Docu Shred

What Docu Shred does

Docu Shred Inc. is a privately held, NAID AAA-certified mobile information destruction service company headquartered at 42424 240th St. SW in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Founded in 2001 as a division of Roller Office Supply and independently purchased in April 2008, the company provides on-site document shredding, bulk clean-out, and hard drive destruction services to businesses and organizations across Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota. Its stated service area covers cities from Devils Lake to Bemidji to Fergus Falls, with active Chamber of Commerce memberships in Bemidji, Crookston, Devils Lake, Fargo-Moorhead, and Grand Forks.

The company's core technology is a fleet of mobile shredding trucks equipped with Pierce and Tear systems and Hammermill filtering screen destruction systems that meet NAID AAA particle size requirements. For hard drive destruction, operators remove drives from towers and shred them on-site at the customer location, recording individual serial numbers alongside the issued Certificate of Destruction — a chain-of-custody process that customers may witness. Free locking security containers (200 lb. capacity) are placed at customer sites to support scheduled recurring service. The company supplements its core destruction services with the CSR Readiness Pro Edition, a privacy compliance and breach reporting package offered in partnership with CSR Professional Services, Inc.

Docu Shred operates a direct-to-consumer B2B go-to-market with no resellers or third-party channels. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-style recurring scheduled pickup agreements, supplemented by one-time bulk clean-out fees, per-drive hard drive destruction fees, and the CSR compliance add-on. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company quotes savings of up to 75% versus in-house shredding and emphasizes HIPAA, FACTA, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley compliance as the primary value proposition for regulated customers.

Name

Docu Shred

Legal name

Docu Shred Inc.

Website

https://docushredinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Docu Shred Inc. is a privately held, NAID AAA-certified mobile information destruction service providing on-site document shredding, bulk clean-out, and hard drive destruction to businesses across Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Destruction Services

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential Document & Media Destruction (On-site Shredding Programs) (BPABALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Data Destruction (EUAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Mobile document shredding
• Information destruction services
• Hard drive destruction
• NAID AAA certified shredding
• Bulk clean-out shredding

Headquarters

HQ city

East Grand Forks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Scheduled Document Shredding Services: Recurring scheduled service for regular document destruction needs. Company provides free locking security containers (200 lb. capacity) to customers who sign up for scheduled service. Revenue generated through recurring service agreements with regular pickup schedules.
2. Bulk Clean-Out Service: One-time or periodic large volume destruction service for file purges. Trucks equipped to handle any amount of materials. Used for accumulated materials over time or large cleanup projects.
3. Hard Drive Destruction: On-site destruction of hard drives with serial number logging and certificate of destruction. Drives removed from towers and shredded in mobile trucks. Provides proof of compliance for organizations.
4. CSR Readiness Pro Edition: Partnership with CSR Professional Services offering privacy compliance and breach reporting package. Includes risk assessment program and breach reporting service subscription for businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Docu Shred provides on-site mobile document shredding and hard drive destruction services for businesses across Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota. Customers can contract for recurring scheduled service with free 200 lb locking security containers, one-time bulk clean-outs/file purges, and on-site hard drive destruction with per-drive serial number logging and certificates of destruction. The company supplements these destruction services with compliance advisory for HIPAA, FACTA, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and a CSR Readiness Pro Edition privacy compliance and breach reporting package delivered through its partnership with CSR Professional Services.

Product overview

Docu Shred Inc. is a physical information destruction service company offering a unified portfolio of on-site shredding and data destruction solutions. The core offerings consist of mobile document shredding services (both scheduled recurring and bulk one-time), hard drive destruction with serial number logging, and security container provision. These core services are supplemented by privacy compliance offerings including the CSR Readiness Pro Edition for risk assessment and breach reporting. The company operates NAID AAA certified mobile shredding trucks throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, performing all destruction on customer premises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSR Readiness® Pro Edition: A privacy compliance and breach reporting package offered by Docushred Inc. as part of its information privacy offerings, developed by CSR Professional Services, Inc.
• CSR Breach Reporting Service™

Products and services

• Scheduled Document Shredding Service
• Bulk Clean-Out Service
• Hard Drive Destruction
• Security Containers (Locking Collection Bins)
• CSR Readiness Pro Edition
• Breach Notification Service
• Compliance Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves up to 75% compared to in-house shredding costs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CSR Professional Services, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSR Professional Services is a leading provider of award-winning data lifecycle management and expert services. Docu Shred offers CSR Readiness Pro Edition which combines patent-pending CSR Readiness risk assessment program with CSR Breach Reporting Service. CSR provides certified privacy professionals (CIPP) who assess incidents and file reports to authorities and consumers when required.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Corodata: Regional records storage and shredding provider serving the western U.S. Comparable mobile shredding and hard drive destruction offering but concentrated in a different geography (California / Pacific Northwest).
• Shred Station: UK-based on-site document and hard drive shredding provider with NAID-equivalent certification. Comparable in core mobile shredding and destruction services but serving a different geography (United Kingdom).

Broad incumbents

• Shred-it (Stericycle): Largest North American mobile document destruction operator, owned by Stericycle. Directly comparable to Docu Shred in core service (on-site paper and hard drive shredding) but operates nationally with vastly greater scale, route density, and enterprise contracts.
• Iron Mountain: Global records and information management giant offering secure shredding alongside storage and digital services. Comparable to Docu Shred's on-site shredding and hard drive destruction but at much larger scale and with bundled records-storage offerings.
• Cintas Document Destruction: Division of Cintas offering scheduled and on-demand document destruction alongside uniforms, first aid, and other business services. Comparable in core shredding service with the added advantage of cross-selling to a large existing SMB customer base.

Direct peers

• Blue-Pencil Document Shredding: NAID AAA certified mobile shredding and hard drive destruction provider serving Ontario and surrounding regions. Closely comparable in service mix (on-site paper, hard drive, bulk cleanouts) and NAID-certified positioning, though operating in Canada.
• SecurShred: NAID AAA certified mobile document and hard drive destruction company offering on-site shredding services. Directly comparable service model and certification positioning to Docu Shred, primarily serving the Midwest U.S.
• PROSHRED Security: North American franchise of mobile shredding services offering on-site document and hard drive destruction. Closest direct competitor to Docu Shred in business model, mobile fleet operation, and NAID-style certified on-site shredding.
• DataShield: Midwest-based secure document destruction and records management company offering scheduled on-site shredding and hard drive destruction. Comparable in service mix and customer base (regulated SMBs, healthcare, financial services) to Docu Shred.

Others

• Shred Nations: Lead-generation and broker network connecting customers to local shredding providers. Indirect peer / channel partner to Docu Shred; not a direct operator but participates in the same end market and could route demand to or away from local operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/docushredinc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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