Our shredder set up in the van with the asset-scan laptop.

On site data destruction in Wales, witnessed by the client

We carried out on site data destruction in Wales in July 2025. Two of our team audited 700 data bearing devices, then destroyed the drives with our HSM shredder while the client watched. Nothing was taken away to be dealt with later.

Client type
Scope: Audit of 700 data bearing devices, then on site destruction witnessed by the client
When: July 2025
Where: Wales
Results: Destruction completed on site, witnessed by the client

The challenge

The client had 700 data bearing devices to account for and wanted to see them destroyed. That rules out a collection and a certificate posted later. The audit and the destruction both had to happen at their site, in front of them.

Our approach

Two of the team took our HSM hard disk drive shredder to Wales. The audit came first. The destruction followed, with the client witnessing it.

Our usual set up is the HSM Powerline StoreEx HDS 150, cutting 40 mm strips to DIN 66399 T-1/E-2/H-3, at up to 210 drives an hour. It runs from a 13 amp 240 V socket or our 7 kW Hyundai dual fuel generator. Serial numbers are scanned into the certificate of destruction as we go.

The result

The audit was done and the destruction took place on site, witnessed by the client.

The drives are destroyed at your premises, not taken away first. We bring the shredder to you, audit what's there, and destroy it while you watch. Nothing leaves your building as a working drive, and you don't wait on a courier or a certificate in the post.

Yes, and in Wales the client did exactly that. We'd rather you saw it than took our word for it. Bring whoever signs off data security and we'll take them through the audit first, then the shredder, then the paperwork.

A certificate of destruction built from the serial numbers we scan on site. The audit list and the certificate should agree line for line. If you want to see the layout before you book, there's a sample certificate on our resources page.

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