Erasing the paper trail: Local shredder carving out place in industry

By Barney Quick
First Posted: September 17, 2012 - 11:38 pm
Last Updated: September 17, 2012 - 11:39 pm

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Speedy Shred owner Deryk Baurle collects documents to be shredded during a stop at one his clients in Columbus. PHOTO BY DOUG SHOWALTER

Space and privacy are both at a premium in today’s world. That’s why the demand for document shredding services continues to grow.

Businesses of all sizes, hospitals and clinics, schools, government agencies and even households that keep records to any special degree can quickly accumulate a backlog of paper beyond what’s manageable.

Many organizations have established formal records-retention policies. These usually spell out lengths of time that various types of documents are to be stored.

In south-central Indiana, most organizations seeking shredding help have enlisted one of two large nationwide suppliers. Cintas, a corporation that provides services ranging from uniforms to fire protection, has a document management division that offers shredding as well as imaging, hard drive

destruction and even product destruction.

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