Shredders

What Types of Office Shredders Does Global Office Choice Offer Locally?

We stock an extensive assortment of shredders to suit businesses of all sizes and needs. These include cost-effective shredders that are a great fit for a home office or small business, and professional shredders that can efficiently shred hundreds of pages and documents within minutes. 

Whether you need a high-security shredder that turns pages into thousands of micro-cut pieces or a lower security option that simply helps make it easier to break down and discard documents after use, you will find what you need at Global Office Choice.

We help businesses in the Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, and Bass Coast get more out of their day-to-day operations, and our stock of office shredders is sure to have the right option for you.

How Do High-Security Shredders Help Protect Sensitive Information in a Business Setting?

Shredders range from low-security to high-security variations. The level of security is essentially determined by how finely shredded the paper is once it’s gone through the shredder. 

High-security shredders use what is known as micro-cutting, and this results in the paper being shredded into tiny square bits that would be essentially impossible to piece back together afterwards. With the higher security options, an A4 piece of paper can be shredded into thousands of separate pieces.

If you have highly sensitive information that’s been printed onto physical paper, you’ll want to opt for a higher-security shredder that includes micro-cutting capabilities.

What Features Should I Consider When Choosing a Commercial Shredder for My Office?

This really comes down to what you need out of a shredder. Does it need to be high-security, or will mid or low-security be suitable? What size bin capacity do you want it to have? How many sheets per minute do you want it to be able to shred? Do you also want to be able to easily shred other items like staples, credit cards, paper clips, etc.?

All of these questions are worth considering. Ultimately, the nature of your office’s work and how often you need to shred sensitive documents will be the key deciding factor. It’s also worth being mindful of the pricing and the kind of manufacturer’s warranty that’s provided. Some may have extensive warranties for all parts of the shredder, while others may have varying warranties for different components (e.g. a 2-year warranty for the machine itself but a 7-year warranty for the cutters that are used to shred).

What Shredder Capacities are Best Suited for Small, Medium, and Large Offices?

It’s not so much the size of your office that determines the shredder capacity you need, but rather how much shredding your business needs to do in the first place. Many businesses nowadays may do most of their work digitally, rarely requiring the need to print out or utilise physical documents that would then need to be shredded later down the line.

But if you do use shredders regularly because you make frequent use of physical documentation, then it’s certainly worth investing in shredders that have a larger bin capacity. Bin capacity can vary significantly between models, with the higher capacities hitting 200 litres. As a point of reference, a 15-litre bin can hold around the equivalent of 125 shredded A4 pieces of paper.

Also worth noting is feed capacity, or how many sheets of paper can be shredded at once (known as a pass). Some shredders may handle a few sheets at a time, while higher-end shredders can often pass anywhere from 40 to 80 sheets at once. So, if you want efficiency, shredders with a higher pass/feed capacity are an absolute must.