Coreitech provides industrial hard drive shredding for all drive types (HDD, SSD, NVMe, tape) across the UK. Certificate of destruction per drive. Witnessed shredding available. From £5/drive. Call 0203 834 9728.
HARD DRIVE
SHREDDING
UNITED KINGDOM
Industrial physical destruction of HDDs, SSDs, NVMe drives, and legacy media. Certificate of destruction per drive. Witnessed shredding option. CESG destruction specification. The only guaranteed method for SSDs.
When software erasure
is not enough
SSD data cannot be reliably erased by software alone
NAND flash memory in SSDs uses wear-levelling algorithms that can leave data in overprovisioned areas unreachable by software erasure. Physical shredding is the only guaranteed method for SSDs.
Damaged or encrypted drives cannot be software-erased
Drives with bad sectors, failed controllers, or encryption keys that have been lost require physical destruction to ensure data is irrecoverable.
Witnessed shredding provides undeniable proof
For classified or highly sensitive data, Coreitech offers on-site witnessed shredding — you watch the drive being destroyed, eliminating all doubt.
Meets highest compliance requirements
Physical shredding to CESG destruction specifications satisfies the highest regulatory and insurance requirements, including HMG classification levels SECRET and above.
All drive & media types accepted
Hard drive shredding
questions answered
Q.What is hard drive shredding?
Hard drive shredding is the physical destruction of hard drives and other storage media using industrial shredding equipment. The drive is fed into a high-powered shredder that reduces it to fragments typically 6–20mm in size, making data recovery physically impossible. A certificate of destruction is issued per drive, confirming the serial number, destruction date, and shred specification. Coreitech provides hard drive shredding for London and UK businesses.
Q.Is hard drive shredding necessary for SSDs?
Yes — more so than for HDDs. Software erasure is generally reliable for traditional HDDs but is not guaranteed to fully erase SSDs due to wear-levelling, overprovisioning, and trim command implementation differences. Physical shredding is the only 100% guaranteed method to ensure data on an SSD is irrecoverable. This is especially important for NVMe drives and soldered-on laptop SSDs (common in modern MacBooks and ultrabooks).
Q.Can I witness my hard drives being shredded?
Yes. Coreitech offers witnessed hard drive shredding at our processing facility or on-site at your premises. Witnessed shredding provides immediate, first-hand confirmation that drives have been physically destroyed. This service is particularly popular with law firms, financial services firms, healthcare providers, and public sector organisations who need to demonstrate absolute data security to clients or regulators.
Q.What size fragments are produced by hard drive shredding?
Our industrial shredders reduce drives to fragments of approximately 6mm, exceeding the CESG destruction specifications for classified material. Shred output is bagged and sealed, with the shred weight reconciled against intake logs to ensure nothing is diverted.
Q.Do you offer on-site hard drive shredding?
Yes. For organisations handling very sensitive data, Coreitech provides on-site shredding using a mobile shredding unit. Drives are destroyed at your premises before transport — eliminating the chain-of-custody gap entirely. On-site shredding is available across London and nationally for larger volumes. Contact us for a quote.
Q.How much does hard drive shredding cost in the UK?
Hard drive shredding costs from £5 per drive for high-volume batches, up to £15–£25 per drive for small quantities with collection. On-site mobile shredding starts at £350 plus mileage depending on location and volume. All pricing includes a certificate of destruction. Contact Coreitech for a free no-obligation quote.
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From a single drive to thousands. Certificate of destruction per drive. Collection across London & UK-wide.