Allegheny Records

What Allegheny Records does

Allegheny Records is a privately held, locally owned secure document destruction and records management company serving businesses and residents in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Founded over 25 years ago and operating from a sales office in Pittsburgh (1735 East Carson Street #402) and a destruction facility in Greensburg, PA (151 Destruction Ln), the company provides on-site mobile shredding, off-site plant shredding, one-time purge services, recurring scheduled pickups, and drop-off shredding. It also offers hard drive destruction, product destruction (for branded goods, prototypes, uniforms, and ID cards), and document storage with barcode tracking and on-demand retrieval. The company serves healthcare, banking and financial services, education, insurance, accounting, automotive, and retail customers, with named compliance alignment to HIPAA, FACTA, GLBA, FERPA, SOX, FTC Red Flag Rules, and NAID AAA Certification.

The company is vertically integrated through its sister company Allegheny Shredders, which manufactures the company's proprietary industrial shredding equipment in-house. Key assets include the 1425GX Security Grinder (meeting NAID pulverization standards), the 200 Hp Allegheny 36-1000C HD Shredder with an In-Floor Advanced Auto-Feed System and Maren Auto-tie Baler at the Greensburg facility, and the 1436GX mobile security grinder deployed in on-site service vehicles. The company supplies tamper-evident lockable security consoles and high-density polyethylene containers at no additional charge, and issues notarized Certificates of Destruction to support customer compliance documentation. Bonded, uniformed, and insured technicians handle pickup and witnessed destruction.

The revenue model is a mix of recurring subscription-style scheduled shredding contracts and transactional fees for one-time purges, drop-offs, hard drive shredding, and product destruction. Pricing is quote-based, with volume tiers structured around banker-box counts (1–9, 10–19, 20–49, 50+). Go-to-market is sales-led and field-driven, supported by 11+ local SEO landing pages covering individual Western PA townships, a content-marketing blog focused on regulatory compliance education, and direct phone/web quote requests. The geographic footprint is regional (Pittsburgh and Western PA), and there is no evidence of institutional funding, M&A activity, or executive team disclosures in the available source material.

Name

Allegheny Records

Legal name

Allegheny Records

Website

https://alleghenyshredding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allegheny Records is a privately held regional provider of secure shredding, data destruction, and off-site records storage services for businesses and residents in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, operating its own destruction facility and proprietary shredding equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Document Destruction Services

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Confidential Document & Media Destruction (On-site Shredding Programs) (BPABALAI), Document & Records Storage (Physical Archives) (TLALAAAK)

Keywords

• Secure document destruction
• Records storage services
• Mobile shredding services
• Hard drive destruction
• Data destruction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shredding Services: On-site mobile shredding, off-site plant shredding, one-time purge shredding, recurring scheduled shredding, and drop-off shredding services for businesses and residential customers. Pricing based on service type (paper shredding, hard drive shredding, product destruction), frequency (one-time, weekly, monthly), and volume (number of banker boxes).
2. Document Storage Services: Secure document storage and retrieval services including off-site storage, organized filing systems, and document delivery/pickup services. Includes barcode tracking system and inventory management.
3. Hard Drive Shredding: Secure destruction of hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and other electronic media containing sensitive data.
4. Product Destruction: Destruction of products, prototypes, and branded materials requiring secure disposal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Allegheny Records provides secure document destruction, hard drive and electronic media destruction, product destruction, and off-site records storage and retrieval services for businesses and residents across Western Pennsylvania. The company operates both on-site mobile shredding and off-site plant shredding using proprietary shredding equipment manufactured by its sister company Allegheny Shredders, and provides NAID AAA certified destruction with notarized Certificates of Destruction. Document storage services include barcoded tracking, pickup, and on-demand retrieval of stored records.

