Secure Shredding & Destruction - Paper and Nonpaper Media - UV&S
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SECURE SHREDDING &

SECURE SHREDDING SOLUTIONS
Paper and Non-paper media

In addition to specializing in secure records storage, we offer secure shredding services. We have been awarded the AAA Certification by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID).  Our certification is the highest level of security.

Off-site and onsite shredding options are available based on your location. Shredding services can be scheduled as recurring service or as file purges and clean-outs. We also offer Community Shred Event services.

Contact us to discuss your shredding needs

 

SCHEDULED RECURRING AND PURGES

With our secure shredding method, a customer does not need to sort their paper materials by color or remove staples and paper clips. Offsite and onsite shredding services are secure and certified. However onsite shredding is available if your business requires records to be destroyed in your presence.

For recurring services, we install secure containers at your location and set up scheduled services based on the frequency you need. You can request the type and number of containers necessary for the size of your office or facility. We have two storage container options.
Security Console – It is 35” X 19” X 16” and holds approximately 75-100 pounds of paper. The front is a lockable door that is tamper evident. Other sizes may be available by request.
Security Tub – It is made of injected molded plastic for high strength and security and is 43” X 24” X 27”. It holds approximately 200-250 pounds of paper and has a two wheel axle for easy movement of the tub.

You can schedule purges or clean outs as an added or stand-alone service. Whether you have boxes or filing cabinets, our certified couriers can pick up the material. We will provide our tubs to transport the material if needed.

NON PAPER MEDIA DESTRUCTION

In addition to paper, we can also shred other media that contains sensitive information. Items include CD’s, floppy disks, tapes, and X-rays. If it has information that you need destroyed, call us to see if we can shred it for you. Hard Drive destruction and E-Waste Management are separate services, click either link for additional details.

DROP OFF SHREDDING

For those with a small quantity of shred, we offer drop off services at some of our facilities. Securely destroy paper, media, and hard-drives. Contact us regarding pricing and availability. Drop offs are scheduled by appointment since we operate in secure facilities. Click here for a list of our facilities and phone numbers or fill out the Contact Us form below for more information.

We also partner with Ship It! in Kentucky, you can take your shred to their location to have it securely shred. 
Destruction cost – $.79 per pound

Ship It!
625 SL Rodgers Wells Blvd Glasgow, KY 42141 (link to map)
270-629-2090

Contact us if your business is interested in partnering with us to provide a drop-off location.

COMMUNITY SHRED EVENTS

In addition to business and individual document destruction, we work with clients to host Community Shred Events. Events are open to the public or your clients. They are a good way to give back to your customers and help create awareness of and reduce Identity Theft.

DESTRUCTION OF ITEMS IN STORAGE

Most items in storage will eventually reach a retention date and destroying the wrong item, or failing to destroy the correct one, could be catastrophic. Our people and procedures are in place to ensure that when you contact us for destruction, the correct boxes are pulled, confirmed, and the information is destroyed to your compliance specifications. Only authorized contacts are able to request the destruction of your records.

Our trained staff is well-versed in industry-standard destruction principles. Our procedures are time-tested to check and double-check that the correct items are marked for destruction. If the destruction list is exceptionally long, we can schedule the destruction of your items to ensure they are destroyed in a timely manner but none before their retention dates. Our proven methods enhance the process and assure your destruction order is handled in an organized, thoughtful manner.

Our standard method of destruction for most records is NAID certified shredding. Since we store so many different media types including acetate and polyester microfilm, magnetic tapes, and hard drives, if we don’t offer the destruction method to meet your compliance needs, we also contract with third-party destruction services for more specialized methods.

 

Secure Destruction Console
Professional Recurring Service
A cost effective service to ensure your employees are destroying all material with personal identifying information.
File Purge or Clean Out
We can schedule one time projects or yearly clean outs. Our professional couriers will load material in our secure trucks.
Community Shred Events
Host an event for your community or clients and give them the opportunity to securely shred their personal material for free.
Drop of Shredding
Easily destroy small quantities of files in the most efficient and secure way possible
Destruction of Items Stored with UV&S
Store and destroy your items without looking for a second vendor. We have been in the records management business since 1959 and have developed time tested procedures.
Certificate of Destruction
We provide a Certificate of Destruction certifying that proper destruction procedures were met. It specifies the destruction method, date destroyed, type of material and provides a reference number. This certificate should be kept in your files for proof of compliance.

