| 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
Top Selling Shredder Brands
Related Products
Common Misspellings
Further Resource
FAQ's
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| 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
- File shredders are an economical way to ensure home workers can shred confidential business information
View all Home Shredders and 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.
View all Business Shredders |  | | 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. These are also known as industrial shredders.
View all Heavy Duty Shredders |  | | Level of Confidentiality | | The security a shredder provides is determined by how small the paper is shredded - 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. | | Level | Description | Cutting Style |
| | 1 | Low Level- General paperwork | Strip cut (10.5mm)
Cross cut (10.5x40-80mm) |
| | 2 | Everyday - Everyday documents | Strip cut (3.9mm) |
| | 3 | Confidential - Bulk reduction Confidential documents | Cross cut (3.9x30mm) |
| | 4 | Sensitive - Sensitive documents | Cross cut (1.9x15mm) |
| | 5 | Top Secret - Secret documents | Cross cut (0.78x11mm) |
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| Cutting Styles Explained |
A paper 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.
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| Strip Cut Shredders |
| Strip Cut shredders cut the paper into spaghetti-like pieces the length of thepaper providing everyday security. |
| Cross Cut Shredders |
| Cross shredders cut the paper into confetti-like particles providing higher security and significantly reducing bulk waste. |
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| 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: Wikipedia - 'The biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.' Fellowes - user-friendly Shredder Selection Guide. |
| Frequently Asked Questions |
| Security Material General |
| 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. Back to top |
| 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 for an office paper shredder. Back to top |
| 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. Back to top |
| 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. Certain shredders can also be a CD shredder. Back to top |
| What size paper will the shredding machine take? |
| We provide a range of electric shredders that can shred A4 landscape, A3 and continuous feed 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. Back to top |
| 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. Industrial paper shredders can usually shred more at one time. Back to top |
| 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. Back to top |
| Why did my shredder suddenly stop whilst shredding? |
| There are several reasons this may have occurred because there are many shredder parts. 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. Euroffice also has a large supply of shredder accessories such as shredder oil. Back to top |
| 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 Back to top |