Product overview

Allegheny Records is a secure document destruction and records management company serving Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. The company offers a comprehensive suite of on-site and off-site shredding services including mobile shredding, plant-based destruction, and drop-off options. Document management is handled through secure storage with barcode tracking and retrieval/delivery services. The product portfolio centers on physical security services rather than software: On-Site Mobile Shredding and Off-Site Plant Shredding form the core destruction offerings, supplemented by specialized services for hard drives, product destruction, and residential customers. Document Storage and Document Retrieval provide lifecycle management for paper records, while Security Consoles serve as the collection infrastructure. All services are bundled with Certificate of Destruction documentation for compliance purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Allegheny Shredders: Related site for Allegheny Shredders equipment - the company builds its own shredding machines

Products and services

• On-Site Mobile Shredding Mobile paper shredding service in which proprietary shredding equipment (1436GX mobile security grinder) mounted in company vehicles travels to the customer's location, allowing business and residential customers to witness destruction of documents on-site with full chain of custody.
• Off-Site Plant Shredding Secure document destruction service where materials are collected in tamper-evident containers and transported to the company's state-of-the-art destruction facility in Greensburg, PA, where they are processed through the 200 Hp Allegheny 36-1000C HD Shredder with witnessed destruction available.
• One-Time Shredding One-time purge shredding service for businesses or residents needing occasional document destruction, available either as on-site mobile shredding or off-site plant shredding.
• Recurring Scheduled Shredding Scheduled paper shredding service for businesses with flexible pickup frequencies including weekly, monthly, or quarterly options, with secure containers provided at no additional charge.
• Drop-Off Shredding Self-service shredding option where customers bring documents to the Greensburg, PA facility at 151 Destruction Ln and can witness the destruction process at the company's main destruction facility.
• Hard Drive Shredding Secure destruction of hard drives, disks, CDs, DVDs, and other electronic media containing sensitive data, provided for businesses and individuals needing compliant disposal of digital storage devices.
• Product Destruction Secure destruction of proprietary products, branded materials, prototypes, uniforms, ID cards, and credit cards for businesses requiring verifiable disposal of non-document items.
• Document Storage Secure off-site document storage solution using high-density polyethylene containers and a barcoded tracking system for inventory management, providing safe retention of business records.
• Document Retrieval File retrieval and delivery service allowing customers to access stored records on demand with various pickup and delivery options from the secure storage facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protects businesses from costly HIPAA violations which can result in settlements exceeding $4 million
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allegheny ShredderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllegheny Shredders is the company's sister company that manufactures shredding equipment. Allegheny Records uses proprietary shredding technology built by Allegheny Shredders, including the 1425GX Security Grinder, 200 Hp Allegheny 36-1000C HD Shredder, and 1436GX mobile security grinder. This vertical integration ensures equipment quality and technological advantage.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Corodata: Regional records storage and shredding provider serving the Western U.S. with similar combined storage and destruction offerings. Direct competitor model to Allegheny in the records management lifecycle.
• Gilmore Services: Mid-Atlantic secure destruction and records management operator serving businesses and government. Comparable in service mix (mobile shredding, hard drive destruction, records storage) and similar regional scale.
• ProShred Security: A franchised mobile shredding operator with similar service lines (on-site mobile shredding, hard drive destruction, residential and business customers). Most directly comparable in business model and customer profile.

Others

• Allegheny Shredders: Sister company and strategic partner that manufactures the proprietary shredding equipment used by Allegheny Records. Comparable as an ecosystem participant and potential latent revenue stream via equipment sales to other operators.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Global leader in records storage, information destruction, and data management. Directly competes with Allegheny's document storage and retrieval services and offers secure shredding as part of its integrated records lifecycle offering.
• Stericycle (formerly Shred-it): One of the largest North American secure information destruction operators, offering mobile and plant-based shredding across the U.S. Directly comparable to Allegheny Records in core service lines (shredding, hard drive destruction, product destruction) but at vastly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Access (previously Recall / Crown Records): Major records and information management provider offering document storage, retrieval, and secure destruction. Comparable to Allegheny on the storage side and increasingly on the destruction side.
• Cintas Document Shredding: National provider of document destruction services bundled with its uniform and facility services portfolio. Comparable in shredding services and regulated-vertical customer base, but operates as a broader services incumbent.

Emerging players

• Guardian Data Destruction: Specialized provider of electronic media and hard drive destruction services. Comparable to Allegheny's hard drive shredding service line, with focus on digital rather than paper destruction.

Regional players

• Shred Station (UK / international): Regional secure shredding operator with NAID-aligned practices. Comparable in service structure and customer base (regulated verticals), though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allegheny-records-destruction

Compliance10 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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