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2,017
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 290 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the helpful and professional staff who provide prompt support and guide them smoothly through the entire document collection process. People note that company representatives are extremely polite, efficient, and always ready to quickly resolve scheduling queries with total ease. Some reviewers were not happy with the communication regarding collection dates and experienced frustrating delays when trying to arrange services. A few customers mentioned having to chase the support team multiple times or faced difficulties when trying to get timely status updates. Others felt that management lacked flexibility when handling specific account issues.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a huge amount of shredding to be done and Adam was very helpful and accomodated our specific requests. We have also booked subsequent collections and will use again They are able to shred docu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What made by experience excellent was David's response to my request. Having had Shreddit fail miserably to do a scheduled pick up on 26th January between 08.00 and 12.00 noon, it had been reschedule... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Only needing a small one off disposal, I telephoned for a quick chat. The lovely lady I spoke to, talked me through my options after finding out my needs. She then sent me big bags in the post to use... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rang ahead of a prior collection that was due, regarding the amount of collections bags we had & needing more. Explained the situation to Louise Preston & she was extremely helpful. She checked with... See more

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Company details

  1. Shredding Service
  2. Business-to-Business service

About Shred-it

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About Shred-it

Shred-it helps organisations maintain the security and integrity of private and confidential information through document shredding and recycling, hard drive destruction and workplace privacy policies. As one of the largest document destruction providers in the world, Shred-it is working to shape a healthier and safer world for everyone, everywhere, every day through safe, responsible and sustainable services and products.

Why Shred-it

35+ Years of Experience
450K+ Locations Serviced Worldwide
20+ Years i-SIGMA Certified
One-time shredding services Regular shredding services HDD & e-Media destruction Free security survey Sustainable services Contact us

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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and easy

They were quick and easy to deal with, very organised and cost effective. Friendly staff to speak with in the customer service centre.

18 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Ben,

Thank you for your feedback, its great to hear you had such a positive experience when booking in your collection!.

Kind Regards,
Ellie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ellie Tracy-Hannon - excellent customer service support

Ellie Tracy-Hannon has been very helpful and has assisted with resolving a query around the collection of shredding at one of our sites. She contacted me about the issue and then followed this up by email. I was able to contact her quickly by phone direct and again, she was polite, professional, courteous and helpful. I was very impressed with her excellent customer service skills.

17 March 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Kathryn,

Thank you for your feedback. Its great that Ellie has provided such great customer service in regards to your recent enquiry. I will ensure she receives this feedback.

Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shafaqat Gave great service

Shafaqat Gave great service. He took the time to find out when my collection was going to happen. Then even called me back to let me know the driver was going to arrive even earlier! So happy with the excellent friendly service! Thanks!

13 March 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Krish,

Thank you for your feedback. Its great that Shafaqat has provided such great customer service in regards to your recent enquiry. I will ensure he receives this feedback.

Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Collection Schedule

I called today and spoke to Lee Johnston.
Lee was very efficient and helpful when dealing with my query and all was resolved in 5 minutes.
Excellent & thank you Lee.

10 March 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Toby,

Thank you for your feedback - its great that Lee managed to resolve your query so quickly. I will ensure he receives this feedback.

Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service date rescheduled

My request to reschedule a service date was dealt with quickly and professionally by Lee Johnston.

9 March 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your feedback - its great that Lee managed to resolve your query so quickly. I will ensure he receives this feedback.

Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very Helpful

Shred-it were very helpful in finding what I required and collected the papers I needed shredding very promptly.

23 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Sarah,
Thank you for your feedback. its great to hear you had such a positive experience with your recent collection.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Craig was very friendly and easy to…

Craig was very friendly and easy to email with. No problems, all ran smoothly. Thank you

23 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Teresa,
Thank you for your feedback. I will get this passed over to Craig, good to hear he provided such a good service.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service from initial booking to collection. All staff exceptionally helpful and caring, specifically Sam who I booked the collection through and who sent out the bags and the lovely chap (Dan?) who picked everything up from the office singlehandedly, which was a feat in itself, however despite this he kept his cheerful demeanour throughout and cleared everything swiftly and expediently. Excellent service wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

24 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Carron,

Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear that you had such a good experience with your recent collection. I will ensure Sam & the driver who collected your shredding receive this positive feedback.

Kind Regards
Ellie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Always very helpful and communicates…

Always very helpful and communicates very well.

23 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Mike,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback, I'm glad to hear we have been able to help you with your queries!

Thank you,
Ellie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A difficult and short notice request…

A difficult and short notice request was dealt with promptly and efficiently by Louise Preston.

26 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon David,
Thank you for your feedback. Its great to hear Louise dealt with your request so efficiently. I will ensure she receives this feedback.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a nice company to deal with

My advice would be never to use this company. They are the most unsympathetic cold-hearted people. After using their service for many years I explained to them on more than one occasion that the company I work for has been facing financial difficulties and asked for their help to cut costs. They wouldn't reduce down the number of site visits or let us give one box back and said that we had to see the contract through. We not surprisingly fell behind on payments and after I explained again they decided to go straight to adding court fees, daily intersest and a threat to pay within seven days or we will be going to court. It's nice that they have the luxury to sleep well at night and feel safe in their jobs. I on the otherhand am not so fortunate. Taking legal action and offering no help is only stressing out everyone I work with even more when we are already facing a brick wall. We really did hope we could find some sort of solution with a payment plan but Shred-it is only interested in taking the company down. I would advise people never to use them because you never know what situation you could be facing in the future and this company doesn't have a heart or give a damn.

24 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Emma,
Thank you for your feedback. I have sent you a request for further information.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Billing Access

Billing issue was resolved within 24 hours.
Brilliant correspondence and intervention by Ellie.
Very positive experience.

25 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Allan,
Thank you for your email. I will ensure that Ellie receives the feedback regarding your recent experience.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rang ahead of a prior collection

Rang ahead of a prior collection that was due, regarding the amount of collections bags we had & needing more. Explained the situation to Louise Preston & she was extremely helpful. She checked with other departments & emailed me with confirmation of the outcome.
As previously stated, Louise was very helpful & very well mannered over the phone.

23 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Shaun,
Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear Louise provided such a positive experience for you from a customer service point of view. I will ensure she receives this feedback.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be careful when signing any contracts…

Be careful when signing any contracts with this company. Please read all the fineprint as they have a 3 year auto renewal clause. Without any notice they will renew for 3 years and they will ask you to pay a lot of fine to leave the contract. Not the best business to do business with.
So far in business I have never seen companies which will auto renew without notice for 3 years.
Extremely unfair practice.

24 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning Ash,
Thank you for your feedback. I have sent you a request for further information.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt and Efficient

Our local Shred- It are very prompt and helpful with every step of the process for collection

11 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Morning,
Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear you are having such a positive experience with your service.
Kind Regards
David

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication

Great communication. Collected on the day and at the time scheduled

23 February 2026
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Reply from Shred-it

Good Afternoon Ian,
Thank you for your feedback. Its great to hear you had a positive experience.
Kind Regards
David

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