ADVANTAGES

Certified Shredding and Recycling

Ensures compliance standards are met

Secure containers provided

AAA NAID Certified rating

provided a certificate of destruction

Transported in our certified vehicle

Cost effective

Processed in our certified vehicle or facility

Remains are recycled into new paper when possible

Interested?

Request an estimate or additional information

From document shredding to CDs, tapes, hard drives, x-rays and other items that contain sensitive data, we can help you develop a plan to get rid of it. Securely.

SMALL BUSINESS

Small Business

Your files are your future, whether it’s today’s spreadsheet, last year’s box of documents or a data tape from 30 years ago. Since 1959, UV&S has grown to be a world leader in secure storage. Organizations of all sizes entrust UV&S with their most prized assets, from movie studios to manufacturers, financial firms to family businesses. When it absolutely has to be safe off-site storage is the key to protecting your assets. Bad things can happen to good companies: Weather damage, water leaks, break-ins, electrical fires and worse. Our nationwide facilities offer you maximum protection from disaster, deterioration and theft. Whether they’re located in one of our aboveground or underground facilities, your assets are in a well-protected, climate- controlled area that prevents unauthorized access. We offer unlimited, secure storage space that can be customized to meet your privacy and furnishing needs. Thousands of companies worldwide trust UV&S to protect their vital assets.

OUR SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES INCLUDE:

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OIL & GAS

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Oil and Gas Storage

The oil and gas industry has come a long way since we first began storing geological maps in the early 1960’s. Core samples, well logs, seismic data tapes; we store it all for some of the biggest energy companies in the world. Oil and gas records are more like assets than records – tremendously valuable to exploration and production. Seismic maps are data intensive, requiring massive amounts of storage. UV&S offers three unique facilities for seismic data libraries, support data, business records, maps, and core samples. We offer same day retrieval, same day shipping, and a wholly-owned transportation fleet to meet your needs for fast, secure access.

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MUSEUM ARTIFACTS

UV&S Arts and Artifacts

Museum Artifacts Storage

Every year, news reports detail instances of natural disasters, substandard storage conditions, fire, theft and vandalism. Much of the nation’s collection of art and artifacts rots in humid basements or hot warehouses, waiting for a pipe to burst. Entire collections of art, artifacts, and documents are lost or damaged. For more than 50 years, national museums and private collectors alike have trusted UV&S for the protection of their cultural treasures. Our natural underground atmosphere keeps your items cool and dry and bar-coding and inventory technology ensure constant tracking.

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MEDICAL

Medical Records Storage

At UV&S, we have more than 50 years experience storing and managing vital medical records. From patient records and data tapes to oversized x-rays and more, you can relax knowing your records are safe from the elements, filed away for easy retrieval and secure in our vault 650 feet underground. Off-site healthcare records storage offers additional efficiencies, enhanced security, and eased HIPAA compliance. Reduce storage costs, boost compliance, protect patient information and prevent electronic records loss with UV&S. We help you manage your records throughout their complete lifecycle. From the time we take possession of the files at your practice until their eventual destruction, your files never leave our possession — no third party transportation companies, no sending them through the mail. We handle legal and industry specific compliance concerns and you maintain 24/7 access with digital file transfer and a dedicated transportation fleet.

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INSURANCE

Insurance records storage

Insurance Records Storage

Your business is to hedge against potential future loss. Our job is to protect your records and data from loss due to natural disaster, man-made disaster, theft and improper storage conditions. Insurance companies understandably generate a large volume of paper records and electronic data. Actuarial statistics and probability analysis are data intensive and must be preserved. Client contracts, riders, medical information, forms and payment information are subject to privacy concerns and industry legislation. They must be protected in a way that limits legal exposure and provides efficient access. UV&S can help you meet your insurance records storage and compliance needs.

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GOVERNMENT & LEGAL

Government and Court Records Storage

Court records storage has become a specialty for UV&S. City, county, parish, state and federal departments and agencies from across the nation rely on UV&S for security, efficient records management, and preservation. Whether you are a County Clerk, a Register of Deeds, a Registrar of Voters, or a Chief Information Officer – we can help you balance the needs for compliance, public information access, and private information protection. Court clients include courthouses, district courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, public defender offices and district attorney offices. Court records stored at any of our facilities are as accessible as they would be in your own jurisdiction or district – they can be faxed, scanned and digitally transferred, shipped overnight, or transported by our wholly-owned fleet of vehicles. Clerks of Court from across the nation rely on us to provide economical and secure storage.

