Shredders

Shredder Guide Content
Shredder Guide Introduction

Home/Personal

Anti-Tamper Labels

Company/Heavy Duty

Level of Confidentiality

Cutting Styles Explained
Strip Cut Shredders

Cross Cut Shredders

New Products

Related Products

Common Misspellings

Further Resource

FAQ's

Introduction to our Shredder Guide
Shredders have become increasingly popular as an anti-fraud method and are widely used in both the home and the office. This guide covers the main types available, such as personal shredders, office shredders and heavy duty shredders, as well as the different styles such as cross cut shredders and strip cut shredders.

Home/Personal
Ideal for a single user who works from home
  • Designed for light use -typically 20 sheets per day
  • Economical way to ensure home workers can shred confidential business information

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Home/Personal Shredders
Anti-Tamper Labels
Ideal for shared use in an office environment with 3+ users
  • Designed for medium duty use (not continuous) - typically 50-100 sheets a day
  • Heavy-duty design to withstand everyday office use.

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Anti- Tamper Labels
Company/ Heavy Duty
  • High performance, high volume machines designed for continuous use
  • Ideal as a centralised machine for all company users or in departments such as Accounts or IT, where continuous shredding is needed.

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Heavy Duty Shredders
Level of Confidentiality
The security a shredder provides is determined by how small the paper isshredded - with the levels of security rated by a DIN Security Level - rangingfrom 1-5.The DIN level of each model can be found in the features of theshredder.
LevelDescriptionCutting Style

1Low Level- General paperworkStrip cut (10.5mm)
Cross cut (10.5x40-80mm)

2Everyday - Everyday documentsStrip cut (3.9mm)

3Confidential - Bulk reduction Confidential documentsCross cut (3.9x30mm)

4Sensitive - Sensitive documents Cross cut (1.9x15mm)

5Top Secret - Secret documents Cross cut (0.78x11mm)

Cutting Styles Explained
A shredder will have one of two Cut Types either strip or cross. Cross cutprovides a higher level of security than strip cut by cutting the paper into small rectangles rather than strips, but the strip cut machine can shred more sheets of paper in one go than its cross cut equivalent.

Strip Cut Shredders
Strip Cut shredders cut the paper into spaghetti-like pieces the length of thepaper providing everyday security.

Cross Cut Shredders
Cross Cut shredders cut the paper into confetti-like particles providing higher security and significantly reducing bulk waste.
Click here to view Fellowes user-friendly Shredder Selection Guide.

Newest Products
Fellowes P-57Cs

Personal Shredder Cross Cut 19L

Fellowes P-57Cs Personal Shredder

Fellowes PS-67Cs

Personal Shredder Cross Cut 23L

Fellowes PS-67Cs

Top Selling Shredder Brands:

Fellowes Shredders

Rexel Shredders

5 Star Shredders

Related Products
Shredder Bags - Easy waste disposal.

Shredder Oil- For full shredder maintenance.

Shredder Accessories - Adhesives and Laminate Cartridges.

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Common Shredder Related Misspellings
Fellowes - Fellows

Paper - Papre Papaer Pape Papper Papr Pper Aper Ppaer Paer Papre

Shredder - Schredder

Shredders - Sherders Shreader Shreaders Shreddars Shreeders

Further Resources
Follow the links below to find more information about Shredders:

Which? - 'Expert advice from an independent source.'

Wikipedia - 'The biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.'

Fellowes - user-friendly Shredder Selection Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions
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What is DIN?
DIN is a registered association promoting standardisation, quality assurance, safety, and environmental protection on an international basis.

Security levels for shredders are measured in DIN levels which stand for "Deutsche Industries Normierung" which means "German Industry Standard". The official levels range from 1 - 5 with 1 being the least secure and 5 being the most secure. As a rough guide level 3 is usually adequate for most requirements.

The DIN number of each shredding machine featured in our range can be found in our EO product guide.

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How do I know what to shred?
As a company you are legally required to adequately dispose of sensitive information. As an individual, shredding your personal documents is an important defense against fraud and identity theft. Below is a list of items that you should be shredding at home and in the office.

At Home

Shred anything containing personal data that provides information about you that bin raiders can use to steal your identity. Be Safe: Shred It…

  • Bank statements
  • Credit card slips
  • Utility bills
  • Mobile phone bills
  • Purchase receipts
  • Cash point receipts
  • Even junk mail – anything that contains your name and address

At Work

Accounts and Personnel departments produce highly sensitive information thatis extremely useful to competitors and bin raiders. The following documentsshould always be shredded before disposal.

  • Salary information
  • Personal data
  • Internal memos
  • Financial reports
  • Budget information

But there is useful information in other department’s as well; so don’t forget Sales Data, Marketing information should all be considered.

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How do I dispose of my Shredding?
Most shredding machines have a waste bin to capture the shredding. Eurofficesupply a range of shredder sacks which can be inserted into the waste bin for easier emptying of shredder waste. For all shredders featured in the Euroffice range we provide details of which size shredder bag to purchase. These sacks are made from top grade polypropylene.

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Can I shred Floppy Discs, DVD's, and CD's?
The Euroffice range of shredders includes machines with multi media shredding capabilities. Details of the material each machine can effectively shred are listed in the specifications.

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What size paper will the shredding machine take?
We provide a range of shredders that can shred A4 landscape, A3 and continuousfeed paper automatically. The maximum width of paper which can be shredded by each machine in the Euroffice range is listed in the specifications table for individual products.

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How many sheets of paper can I shred at one time?
This varies depending on the model; a standard office shredder will typically shred 15 to 20 sheets at a time. Refer to the individual machine specifications for further information.

Whilst the cross cut machines provide a higher level of security, than the strip cut machine, the strip cut machine can shred more sheets of paper in one go than its cross cut equivalent.

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What is the warranty on shredding machines?
All shredding machines in our range come with a warranty. The warranty is determined by make, model and type. The machines tend to have a 2 year warrantywith the cutting head offering up to 5 years warranty.

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Why did my shredder suddenly stop whilst shredding?
>There are several reasons this may have occurred.

1. The shredder has exceeded the maximum continuous run time and requires a"cool-down" time. Wait 30-60 minutes to allow the shredder to cool off and try to shred again. (The shredder may cool down sooner and begin to work again.)

2. The wastebasket maybe full. Empty it before clearing the jam.

3. The shredder is jammed. To clear the jam try the following;

a) Move the power switch to the reverse (R) position. The shredder willreverse the paper to clear the jam.

b) If the shredder jams in reverse, move the power switch to auto (I) andallow to run for about five seconds. If the jam does not clear, move powerswitch to reverse (R) again and allow to run for about five seconds.

Repeat this procedure until the jam is cleared. If necessary, use care to grasp the paper at the top of the shredder and pull out to clear the jam.

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Other questions and enquiries?
If you have any other questions please click here and fill out our online form. We will get back to you within 48 hours with the answer, plus we will also update our website with your question

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