By Sandra Iruegas

Laredo's first document shredding company, Border Shredders, Inc., has recently opened for business, the brainchild of Elena Amici and Dee Ann Novoa, who between them have 50 years experience in business.
With Laredo being the second fastest growing city in the United States and with new businesses opening daily, Amici and Novoa found a niche in Laredo for this nationwide growing industry. Before the establishment of Border Shredders, firms from Houston and San Antonio made periodic trips to Laredo to conduct paper disposal service.
Border Shredders provides services in the destruction of obsolete or unnecessary documents and other computer, audio, or video media.
Many businesses such as offices for doctors, attorneys, or CPAs generate piles of sensitive documents, which eventually become obsolete and require proper disposal. For many companies and non-profit organizations, their most valuable asset is information in the form of financial records, personnel files, payroll data, customer lists, contracts, and computer disks. If these sensitive documents are discarded carelessly, problems can arise. Shredding is the most reliable and economical way to keep unwanted and obsolete records from being read by the wrong people.
Border Shredders, Inc., is a Texas corporation which offers its customers the option for pick-up or delivery of the documents. Once the confidential information arrives at the Border Shredders facility, it is accurately weighed and thoroughly destroyed by shredding it. All classified documents and multimedia materials such as microfilm, x-ray film, microfiche, computer tapes and disks, and audio and video tapes are shredded. Once the destruction of the sensitive information is complete, Border Shredders sends a "Certificate of Destruction" that verifies all information received has been destroyed in a confidential manner.
Border Shredders works with each customer to develop a systematic approach to the service that results in the fulfillment of each customer's requirements. In this respect, a logistical plan is developed to suit customer needs and requirements, and at the same time maximizes company operational effectiveness.
"Border Shredders is poised to fill the document shredding void in Laredo. We are a local firm ready to provide the very best professional service possible to our customers," said Amici.
"Shredding is the most reliable and economical way to keep unwanted and obsolete records from being read by the wrong people," she added.
"I am excited to bring this service to Laredo," said Novoa. "It is the first of its kind and I am happy to be a part of it with a partner and long-time friend."
Border Shredders can be reached at 725-9005.