Best Heavy-Duty Paper Shredders

Paper Shredders - Heavy-Duty Paper Shredders

If you are looking for a home-office or home paper shredder then you will probably need a cross-cut shredder as described here - cross cut shredder. If you are looking for a paper shredder that is suitable for a larger office, however, then you might be considering a heavy-duty shredder , or commercial or industrial shredder.

Heavy-duty shredders are designed for offices that use a lot of paper. These types of shredder are made to accept anything from 20 sheets of paper at a time up to very heavy-duty industrial shredders that will shred 700 pages in one go, ring binders and telephone directories etc...

Entry level heavy-duty shredders will shred up to 30 sheets of paper at a time at rate of around 30 feet per minute. These machines are highly durable and can be either cross-cut or strip cut shredders.  As with all paper shredders, however, you need to bear in mind issues such as size of the particles after shredding and safety (you will need to check out the safety features carefully, as shredders are quite capable of cutting off fingers too - for further details on paper shredders in general and safety features see - paper shredders.

There are a number of companies that sell heavy-duty industrial shredders, the best known are probably Fellowes, Destroyit, Intimus, Kobra.

If you need a durable office heavy-duty paper shredder then take a look at the following popular brands and models.

The New Fellows Powershred C-420C offers excellent performance for office document shredding, without breaking the bank. It is powered by a heavy duty 1.9 HP thermally protected motor that will accept 22-24 sheets per pass and shred them into pieces measuring 5/32" x 1-1/8" at 14 feet per minute. Turbo Jam Release. Wide 12" paper entry for 80 column paper. Hardened-steel cutters shred credit cards, staples and small paper clips. Special slot for safe shredding of CDs. Electronic auto start/stop function. Shuts off automatically and alerts operator in the event of a jam, full wastebasket or open door - see further details here  Fellowes Powershred C-420C 22-24 sheet Confetti Cut Shredder

The Fellowes Powershred C-480 is very similar but has has an extra-wide 16" opening, for 132 column paper.



The Destroyit 4002 heavy-duty industrial paper shredder has a powerful motor for continuous operation, which means there is no need to wait it to cool down.

Destroyit 4002 Features

Automatic start/stop via a photo cell and stand-by switch.
Forward/stop/reverse.
Hardened-steel durable paper shredder
Stops automatically when bag is full or paper jams.
Electronic door safety switch.
Paper Shredder thermal overload switch
Shred bag easy-to-use from rear or front.
EDP Forms Rack not included.
115 V 1 3/4 HP motor.

In the Intimus 602 heavy-duty shredder the cutters are made of hardened steel and have a lifetime warranty against fracturing. The 5.8 strip version of the machine will shred CDs & DVDs and credit cards. It has a large cabinet, so there is less emptying to do. A 405mm wide throat for shredding continuous computer stationery. Auto start via paper sensor and auto reverses in case of overloading. Standard manual reverse switch. The Intimus 602 is fitted with casters for easy moving. It shreds paper clips. Accepts up to 29 sheets. -pic -

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The Fellowes Powershred C-325Ci is described as a Jam Proof Shredder with a system that eliminates paper jams. Ultra-quiet performance from SilentShred for shared workspaces. Energy Savings to reduce power consumption by up to 70%. Continuous duty motor for non-stop shredding. 3-year product and service warranty plus lifetime warranty on cutters. Can shreds 22 sheets per pass into 5/32 x 1-1/2 inch cross-cut particles (Security Level 3 confidential - 2mm strips - for details of the different standards for Paper shredders see here - paper shredders ) - for further details see on the Fellows Powershred C 325Ci Confetti Shredder see here -
Fellowes Powershred 100% Jam Proof C-325Ci Cross-Cut Paper Shredder (3831001)



The Fellowes Powershred Heavy-Duty C-480C (above) is a Cross-Cut Shredder offering high speed and security for large offices. Extra-wide feeder for 132-column printouts, plus CDs and credit cards through a separate safety slot.

Identity theft is on the increase and documents are one way that thieves can get hold of your details. There are plenty of horror stories around of people who had their identity tstolen by people getting hold of their bank details or credit card details etc... - it is best not to do the criminals job for them, if your confidential documents are shredded criminals will not bother putting them back together again (governments might if you work for a government department, and there are now computers that can scan shredded documents and unshred them - but this is unlikely to be relevant for most people). For a busy office a good heavy-duty shredder is an absolute necessity, for the home and your personal documents they are also useful too. You can get home shredders for as little as $40 and you can also pay $40,000 for an industrial strength heavy-duty shredder such as the Destroyit 5009CC Cross-Cut Shredder - that will shred 700 pages in one go ! But for most people a cheap home paper shredder is probably enough.

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