Industry News

Recognizing the growth of the information and product destruction industry, ASTM International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety has formed a new subcommittee to develop standards to serve the industry.

Subcommittee E34.25 on Mobile and Plant-Based Security Destruction Equipment Safety Requirements is seeking participants to assist with the development of standards for the equipment used in the industry.

Bob Johnson, executive director of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) and an E34.25 subcommittee member, says, because of the nature of the services provided, a number of health and safety issues are unique to the information destruction industry.

The subcommittee will begin by developing a minimum safety standard for the design, construction and operation of shredding equipment and facilities. According to a press release issued by ASTM, instructions, warnings and personal safety requirements will be specified in the proposed standard.

Additional information on the standard development process is available from NAID’s Johnson by phoning (602) 788-6243, ext. 201, or e-mailing rjohnson@naidonline.org.

Infoshred LLC, East Windsor, Conn., has moved to a new, 70,000-square-foot facility that provides almost three times the space of its former location.

According to a news release issued by Inforshred, its new site in East Windsor will allow it to better serve its growing customer base with on- and off-site document destruction services and records storage.

Infoshred has more than 2,300 customers throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

In the new location, 20,000 square feet is dedicated to document destruction, including a viewing room where customers can witness the destruction of their information. The remaining 50,000 square feet is dedicated to secured archival storage, which also includes a 2,000-square-foot media vault.

"This move has been instrumental in our goal of both growing the business and enhancing customer service," Infoshred owner Stacey DiPiazza says.

Peter Pierce, founder and former owner of Pierce Leahy Archives, has partnered with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York-based private equity investment firm, to form Retrievex, a full service records management company.

Concurrent with the formation of the partnership, Retrievex has announced its expansion into the New England market through the acquisition of Advanced Records Management Services (ARMS), a Danvers, Mass.-based provider of records management services.

Kevin Lucey, formerly with ARMS, will become the executive vice president, New England operations, for Retrievex.