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[[Image:Shred-it service truck Farmington Hills Michigan.JPG|thumb|right|Shred-it service truck, [[Farmington Hills, Michigan]]]]
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'''Shred-it''' is a document destruction company, founded by the late Greg Brophy in 1988 and incorporated in 1989. With headquarters in [[Oakville, Ontario]], and a head office in Cincinnati, Ohio,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sdbmagazine.com/shredit-cintas-combine-document-destruction-operations.aspx |title=Shredit, Cintas Combine Document Destruction Operations |date=Fall 2015 |publisher=Storage & Destruction Business Magazine }}</ref> the company operates in more than 140 markets, in 17 different countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/canada/2014/05/02/birch-hills-shred-it-gets-bigger-with-cintas-combination/|title=Birch Hill's Shred-it gets bigger with Cintas combination |date=2 May 2014|publisher=PE Hub }}</ref> In 2014, Shred-it merged with Cintas Document Shredding, which now operates under the Shred-it name.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140825225247/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cintas-corporation-announces-agreement-shred-120000580.html</ref> In late 2015 Shred It was acquired by Stericycle Inc in a 2.4B dollar deal. The company now employs more than 5000 associates, with a fleet of 2000 trucks, servicing over 300,000 customers each year.{{cn|date=June 2017}} Shred-it specializes in mobile on-site and off-site secure [[paper shredding]] and confidential waste disposal. They also offer hard drive destruction, as well as different types of media destruction. Upon completion of shredding, each client is provided with a Certificate of Destruction.
'''Shred-it''' is a document destruction company, founded by the late Greg Brophy in 1987<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/nyregion/in-business-making-sure-there-s-no-paper-trail.html</ref> and incorporated in 1989. With headquarters in [[Oakville, Ontario]], and a head office in Cincinnati, Ohio,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sdbmagazine.com/shredit-cintas-combine-document-destruction-operations.aspx |title=Shredit, Cintas Combine Document Destruction Operations |date=Fall 2015 |publisher=Storage & Destruction Business Magazine }}</ref> the company operates in more than 140 markets in 17 different countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pehub.com/canada/2014/05/02/birch-hills-shred-it-gets-bigger-with-cintas-combination/|title=Birch Hill's Shred-it gets bigger with Cintas combination |date=2 May 2014|publisher=PE Hub }}</ref> In 2014, Shred-it merged with Cintas Document Shredding, which now operates under the Shred-it name.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cintas-corporation-announces-agreement-shred-120000580.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825225247/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cintas-corporation-announces-agreement-shred-120000580.html |archive-date=25 August 2014 |title=Cintas Corporation Announces Agreement with Shred-it International Inc. to Combine Document Shredding Businesses |date=March 19, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo Finance }}</ref> In late 2015 Shred-it was acquired by Stericycle Inc. in a US$2.4 Billion deal. The company now employs more than 5,000 associates, with a fleet of 2,000 trucks, servicing over 300,000 customers each year.{{cn|date=June 2017}} Shred-it specializes in mobile on-site and off-site secure [[paper shredding]] and confidential waste disposal. They also offer hard drive destruction, as well as different types of media destruction.


Local Shred-it branches operate free Community Shred-it events.
Local Shred-it branches operate free Community Shred-it events.<ref>http://www.indyscribe.com/photos/community_shred_day.html</ref><ref>http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/features/community_calendar.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2007-01-19-0018.html</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Shred-it service truck, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Shred-it is a document destruction company, founded by the late Greg Brophy in 1987[1] and incorporated in 1989. With headquarters in Oakville, Ontario, and a head office in Cincinnati, Ohio,[2] the company operates in more than 140 markets in 17 different countries.[3] In 2014, Shred-it merged with Cintas Document Shredding, which now operates under the Shred-it name.[4] In late 2015 Shred-it was acquired by Stericycle Inc. in a US$2.4 Billion deal. The company now employs more than 5,000 associates, with a fleet of 2,000 trucks, servicing over 300,000 customers each year.[citation needed] Shred-it specializes in mobile on-site and off-site secure paper shredding and confidential waste disposal. They also offer hard drive destruction, as well as different types of media destruction.

Local Shred-it branches operate free Community Shred-it events.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/nyregion/in-business-making-sure-there-s-no-paper-trail.html
  2. ^ "Shredit, Cintas Combine Document Destruction Operations". Storage & Destruction Business Magazine. Fall 2015.
  3. ^ "Birch Hill's Shred-it gets bigger with Cintas combination". PE Hub. 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Cintas Corporation Announces Agreement with Shred-it International Inc. to Combine Document Shredding Businesses". Yahoo Finance. March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.indyscribe.com/photos/community_shred_day.html
  6. ^ http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/features/community_calendar.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2007-01-19-0018.html

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