Stevens & Stevens acquires document shredding company

Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management, a St. Petersburg-based company with locations in Clearwater and Tampa, has acquired Confidential On-site Paper Shredding.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management is a full-service records storage and information center with clients throughout the Southeast. Confidential On-site Paper Shredding, also known as COPS, is also based in St. Petersburg and specializes in commercial, retail and court and legal document shredding. It’s been woman owned and operated for more than 30 years.

“By merging our shredding operations with Stevens & Stevens, we will be able to continue providing the secure shredding services our clients have come to expect, as well as offering additional records management services that businesses also need,” said COPS President and founder Jane Herman in a statement.

Herman will remain with Stevens & Stevens as will COPS employees.

“We are excited to welcome COPS and its clients to Stevens & Stevens,” said Marshall Stevens, Stevens & Stevens co-owner, in a statement. “Their clients will now have access to the full range of records storage and management services that are vital in today’s world.”

“Records are a business’ most important asset,” said Rhett Stevens, Stevens’ co-owner. “We look forward to helping more businesses ensure the security and privacy of those records.”