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A Letter from our president

Let’s face it, Corporate fraud, Health care fraud, Mortgage fraud, Identity theft, Insurance fraud, mass marketing fraud and money laundering are an everyday practice and have made career criminals very rich.

Being in the document destruction industry, I have personally heard stories from people who build their business by garbage fishing, dumpster diving and befriending the competition’s employees. I have heard stories from victims, too. I recall a customer I visited several months ago who refused my sales pitch only to call me back a month later urging me to start my shredding service with him right away. He had recently become a fraud victim and was now paying approximately $100,000 in damages.

Dear friend, the risk behind not destroying your sensitive documents is like virtually committing corporate suicide. In recent years, the FBI has implemented the financial crime section (FCS) just to battle these issues alone. Don’t be a victim!

Now you may have a different question….why should I call an outside company to do my shredding when I can do it by myself and save time and money? The truth is, you are in fact spending more aggravation Time and Money with the “do it yourself” approach. Take for example an average size office. It takes about 30 minutes to destroy 4 lbs of paper (about one ream) in a common office shredder. For a $12/hr office employee, this equals about $6/day or $120/month plus payroll taxes for that employee plus the cost of the shredder and maintenance. Factor in the lost productivity of that employee plus the cost of removal of the shredded material and you are well into triple digits for 80 lbs of paper. However, when you outsource with us, you save Aggravation, Time and Money.

There is NO loss of employee time with shredding; NO need to remove staples or paper clips; NO costly shredder to purchase and maintain; NO noise and shredder mess in your office; NO unnecessary paper build-up; NO costly garbage bags to purchase; NO loss of confidentiality, privacy or peace of mind. All this and you pay about $75 for up to 750 lbs of paper. That is a fraction of the cost by doing it yourself. When you add it all up, outsourcing saves you Aggravation, Time and Money.

Why ShredUp? Because we care. ShredUp knows its priority is making sure our customers are safe from these criminals. In addition to being licensed, bonded and insured, we genuinely care about our customers’ sensitive material and make sure that no one individual gains access to these documents. An organization does not need to give us protocols how to handle these documents. Our rules and protocols are much more stringent.

A ShredUp employee is proud to be part of our family and understands the commitment that comes with it. Try us. From the first time you speak with customer service until the team driver destroys your documents, you will notice a difference…a sense of devotion from us to your company. Go ahead. Give us a try. You’ll be glad you did.

Rummy Blau
Shred Up Inc