Identity theft is a major concern, both online and offline, with an ever-growing number of UK consumers becoming a victim of identity fraud at some time in their lives. If a thief obtains your personal details, they can open bank accounts, take out credit cards, apply for loans, apply for state benefits, order online, make in-store purchases, take out mobile phone contracts and even apply for identity documents such as a passport or drivers’ licence in your name.
Don’t allow this to happen. Take action now and protect yourself and your loved ones from identity theft by ensuring all of your bills, letters - anything with your personal details on - gets shredded properly before being thrown away.
Ripping paper up isn’t good enough as it is easy for a thief to put the pieces back together again, but shredding the documents with the PS581 shredder will cut them into small 39x4mm pieces.
The Duronic PS581 is ideal if you have high amounts of paper to shred; if you have a medium/large office or home office, this is the machine for you. It’s durable, strong and able to plough through piles of papers to get the job done.
Things to Consider When Choosing a Shredder
It is important that you get the right shredder to suit your needs. There are several important factors that you should consider before purchasing one:
· Purpose: Do you need it for home, a small office or a larger office?
· Security: How high security do you need it? Choose from cross-cut for general shredding or micro-cut slicing up sensitive documents.
· Usage: How often will you be using it? Do you want or need a larger bin to hold more and not need to empty as often?
· Capability: How much paper do you want to be able to shred in one go?
· Location: where do you want to place it? On a table? Under it? On the floor standing proud in the middle of an office, or in a tight cover in a small space.
It is important that you get the right shredder to suit your needs. There are several important factors that you should consider before purchasing one:
Purpose
Do you need it for home, a small office or a larger office?
Security
How high security do you need it? Choose from cross-cut for general shredding or micro-cut slicing up sensitive documents.
Usage
How often will you be using it? Do you want or need a larger bin to hold more and not need to empty as often?
Capability
How much paper do you want to be able to shred in one go?
Location
Where do you want to place it? On a table? Under it? On the floor standing proud in the middle of an office, or in a tight cover in a small space.
In line with the recent implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), businesses and anywhere that holds sensitive data are under greater scrutiny when it comes to disposing of personal data. With the PS581 shredder this isn’t a worry as it will efficiently cut through paper into small pieces, ensuring that if your disposed documents get into the wrong hands, they will never be able to be put back together again by the thief.
Like all shredders, this model has an on/off power switch, auto function, forwards function and reverse function (to help in the event of a paper jam).
It has an opening of 22cm which is suited for A4 paper, and a separate slot for CD's and credit cards.
It also has an LED power light to indicate when the machine is ready to use.
The larger 22-litre bin on the PS581 can be used daily without having to be emptied after each use.
As well as giving the shredder a contemporary look, the silver-coloured see-through mesh front panel allows you to see when it is getting full.
Don't forget to recycle your waste paper when you dispose of it!
Built with a low energy 460W motor, this shredder will power through tasks with ease while not consuming too much electricity.
It has a built-in run time of 2 minutes on / 40 minutes off. This is a safety feature to preserve the motor and prevent it from overheating.
Able to shred both paper and credit cards, this shredder will help you safely dispose of all your unwanted private documents.
It can cross-cut up to 15 pages of A4 paper, 1 CD/DVD or 1 credit/debit card at a time.
Perfect for in the office or at home, the PS581 shredder is big enough to collect shreddings for several days before needing to be emptied. Although it is a big model, it can still slide underneath a desk so it can be tucked away when not in use.
On the bottom are hidden caster wheels which allow you to glide your shredder into different locations if you need to.
