Ecoshred gets accreditation from The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

Feb. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- If you're still wondering about the benefits of working with ecoshred and using us for your document and data destruction requirements, you might just want to bear in mind some of these facts.

The Association of Chief Police Officers advised that £20 billion is lost through weaknesses exploited in corporate information security

-70% of UK organisations have been hit by at least 1 data breach
In July 2009, the Financial Services Authority levied a record fine of £3.2 million on a high street bank after they lost sensitive information... twice

-Companies House recently reported up to 100 cases of corporate identity fraud occur every month

-79% of businesses make no effort to destroy the sensitive material that they throw away or are preparing to recycle

-32% of employees discard confidential information into their waste paper bins

-40% of businesses risk their clients identities by throwing away sensitive customer information without due care - including home addresses, phone numbers and passport copies.

-In a survey of British workers, 58% would take confidential data to help negotiate a new job

-And 48% have already started to do so...

Here at ecoshred (www.ecoshreduk.com) we are happy to announce that we have been officially re-accredited by UKAS for both our ISO 9001 management systems and 14001 environmental systems.
Being accredited for ISO 9001 means that all of our team understands all of the processes and procedures necessary to undertake our confidential waste service. Being accredited for ISO 14001 means that ecoshred minimises the negative effects we have on the environment, complies with all applicable laws and regulations and that we as a company will continue to improve both of these factors. If you’re interested in how ecoshred could help to safely and confidentially dispose of your paper and media, contact us today on 0800 612 9595, email us at generalenquiries@ecoshreduk.com or contact us via our website http://www.ecoshreduk.com/contactus.html.