Document shredding as an economic mainstay for workshops for the disabled

Secure document shredding

Document shredding is an important economic mainstay for the workshops for disabled persons at Lammetal Werkstätten GmbH. Now the company can continue to expand this service area with a “social commitment” thanks to two high performance shredders from HSM in Frickingen at Lake Constance / Germany.

The Lammetal workshops could be regarded grounds, run a metal workshop, a carpentry as a medium-sized company, but with one workshop and stamp car number plates. Customer quote: special feature: 450 people work here with “We've been using HSM document physical or mental disabilities or multiple Social commitment shredders for two years. They work just disabilities. They should be allowed to live “Work is important for the people here” says as HSM promised at the demonstration and work in dignity – this was the inspiration Andree Krumsiek, who is responsible for in Frickingen”. behind the founding of the self-help production planning and accounting. It gives Andree Krumsiek, responsible for production workshop named Lamspringe GmbH in 1971. structure to their day, as well as meaning. planning and accounting at Lammetal They have been operating as Lammetal- This is another reason why the workshops Werkstätten GmbH in Lamspringe / Germany. Werkstätten Lamspringe GmbH since 1991. took on new business areas, such as The hamlet of Lamspringe in southern Lower document shredding and the disposal of of documents can get out of here” says Andree Saxony is part of the district of Hildesheim. electronic data media. They have now been Krumsiek. There is also surveillance The people employed here work in different providing this service for 12 years. Some of equipment as well as access barriers. workshops where they assemble all sorts of their customers include major banks, as well Security is taken very seriously at the things, look after the as the district courts, insurance companies workshops. As defi ned by their customers and hospitals. The workshops collect the and the German Federal Data Protection Act. documents to be shredded from within a The German Federal Data Protection Act radius of 70 kilometres. stipulates fi ve different levels of security for the area of document shredding. For High-level security instance, the meaning of security level 3 is “Document shredding is a matter of trust” explained by Andree Krumsiek as follows: “If says Andree Krumsiek. He demonstrates you have 1000 years time to sit in a twelve what that really means with a delivery of tonne container, you might be able to piece documents. A transporter truck (7.5 tons) and together a bank statement.” the entire loading bay are covered over with a kind of cage. “In effect, none of the Important mainstay Fluctuating global market prices Document shredding has now developed The HSM SP 5080 shredder-press into a main pillar. 17 people are employed combination has been in operation for two here. First of all they sort out the files, as years. They keep to everything that was Andree Krumsiek calls it. By this he means promised in the demonstrations in the separation of all the materials into film, Frickingen. “They're just great” says Andree metal parts and paper. He keeps quiet about Krumsiek. And if there are any problems, the quantity. “Company secret”, he says. HSM technicians are quickly on the scene. Obviously it is large enough to make it worth However, one problem at the workshop purchasing two high performance shredders could not be solved by the disposal from HSM the disposal specialists in specialists at HSM. “We sell the recycled Frickingen. The shredder-duo can process up paper at market prices” says Andree to 800 kilos of documents every hour using invited the workshops to the HSM plant in Krunsiek. Global market prices, to be more the cutting rollers in the shredder - and Frickingen to demonstrate the shredders in exact. And they severely fluctuate from compress immediately. A baling press turns question and explained how they worked in month to month. And as the workshops do the shredded paper into bales of 60 kilos. detail. HSM is able to do this because the not have enough storage space, they cannot The reason HSM became part of all this is shredders are completely “Made in speculate on better prices. But Krumsiek explained by Andree Krumsiek as follows: Germany”. But that's not all. HSM also trains remains confident. The workshops have “HSM belongs to the major players”. And the employees from the workshop in all always found a good solution for any their previous provider did not come up with matters of data protection. challenge. what they promised. Unlike the disposal specialists from Lake Constance. They

The facts

Company technology specialists in Frickingen at Lake The Lammetal-Werkstätten Lamspringe Constance. The Lammetal workshops are GmbH is not just a regular company, but one already thinking of buying a third shredder. with social commitment: the workshops Benefits currently employ 450 physically and mentally • High volume: thanks to two shredders, disabled people in different areas, such as a the workshops are able to shred up to metal workshop and one that stamps car 800 kilos of documents every hour. number plates. The workshops have • High reliability: the document shredders provided services for shredding documents operate reliably. This is particularly and disposing of electronic data media since important as the workshops do not have 2006. Some of their customers include large storage spaces. banks, district courts, insurance companies and hospitals. • More flexibility: at the beginning of the year, document shredding is booming Task because retention periods expire. The Document shredding is a matter of trust. Lammetal-Werkstätten Lamspringe GmbH workshops can respond to fluctuations in The requirements of the German Federal An der Pferdewiese 1 quantity far better. Data Protection Law are strict. The 31195 Lamspringe / Germany • Easier training of new employees: while workshops need not just separate rooms for Tel. +49 5183 9407 0 one shredder operates slowly, the other document shredding but also machines Fax +49 5183 9407-111 one runs at full capacity. which shred confidential papers so small [email protected] that the information is illegible - and stays • Fast availability: if problems arise, www.lammetal.net that way. the HSM technicians are quickly on the scene. Solution • Thanks to the compact design, the Initially, the workshops had a large shredder Lammetal workshops can extend to for document shredding which ran up three shredders. HSM GmbH + Co. KG considerable maintenance and repair costs Austraße 1-9 during operation time. It was the same case 88699 Frickingen / Germany for a press container. Since autumn 2010, Tel. +49 7554 2100 0 the workshops have been using two Fax +49 7554 2100-160 document shredders with downstream [email protected] baling presses from the HSM disposal www.hsm.eu