Shred Station

Name

Shred Station

Legal name

Shred Station Limited

Website

https://shredstation.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Document Destruction Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential Document Destruction & Secure Recycling (Shredding) (IMAIAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Confidential Document & Media Destruction (On-site Shredding Programs) (BPABALAI), Secure Destruction & Confidential Waste (Paper/Product Destruction—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAJ), Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC)

Keywords

• Confidential waste destruction
• Paper shredding services
• Secure data destruction
• Mobile on-site shredding
• Hard drive destruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Shredding and Destruction Services: The company generates revenue through on-site and off-site shredding and secure destruction services for confidential waste. Services include paper shredding, hard drive destruction, textile destruction, and product destruction. They offer flexible options including one-off collections, ad-hoc services, and regular scheduled collections.
2. Regular Scheduled Collections: Recurring revenue from regular scheduled collection services for businesses requiring ongoing confidential waste disposal.
3. Product Sales: Sale of confidential waste bins, containers, sack cabinets, and wheelie bins through the company shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shred Station provides secure destruction of confidential materials through mobile on-site shredding at customer premises and off-site shredding at three UK destruction facilities. The company handles paper, hard drives and digital media (including degaussing), textiles, products, and uniforms under EN 15713 security standards, with services available as one-off, ad-hoc, or regular scheduled collections. It also sells physical confidential waste containers and bins through an online shop.

Product overview

Shred Station is the UK's leading independent data destruction service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of secure destruction services. The core offering centres on paper shredding (mobile on-site and off-site), complemented by hard drive and digital media destruction (including degaussing), product destruction, and textile destruction. Services are available as one-off collections or regular scheduled pickups, with physical containers (bins, bags) provided as add-on products. The company operates three large destruction facilities in Harlow, Norwich, and Manchester, processing over 60,000 tonnes of paper annually. All services maintain EN 15713 security shredding standards and conform to UK GDPR requirements. The company operates a strict Zero to Landfill policy with 100% paper recycling at UK mills, Energy from Waste for non-recyclables, and CarbonNeutral® certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile On-Site Shredding Secure destruction of confidential materials at customer premises using industrial shredders mounted in specialist shredding vehicles; security-vetted operatives load materials on-site for immediate destruction and transport fragments back to depot for recycling.
• Off-Site Shredding

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes over 60,000 tonnes of paper per year
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Data Day ShreddingcoreOthers · 31 March 2025Acquisition completed on 31st March 2025. Data Day Shredding was a specialised shredding services provider established in 2014, operating from a destruction centre in Oldham. This is Shred Station's fourth acquisition, following Anglian Confidential (2016), Kenny's Shredding (2021), and PW Confidential (2024).
• UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2023Shred Station is a partner in the Autosort for Circular Textiles Demonstrator (ACT UK) project, a £4 million two-year initiative led by UKFT to develop the world's first fully integrated automated sorting and pre-processing plant for waste textiles. The project aims to divert thousands of tonnes of textiles from landfill annually.
• WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project alongside UKFT. WRAP is contributing research and business case analysis for automated textile sorting and preprocessing facilities across the UK.
• Marks & SpencercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing industry expertise to the development of automated textile sorting infrastructure in the UK.
• TescocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing to the development of textile recycling infrastructure to reduce waste going to landfill.
• Worn Again TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the ACT UK project, providing expertise in textile recycling technology including the separation of blended textiles.
• IBMcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the ACT UK project, providing technology and AI expertise for automated textile sorting and preprocessing solutions.
• PangaiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing sustainable fashion and textile expertise.
• New LookminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing retail and fashion industry perspective.
• Salvation ArmyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, providing charity sector perspective on textile recycling and reuse.
• OxfamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing expertise in textile reuse and charitable sector perspectives.
• Circle-9 Textile EcosystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, providing textile ecosystem expertise.
• Reskinned ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing textile recycling and circular economy expertise.
• Textile Recycling InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, providing international textile recycling perspective.
• English Fine CottonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing UK cotton manufacturing expertise.
• Alex BeggminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing textile manufacturing expertise.
• CamiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing fabric and textile manufacturing expertise.
• Manufacturing Technology CentrecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the ACT UK project, providing advanced manufacturing technology expertise.
• University of LeedscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the ACT UK project, providing academic research and textile engineering expertise.
• University of HuddersfieldcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in the ACT UK project, contributing textile research and innovation expertise.
• Textile Recycling AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ACT UK project, providing industry association perspective on textile recycling.
• Climate Impact PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon offsetting partner working with Shred Station annually to assess greenhouse gas emissions and generate annual reports on carbon outputs. Supports verified carbon offsetting projects.
• Nature Positive (RSK company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with Shred Station to collate annual carbon emission data and generate annual reports detailing carbon outputs. Collaborates on CarbonNeutral certification requirements.
• Digital CatapultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads the Digital Supply Chain Hub programme alongside Loadar, aiming to cut carbon emissions in the UK's textile industry and advance hydrogen adoption. Shred Station participates in projects focused on optimising transportation for textile waste logistics.
• LoadarcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in the Digital Supply Chain Hub, working on supply chain optimisation tools for textile waste logistics providers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Biffa: UK's largest pure-play waste management company (LSE-listed). Enters the confidential shredding space as part of broader commercial waste services; comparable as a much larger scaled competitor that can bundle shredding with collection contracts.
• Veolia UK: UK arm of global environmental services group offering industrial and commercial waste management including secure destruction. Comparable as a large incumbent that competes for the same regulated enterprise and public sector accounts.
• PHS Group: Large UK-wide workplace services provider whose shredding and secure destruction offering is one of many lines (washrooms, floorcare, hygiene). Comparable as a competitor but with materially broader portfolio and bundled contracts.
• Stericycle: Global regulated waste management business with secure destruction services including document and media destruction. Comparable as an enterprise-grade competitor in secure destruction, particularly for healthcare and regulated waste customers.
• Iron Mountain: Global records and information management leader operating secure shredding services alongside storage and digital services. Comparable as a global incumbent in secure destruction but with vastly larger scale, technology stack, and cross-sell reach than Shred Station.
• SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK: UK recycling and recovery business of SUEZ group, offering commercial waste and materials recovery including confidential waste streams. Comparable as a broad-scope incumbent operating competing destruction and recycling infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Russell Richardson Confidential Shredding: Long-established UK confidential waste destruction provider offering on-site shredding vehicles and off-site destruction services. Comparable in customer segments (legal, healthcare, public sector) and accredited security standards.
• Printwaste Secure Shredding: UK-based confidential shredding specialist serving business and public sector customers with scheduled collection, on-site and off-site destruction. Directly comparable in service mix, vertical targeting, and recurring collection model.
• Shredall SDS Group: UK shredding and document destruction group offering on-site and off-site shredding plus product and uniform destruction. Closely comparable mid-size competitor with similar service breadth and verticals.
• Restore Datashred: UK arm of the Restore Group (formerly Shred-it UK), operating a national confidential shredding network with mobile on-site and off-site services. Most directly comparable independent competitor to Shred Station in regulated paper and digital media destruction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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