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FILM & SOUND

UV&S Film Storage technician

Film and Sound Archiving

A familiar phrase within the film and television industry, Send it to the Salt Mine has come to stand for incomparably secure and remarkably affordable film and sound archiving. Going underground began decades ago. Film and television studios recognized that our uniquely cool and dry atmosphere, the distance from natural disaster and metropolitan exposure, and our location 58 floors below ground, were ideal for long term archiving of movie films. We eliminated high warehouse lease rates as well as reduced labor and utility costs. Our film vaults are void of anything that challenges asset protection at surface level, including seismic activity, fires, and intrusion. We are recognized as a leader in secure storage for the motion picture and entertainment industry and have multiple locations that offer climate controlled vaults, refrigerated storage, bonded inspection and cataloging services, same day retrieval, same day shipping, and refrigerated transportation services. UV&S is a proud member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA).

BANK

UV&S Documents

Bank Records Management

Secure bank records management is essential to meeting your auditor and customer demands. Industry legislation, such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley ACT (GLB), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the Fair and Accurate Credit and Transactions Act (FACTA), combined with government regulation and oversight, create the need for a rigorous bank records management program that addresses securing private information, storing records according to an acceptable retention schedule and destroying information that has passed its retention date. At UV&S, we have served Fortune 500 companies and small community banks alike, since 1959. Our experienced staff, secure facilities and time-tested procedures are ready to help you meet those demands.

UNDERGROUND STORAGE

Disaster, Deterioration, & Deception Protection

Underground storage offers the maximum-possible security for sensitive media, critical data, important records, and vital assets. A well-planned, located and constructed underground storage facility is virtually impervious to natural and manmade disaster

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REFRIGERATION STORAGE

Ideal for sensitive media

UV&S offers a number of options for Refrigerated & Climate Controlled Storage where the environment is maintained at a cool, dry temperature designed to extend the life of film elements, sound recordings, microfilm, and other sensitive media. For those needing a specific storage environment , we also offer other customized storage vaults options:

Advantages Controlled Environment and Refrigerated Storage

DRAWER STORAGE

Drawer storage, for micromedia material

We offer competitively priced drawer storage for a variety of media including microfilm, microfiche, aperture cards, engineering, architectural, flat artworks and historic documents. You can choose from our selection of cabinets, or we can custom-order them on your behalf.

Advantages Drawer Storage

Microfilm

MEDIA VAULTS

Secure Media Vaults for Critical Data Protection

Not all media vaults are the same. Is your data stored in a controlled, secure environment? We provide climate-controlled, high-security media vaults—both underground and above ground—to safeguard your data from theft, disasters, and tape degradation. Whether you need permanent tape storage or active rotations, our facilities ensure fast access and long-term protection.
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Comprehensive Tape & Archive Storage Solutions

  • Tape Vaulting & Rotation Services – Secure offsite storage for backup tapes, ensuring quick retrieval and reliable data protection
  • Library Storage – Barcoded and organized for efficient cataloging and retrieval of large data volumes
  • Legacy Archiving – Cost-effective storage for outdated media, including open-reel tapes and other legacy formats
  • Disaster Recovery-Ready – Protection from natural and manmade threats
  • 24/7 Monitored Climate Control – Temperature and humidity regulated to industry standards
  • Geographic Separation – Reduce risk with offsite storage

PRIVATE VAULTS

Maximum Customization and Security

Private Vaults are a big part of what we do. Our three underground storage facilities in Kansas, Kentucky and Missouri offer completely customized storage to meet your exacting specifications. Whether you need a 15,000 sq ft room with workstations or a 100 sq ft room with a bank vault door, we can accommodate. We offer three main options; Private Facilities, Maximum Protection Vaults, and Micro Vaults. Each meets a little different need.

Advantages Private Vaults

Storage in the United Kingdom

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The best place for your assets

In The United Kingdom

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UV&S has multiple climate-controlled vault options, including Essential Vaults, Premier Vaults, and Exclusive Vaults, along with Ambient storage in the United Kingdom.

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BOX STORAGE OFFERINGS

Any Quantity, Small to Large

UV&S offers economical boxed document storage at each facility, for clients large and small. Free up valuable space, reduce storage costs, eliminate worker’s comp risk, and get records out of harm’s way – place your boxes in our care.

Advantages Box Storage