A guide to shredding in your place of work to help you be GDPR compliant

Introducing HSM Securio P-4 & P-5

Are you looking for durability, quality & design? If so, you have found the perfect answer with HSM SECURIO document shredders. With HSM shredders, you can expect the highest level of "Made in Germany" quality. These shredders come with a 3 year warranty & lifetime guarantee on the cutting rollers (P-2 - P-5) on all HSM SECURIO models.

Regardless of whether you choose the P series with IntelligentDrive for higher volume use or the B series for the office environment with continuous run motors; You can be sure that your documents will be destroyed securely with HSM shredders!

4 simple shredding steps

The best policy is to shred all internal documents, but here are some tips on how to stay GDPR compliant

Do I still need this document on paper?

Shred everything policy

Shred little & often. No long periods stood with the shredder

Shred where you work, make your documents harmless at the point of use

Choosing the right security level to match your needs

A quick guide to help you

P4 Cross Cut

Shredders with a good mix of security and performance

• At P4, an A4 sheet is shredded into around 400 pieces - with at least 600,000 possible reconstruction combinations
• A large shredder bin with 5 reams of A4 shredded at P4 contains around 1 million similarly sized and shaped pieces
• Outside of specialist national security type organisations, reconstruction is practically impossible
• P4 Crosscut is ideal for general office shredding

P5 Cross Cut

For higher level of security suitable for HR & Finance functions

• At P5 an A4 sheet is shredded into around 2,200 pieces - over 19.5 million possible reconstruction combinations
• A large shredder bin with 5 reams of A4 shredded at P5 contains around 5.5 million similarly sized & shaped pieces giving extremely strong data security.
• P5 is approved by the UK Government & MOD for destroying top secret documents
• Reconstruction is effectively impossible, even for specialist national security type organisations
• With GDPR, P5 is popular for particularly sensitive documents

What shredder do I need?

Please see below to get an idea for the best shredder for your business

To use the below filter for P-4 and P-5 shredders please select the brand as HSM, you will then see additional filter options including security:

Need expert advice?

Please call us on 0800 376 9966 or email us at css@harperoffice.co.uk, we'd love to help.