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We are in Trafford Park every Thursday as well as numerous locations within the city centre and surrounding areas including Oldham, Failsworth, Cheadle, Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Salford and many more.
“Scores of confidential files with personal details about abuse survivors were left in our office – and nobody seemed to care.”
“Scores of confidential social services files containing highly personal details about the lives of vulnerable young people – including abuse survivors – have been found abandoned in an empty Tameside office.
The extraordinary data breach was discovered by the building’s landlord after drug service contractor Change, Grow, Live (CGL) left a fortnight ago.
But he says neither CGL nor Tameside council showed any interest in retrieving the records when he alerted them.”
Read the full story in the Manchester Evening News
The Information Commissioner’s Office are currently investigating the data breach and has the power to enforce a fine of up to £500,000 to the organisation responsible for the data breach.
With the new GDPR regulations due to come into effect in May 2018 organisations in Manchester need to have processes in place to enable individuals to have the ‘right to be forgotten’ and protect individuals’ information from being exposed and breached. Having a secure data destruction process is a key step to take to ensure GDPR compliance.
If you need an emergency shredding service we can respond quickly.
On-site is in sight!
With a high route density we can shred on-site with just a few days’ notice so your confidential waste is cleared efficiently.
You can witness our high-speed shredders destroy all your material before it is removed from your workplace. When the destruction is complete, the shredded waste is removed from site and then, at our secure facility, the waste is ejected onto a conveyor and compacted into mill-sized bales for onward transfer to a UK paper mill.
To work on-site, all Topwood shredding personnel are security vetted to BS7858 or above and are Safe Contractor trained and accredited.
We collect the shredding
Confidential waste is shredded while you watch
The Driver confirms with e-receipt and Cert of Destruction
All shredded waste is removed from your site
All waste is baled for recycling
Our security-vetted staff collect confidential waste and load into approved vehicles for transit.
We will then shred it at our secure site and the shredded waste will be baled ready for recycling into useful paper products.
To work off-site all Topwood shredding personnel are security vetted to least BS7858 and are Safe Contractor trained and accredited.
To work on-site, all Topwood shredding personnel are security vetted to BS7858 or above, and are SafeContractor trained and accredited.
At Topwood, we have a trained, motivated and well-rewarded team that handles confidential waste. All the team are full-time employees and we do not use temporary or agency workers. Prior to employment at Topwood, candidates are security vetted to BS7858 (including DBS checks) for complete peace of mind.
In addition, all staff who attend customer sites display photo ID and wear a distinct branded uniform for added security.
The shredded outcome from destroyed documents is graded and wrapped into one-tonne bales at Topwood.
We ensure you fulfil your duty of care under the waste regulations by transporting the bales to a UK paper recycling mill where the paper is pulped, and the fibres are recovered.
With a 100% success rate in getting shredded documents recycled into paper and paper-based products, we ensure you meet your sustainability objectives.
Topwood has a zero waste-to-landfill policy, where all products destroyed are compliant with the waste hierarchy.
36 Abenbury Way
Wrexham Industrial Estate
Wrexham, LL13 9UZ
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