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Our sales director, Mike Cluskey attended the official launch of The Security Alliance back in June but I wanted to dedicate a blog to what being part of a collaboration like this means for Russell Richardson. To me it’s a positive step towards a change of attitude about the sector in which shredding belongs. Many business owners rightly or... read more

A lot of businesses still believe that shredding material in-house using a desk-side shredder is the best and most cost effective method of destroying confidential information. Of course, it is my belief that this kind of cost saving is a false economy as you still need to pay for a member of staff to make the decision what to shred and also to... read more

Regardless of how long you have been in business, you have probably spent a lot of time and money developing your brand and company identity. No doubt, like me, you are extremely proud of it too and subsequently the reputation you have built up amongst your customers and suppliers. That said, a brief look around most offices and I am surprised... read more

I am sure that you wouldn’t be too surprised to hear that often when our sales consultants are speaking to a potential customer and ask: “who is the data controller for your organisation?” the person often cannot answer. It’s not just with smaller SMEs that this happens either, as it is often the case in much larger corporations too. In terms of... read more

During my time in the shredding industry you wouldn’t believe the amount of businesses that I come across that are still under the impression that having one small desktop shredder in the office is enough to ensure the safe destruction of confidential information. I am going to say it again, shredding in-house really is not good practice and yes ... read more