{"id":1165,"date":"2019-04-17T05:08:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T05:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2019-04-17T05:08:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T05:08:55","slug":"the-2-key-reasons-you-must-destroy-your-business-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calebgittins.com.au\/staging\/shred-easy\/the-2-key-reasons-you-must-destroy-your-business-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2 KEY reasons you MUST destroy your business uniforms \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;to protect yourself, and your company.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Does your business use uniforms? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Company uniforms are more and more prevalent, because it\u2019s such a great way of creating pride within the business, and increasing company profile in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But what happens when your staff leave? They return the uniform, right? ( By the way, if you don\u2019t have that process in place, well, that\u2019s something you need to do&#8230;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or what about if the uniform has become damaged from wear and tear? Maybe you have rebranded, and its just not usable anymore. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Regardless, it\u2019s a real possibility that you could have old, unused uniforms sitting around somewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Well, that\u2019s dangerous. We\u2019re going to go over the 2 KEY reasons why in this article for you, and show you how to mitigate your risks.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/uniforms-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1167\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/uniforms-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why you should ALWAYS destroy unused uniforms &#8211; Reason 1<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IDENTITY THEFT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Imagine this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A person with less than honourable intentions gets their hands on an unused, discarded:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Police Uniform<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Firefighter Uniform<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security Guard Uniform<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bank Office Uniform<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Armed Forces Uniform<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They develop an elaborate scheme to access the business represented by the uniform, by impersonating a staff member. For businesses of reasonable numbers, it can be challenging keeping tabs on staff \u2013 so it could be potentially easy for the impersonator to infiltrate your company, and access private business information, client information or cash and assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make sure that anyone who gets one of your company uniforms is a real staff member.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why you should ALWAYS destroy unused uniforms &#8211; Reason 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BRAND PROFILE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may remember in late 2017 a video going around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was of a politician being approached by a man who clearly disagreed with his views, and aggressively demonstrated his own opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You may also remember that he was wearing a Toll Uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2017-12-08\/toll-holdings-neil-erikson-legal-action\/9236040\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can view the video here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A friend of his had lent him the shirt \u2013 someone who had been sacked by transport company Toll two years prior, and then again after doing some contract work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They actually wore the uniform to give them a higher profile \u2013 to the cost of Toll of course!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It went to court \u2013 but there was clearly damage done to the brand profile of Toll. The initial costs were firstly a loss of $45,000 from a single client who immediately pulled their account after they saw the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can see that these reasons are BOTH extremely important when it comes to protecting your business.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what do you do with your old unused uniforms?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Destroy them. Securely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/uniform-destruction\/\">Professional Uniform Destruction<\/a> is easier than you might think.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/about-us\/\">ShredEasy<\/a>, we have the cutting edge technology to completely destroy your corporate uniforms, to make sure you are fully protected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When it comes to your secure destruction requirements in South East Queensland, it\u2019s always important to choose someone reputable, who is a member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naidonline.org\/\">NAID<\/a>, and who understands the importance of this part of the business. We are a full service Shredding company, looking after your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/our-services\/\">document destruction<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/computer-hard-drive-destruction\/\">e-waste<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/uniform-destruction\/\">corporate uniform destruction<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/brisbane-shredding-experts\/\">mobile shredding<\/a> and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shredeasy.com.au\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with us here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;to protect yourself, and your company. &nbsp; Does your business use uniforms? Company uniforms are more and more prevalent, because it\u2019s such a great way of creating pride within the business, and increasing company profile in the community. But what happens when your staff leave? 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