Paper Shredder

More About Paper Shredder

Paper Shredders are one of the most popular office machines used professionally in offices as well as for domestic purposes. There is a great selection of paper shredders available within office supplies industry and it is worth to know what features and properties are necessary for the type of work you intend to perform. 

In general strip cut shredders are considered as “home use” machines and “cross cut” shredders are the ones to use for businesses. This approach is changing nowadays as strip-cut shredders are becoming less popular and major manufacturers only offer a couple of models of such machines. Nowadays even the basic paper shredders use cross cutting technology which shreds the page into small particles, providing greater level of security. Cross cut shredders are often referred to as “confetti” shredders to highlight the end result of shredding a page with such machine. 

When choosing a paper shredder the first thing you need to do is to establish the amount of shredding that needs to be carried out during a weekly cycle and how many people are going to use the shredder. Most of paper shredders aren’t designed to be used at maximum sheet capacity at all times so it might be worth to get a shredder which has a sheet capacity 20-30% larger than the actual number of sheets you intend to shred at once. Basic paper shredders are capable of going through 3-10 sheets at once while more advanced models can shred 20+ sheets. 

Another important matter you should determine is the required security level – in most of cases a strip cut shredder is suitable for both home and office users who dispose of materials which don’t contain sensitive data or confidential information. If you require additional security for shredded documents it might be worth getting a cross-cut shredder – even entry level cross-cut shredders shred paper into small pieces which guarantee high level of security. Most of paper shredders denote their security level in DIN standard ranging from 1-6 where 1 is the least secure and 6 would be suitable for use when disposing of top secret information. DIN2 and DIN3 are the most popular and very secure levels that can be found in majority of quality shredders on the market. 

Paper shredders which can be purchased on our website come from well-known manufacturers such as Rexel and Fellowes which offer a great selection of machines suitable for any type of user. We also offer shredders made by economy brand 5 Star which offers various types of paper shredders in in a very competitive price range.