HSM, the manufacturer with the largest range of shredding and data destruction machines available in the UK, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Brand Awareness Award and Manufacturing Exellence Award (under £10m).

Thomas Graf, Managing Director said “As a manufacturer that pays particular attention to environmental issues we are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted; not only for the recognition of our high quality products but for the strength of our HSM brand too.”

He continued “Benefits to dealers are always at the heart of our marketing activity whether this is free point of sale materials, promotional flyers or consumer promotions, such as our current Boots Voucher promotion. The UK market for shredders overall is down 25% year on year but the independent dealers do seem to be holding their own and HSM’s sales are actually bucking the trend. We are achieving strong growth, particularly in larger machines with higher security levels, and it is the dealers who are taking advantage of our marketing and working with us to provide staff training and demonstration machines that are driving these sales.”