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Identity theft is the UK’s most rapidly increasing crime. It happens when someone uses your personal information to gain credit, buy good or services with your credit cards or by opening new lines credit in your name. They may also try to gain access to you accounts to make withdrawals. The most common way for criminal to gain access to your finances is through obtaining personal documentation and paper work. This is the reason that having a paper shredder in the home is so important.

If you put confidential documents or even things that you may consider mundane that have your name and address details into the bin, thieves can find them and use them to commit ID theft. It may seem ridiculous the though of someone going to the trouble of routing through your bins but when the criminal stands to make several thousand pounds or more from you they are more than willing to do it. It has even been known for gangs to pretend to be dustmen to take rubbish away just to then sort through it later for confidential information.

By investing in a paper shredder you can safeguard your identity. A shredder will reduce your documents down to unintelligible parts before you dispose of them. Depending on how security conscious you want to get you can get one of three basic types of shredder. A strip cut shredder cuts into thin strips. A cross cut shredder cuts the pieces down even further into squares and a micro cut shredder cuts paper into the smallest pieces possible, this is the shredder favored by government agencies and the military.

We have a full range of shredders available for you to choose from covering a variety of needs and uses. Protect your identity and consider buying a home shredder.