Policies and Documentation

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our rigorous policies and comprehensive documentation, designed to ensure the highest standards of security and environmental responsibility.

We proudly hold accreditations for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001, demonstrating our dedication to quality management, environmental stewardship, and information security.

With SecureITAD, you can trust that your data and hardware are managed with the utmost care, backed by robust, accredited processes that prioritise your security and compliance needs.

SecureITAD’s Commitment: Policies, Documentation, and ISO Accreditations

In IT asset disposal, ISO 9001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organisations use this standard to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements.

For SecureITAD, being ISO 9001 accredited means that the company adheres to strict quality management principles, including:

 

  • Customer Focus: Ensuring that customer needs and expectations are met and exceeded.
  • Leadership: Establishing a unified direction and creating an environment that enables people to achieve the organisation’s objectives.
  • Engagement of People: Involving competent, empowered, and engaged people at all levels of the organisation.
  • Process Approach: Managing activities as processes, which are interconnected and function as a coherent system.
  • Improvement: Continuously improving the organisation’s overall performance.
  • Evidence-Based Decision Making: Making decisions based on the analysis and evaluation of data and information.
  • Relationship Management: Managing relationships with interested parties, such as suppliers and partners, to optimise performance.
  • By adhering to ISO 9001 standards, SecureITAD ensures that their IT asset disposal processes are efficient, reliable, and focused on continuous improvement, thereby delivering high-quality services to their clients.

View our ISO 9001 certificate here.

Other Policies and Documentation

ISO 9001

For SecureITAD, being ISO 9001 accredited means that the company adheres to strict quality management principles, including:

 

  • Customer Focus: Ensuring that customer needs and expectations are met and exceeded.
  • Leadership: Establishing a unified direction and creating an environment that enables people to achieve the organisation’s objectives.
  • Engagement of People: Involving competent, empowered, and engaged people at all levels of the organisation.
  • Process Approach: Managing activities as processes, which are interconnected and function as a coherent system.
  • Improvement: Continuously improving the organisation’s overall performance.
  • Evidence-Based Decision Making: Making decisions based on the analysis and evaluation of data and information.
  • Relationship Management: Managing relationships with interested parties, such as suppliers and partners, to optimise performance.
  • By adhering to ISO 9001 standards, SecureITAD ensures that their IT asset disposal processes are efficient, reliable, and focused on continuous improvement, thereby delivering high-quality services to their clients.

View our ISO 9001 certificate here.

In IT asset disposal, ISO 14001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for an effective environmental management system (EMS). It provides a framework that organisations can follow to set up an EMS, helping them to reduce their environmental impact. For SecureITAD, this means ensuring their disposal processes are environmentally responsible, minimising waste, and promoting recycling and sustainable practices. Adherence to ISO 14001 demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship and continuous improvement in environmental performance.

Six Media Categories:

  • P: Paper Based Products
  • F: Film Based Products including Micro-film, Microfiche, and Slides etc.
  • O: Optical Media including CD’s, DVD’s and Blu-ray Disks etc.
  • T: Magnetic Data Media like Floppy Discs, ID Cards, Magnetic Tapes, and Cassettes etc.
  • H: Hard Drives from Computers, Laptops, and External Devices
  • E: Electronic Data Media like Memory Sticks, Cards with a Magnetic Chip, Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Mobile Phones

Seven Specific Security Levels:

  • P-1 – 12mm Strips or maximum Particle surface area of 2,000 mm² – suitable for general documents such as advertising materials.
  • P-2 – 6mm Strips or maximum Particle surface area of 800 mm² – suitable for internal documents such as company communications, instructions, travel guidance, notices and forms.
  • P-3 – 2mm Strips or maximum Particle surface area of 320 mm² – suitable for sensitive and confidential data, as well as personal data such as company sales reports, tax documents and documents with private address data.
  • P-4 – Maximum Cross Cut Particle surface area 160mm² with a maximum strip width of 6mm = 6x25mm – suitable for sensitive and confidential data, as well as personal data such as payslips, personal data/files, contracts, medical reports and tax documents.
  • P-5 – Maximum Cross Cut Particle surface area 30mm² with a maximum strip width of 2mm = 2x15mm – suitable for data containing confidential information with fundamental importance for a person, company or institution, such as patents, construction documents, strategic papers, competitor analysis and process documentation.
  • P-6 – Maximum Cross Cut Particle surface area 10mm² with a maximum strip width of 1mm = 1x10mm – suitable for confidential documentation requiring extraordinary security precautions such as research and development documents, official areas
  • P-7 – Maximum Cross Cut Particle surface area 5mm² with a maximum strip width of 1mm = 1x5mm – suitable for strictly confidential data with the highest security precautions such as secret service or military sectors.

*P = Paper Media Requirements

Maximum Shred Sizes for Other Media

Class Optical Max Media Max Magnetic Max Electronic Max
Class 1 O-1 2000mm2 T-1 Inoperable H-1 Inoperable E-1 Inoperable
O-2 800mm2 T-2 Split H-2 Damaged E-2 Split
O-3 160mm2 T-3 2000mm2 H-3 Deformed E-3 160mm2
Class 2 O-4 30mm2 T-4 320mm2 H-4 2000mm2 E-4 30mm2
O-5 10mm2 T-5 160mm2 H-5 320mm2 E-5 10mm2
Class 3 O-6 5mm2 T-6 10mm2 H-6 160mm2 E-6 1mm2
O-7 0.2mm2 T-7 2.5mm2 H-7 10mm2 E-7 0.5mm2

A Comprehensive Range of Shreddable Devices:

From hard drives and solid-state drives to mobile phones and data tapes, we offer shredding services for a comprehensive array of data-bearing devices.

Our expertise extends to:

  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Floppy discs
  • Memory sticks
  • Flash media
  • Prtable storage devices
  • Chip and pin devices
  • …and even ID badges

At Secure ITAD, we’re not just shredding specialists – we’re pioneers of security, innovation, and environmental responsibility, setting the standard for excellence in data media destruction.

What we can do for you?

Every client is different…

The requirement, environment and service are always unique to each client, from the different media types that need destroying, the security standard required, the location & site restrictions.

  • Every request is handled by our experienced staff to provide a customised service that is tailored made just for you.
  • Once we have agreed a service, date & time, we will turn up to site with an unmarked vehicle(s) with our own SC security checked staff.
  • Once the media has been collected from its secure location, we will begin recording the devices, capturing the make, model & serial number before we shred them.
  • This can be witnessed by a member of your staff if required.
  • Shredded materials are removed from site & recycled in accordance with the Environment Agency at a licenced AATF facility.
  • Certificate of destruction will be forwarded to you the client.