There are three types of cut for paper shredders: strip cut, cross cut and micro cut. Strip cut shredders cut each document into vertical strips which could easily be reassembled. What makes a cross cut shredder different is that it cuts the documents horizontally as well as vertically. This creates small rectangular pieces of paper and is why cross cut shredders are also known as "confetti cut" shredders. Micro cut shredders also cut documents vertically and horizontally, but the tiny pieces produced are even smaller pieces than cross cut shredders, making micro cut shredded paper practically impossible to reassemble.

All Leitz IQ Paper Shredders are either cross cut or micro cut to give you the peace of mind you need when handling sensitive data.

Leitz micro cut paper shredders are available in three security levels.

P5 shredders shreds an A4 document into 2,000 pieces. Appropriate for confidential personal and financial documents, such as bank statements, as well as strategic papers.

P6 shredders cut an A4 document into 6,000 pieces. P6 shredders are perfect for destroying legal or military documents, or bank documents containing protected data.

P6+ shredders shred an A4 document in 12,000 pieces, making it all-but impossible to reassemble.

If you deal with confidential documents and personal information, it is extremely important to consider GDPR compliance whether you’re in the office or working from home, so you will need a high security micro cut shredder. When it comes to GDPR, it is important to consider the P-security rating of your shredder. Our Pro P6+ shredder is perfect for this as it shreds a A4 document into 12,000 pieces to give you the peace of mind you need.

If you want to shred lots of documents at once, it is important to consider both the bin capacity and the sheet capacity. A shredder's sheet capacity refers to how many sheets of paper it can shred at once, which is often written as "shreds up to 15 sheets".

A large bin capacity means you will not need to empty the waste bin as often. Our heavy duty Leitz IQ Pro 600 micro cut shredder with a 110 litre bin allows you to shred 600 sheets of A4 paper automatically without having to stop to empty the bin. The Pro 600 micro cut also shreds paperclips, staples and even credit cards to give you a seamless shredding experience.