Secure Data Destruction in Manchester
Manchester organisations can have hard drives, SSDs, tapes, phones and other data-bearing media collected and destroyed, and certificates of destruction can be supplied on request.
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Redundant equipment remains a security risk for exactly as long as its data survives. Skips Manchester arranges for loose media and data-bearing devices to be collected from organisations throughout Manchester, including IT departments, schools, clinics, housing associations, and city-centre accountants and solicitors.
We’ve designed the service around commercial quantities – backup tapes out of an archive, a boxful of loose hard drives after a server refresh, a cupboard full of retired phones, or the data-bearing part of a larger IT disposal. On request, we can issue certificates of destruction, so you have a record to keep with your waste paperwork.
At quote stage, let us know what kind of items you have and roughly how many. Because tablets, laptops and phones contain batteries, battery-containing equipment also has to be declared. Fill in the quote form on this page or contact us.
What can be arranged
Collections can cover whole devices with their storage still inside, or loose media and drives. The next step varies with the type of media: whether work can be done at your premises, and which destruction methods are used, differ from job to job. So instead of promising one standard process, we confirm what is available for your job at quote stage.
Typical items are:
- Solid-state drives and hard disk drives
- Backup cartridges and tapes
- Tablets and mobile phones
- Laptops and other devices with soldered storage
- Memory cards, USB sticks and optical discs
Destruction certificates
The certificate is what most organisations are really after. Since we issue certificates of destruction on request, raise it at booking and not once the collection has happened.
Where individual items have to be reconciled, draw up a list of serial numbers ahead of collection and check whether the certificate can reference them. File the certificate alongside the waste transfer note from the same collection; your records then show what became of the data as well as where the equipment ended up.
Getting media ready for collection
Data protection law leaves your organisation responsible for personal data until it has been dealt with properly, so collection day should be treated as one stage of that process. Until the crew arrives, hold everything in a lockable container or locked room, having counted the items and noted any serial numbers you need.
Choose a single person to sign the paperwork and hand the media over. Where the drives come from a larger refresh, pairing the job with IT equipment disposal or server recycling cuts down on visits.
Media we can collect
- Solid-state drives (SSDs)
- Hard disk drives (HDDs)
- Backup cartridges and tapes
- Tablets and mobile phones (batteries declared)
- Discs, memory cards and USB sticks
- Laptops with soldered storage (batteries declared)
Outside the scope of this service
- General office waste
- Confidential paper records
- Battery-powered devices that haven’t been declared
Not sure? See what can go in a skip or ask us when you book.
Well suited to
- IT departments
- Financial and legal firms
- Server refreshes
- Colleges and schools
- Healthcare practices
- Housing associations
Secure Data Destruction – your questions answered
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Do I get a certificate of destruction?
On request, we can issue certificates of destruction. Raise it at quote stage and it will be organised as part of the job. File it with your waste transfer note.
Can drives be destroyed on site at our premises?
That depends on the quantity and on your location. Certain jobs can be done on site, while others mean secure collection with destruction carried out elsewhere. At quote stage we’ll confirm which options exist for your volume and location.
Should drives be taken out of computers beforehand?
Not always. We can collect complete devices, and in many recent tablets and laptops the storage is part of the board anyway. Tell us if you have whole devices, loose drives or both, and if any of them contain batteries.
Is paper shredding included?
No – the service is for data-bearing devices and electronic media, not confidential paper. If paper records need disposing of too, say so when you get in touch and we’ll advise.
Is this service open to small businesses?
Yes, provided there is a reasonable amount of media to pick up, because the service is mainly for commercial quantities. A typical job is an office or practice clearing several years’ worth of old phones and drives.
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