

Most ID Theft crimes are the result of information stolen from a single improperly handled document containing personal information. Although the Internet has gotten a bad rap for security deficiencies, a study commissioned by the Federal Trade Commission, echoes that personal data is usually stolen in offline ways – such as dumpster diving – with only about 12% of the cases being a result of the Internet.

This negligent mishandling of 'waste' documents has forced the enactment of laws designed to protect the privacy of businesses and individuals. Confidential document destruction is a legislative-driven business designed to protect consumer information, and it is still in its infancy. It's not too late to be part of the rapidly growing number of successful entrepreneurs in the lucrative confidential document destruction industry!