The Shredding Company Reviews 460

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Review summary

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Evaluating 63 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers praise the staff for their courteous, friendly, and professional demeanor, making interactions pleasant and efficient. The service is consistently described as excellent, with people highlighting the efficiency and ease of the entire process, from ordering to collection and destruction. Reviewers frequently mention prompt delivery of sacks, quick collection, and timely receipt of destruction certificates, often within 24 hours. However, some customers experienced minor issues with the ordering process, such as not receiving an initial acknowledgment of their order or payment. A few people also felt uncomfortable handing over items like hard drives directly to the driver, wishing they could be placed in a data sack.

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Service

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Staff

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Delivery service

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Order

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Product

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All contact with them has been excellent. Via phone and email. The response has been immediate, courteous and friendly. The young man who collected from us was equally courteous, friendly and profe... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was looking online for a company that would destroy some aged company accounts and numerous job files. I found numerous companies offered this but you had to go through the rigmaral of requesting a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A pleasure to deal with - everybody is efficient and friendly. Easy to use website and ordering, with the bonus of being competitively priced. Used for a one-off job to clear old archive boxes - le... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In these days of data protection and working from home, a stress-free, affordable shredding solution is a godsend. No more lugging bags of paper around or going mad trying to find a far-flung industr... See more


Company details

  1. House Clearance Service
  2. Data Destruction Equipment Store

About The Shredding Company

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The Shredding Company are a division of The Hill Company. The Hill Company’s core business is document management. We are a well–established dedicated records management company servicing the length and breadth of the UK. We remain family owned and run with that ethos. We are the largest privately owned records management company in the UK. The management team has a successful proven track record of many years’ standing of excellent service within the storage industry.

We can offer a pre-paid shredding sack service, collection services or hire services. We service nationwide too.


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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great family owned company - professional, efficient and courteous with great customer service!

I've never contacted a shredding company before but picked this one as you could compute the cost yourself via their interactive website which I liked (rather than having to ring up and find it's ultra expensive or something and awkwardly trying to end the call). The pricing structure was clear and very reasonable for a small business like mine. The fact that it is a family firm was definitely a bonus. I wasn't disappointed - everyone from the lad that personally dropped off the shredding bags, to Elisha in the office who organised it all, to the lad who collected the bags have been totally professional, courteous and efficient with second to none customer service! A credit to their firm and I got an official certificate of destruction emailed over to me the day after the secure shredding bags were taken away so I know that I have fulfilled my legal obligations in that respect too. I am definitely going to use this firm again myself and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to others too as I have already done.

22 May 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Will use them again

A couple of issues at the order stage with the website but otherwise great. I had a couple of questions which they answered quickly. Ordered some extra sacks which they dealt with quickly. Picked up and destroyed and certificate provided. Will use them again.

30 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tracy

Great efficient service and very easy end to end process. Ordered 10 pre-paid shredding bags which was delivered quickly, and once filled, I was able to select my chosen collection date. I received my destruction certificate within 24 hours of collection. Will use again.

27 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered 3 bags

Ordered 3 bags, received 2, contacted company, and they immediately sent a 3rd. Booked collection and it they collected as requested, next day received certificate of destruction

24 February 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Confidential waste

I arranged to have some confidential waste sacks delivered and collected - 45 in total. The process was easy, Elisha dealt with my order efficiently and quickly. The sacks were delivered to one address and collected from another. No issues and everything completed as required. Would recommend most highly

13 February 2026

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