Secure Data Erasure — Protecting Your Business and Your Reputation

Why Proper Data Erasure Matters

When IT equipment reaches the end of its life, simply deleting files or formatting drives isn’t enough. Data can still be recovered — and if that information falls into the wrong hands, the results can be serious: data breaches, regulatory fines, and damaged trust.

Our secure data erasure process ensures all information is permanently destroyed and 100% unrecoverable, keeping your organisation fully compliant and protected.

What We Offer

  • Certified Software Erasure
    We use advanced data wiping software that meets international standards for secure erasure across all major storage devices — including HDDs, SSDs, and servers.

  • Physical Data Destruction
    For equipment that can’t be securely wiped, we provide full physical destruction using industrial shredding and degaussing to make data completely irretrievable.

  • Mobile & Portable Device Erasure
    Data removal isn’t limited to desktops and servers. We securely erase mobile phones, tablets, and other portable devices prior to resale or recycling.

  • Detailed Audit Trail
    Every asset is tracked from collection through to erasure, with verified certificates of data destruction provided for your records and compliance requirements.

Why Choose Us

  • Full Compliance – Meets GDPR, ISO, and other data protection regulations.

  • Proven Process – Secure collection, tracked logistics, and verified erasure.

  • Experienced Team – Over a decade of expertise handling sensitive data for businesses, schools, and government clients.

  • Environmentally Responsible – Once wiped, devices can be safely refurbished or recycled, reducing electronic waste.

  • Transparent Reporting – You receive full documentation for every item processed.

Our Process

  1. Collection or On-Site Erasure
    We can securely collect your equipment or carry out data erasure at your premises.

  2. Verification and Tracking
    All assets are logged, tagged, and tracked throughout the process for complete traceability.

  3. Data Erasure or Destruction
    Drives are securely wiped using certified software, or physically destroyed if required.

  4. Certification
    You receive a full certificate of data destruction for every item, confirming compliance and peace of mind.

Protect What Matters Most

Our secure data erasure service helps you:

  • Stay compliant with data protection laws

  • Prevent data leaks and reputational damage

  • Maximise hardware value through reuse

  • Contribute to a sustainable IT lifecycle

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Data erasure is the process of permanently removing all information from a storage device so that it cannot be recovered by any means. Unlike deleting or formatting, proper erasure overwrites every sector of data to make it completely unrecoverable — ensuring full compliance with data protection laws and security standards.

  • Data erasure removes information using certified software so the device can be reused or resold.
    Data destruction physically destroys the storage media — such as shredding or crushing — so it can never be used again.
    Both achieve the same result (secure, permanent data removal), but erasure preserves equipment value, while destruction eliminates the hardware entirely.

  • Every organisation handles sensitive information — from customer records to financial data. If this isn’t properly erased before resale or disposal, it could lead to data breaches, legal penalties, or reputational damage. Secure data erasure protects your customers, your business, and your compliance with regulations like GDPR.

  • Before any device leaves our facility or re-enters the market, all data is securely erased or destroyed. We track every asset through a controlled process and issue a certificate of data destruction once complete, giving you full proof that no recoverable data remains on any device.

  • We use advanced, certified erasure software that overwrites all data on a storage device to industry-approved standards. This process permanently removes the data without damaging the hardware, allowing it to be reused or resold safely. Every erasure is verified and logged for compliance reporting.

    • Deleting files only removes references to the data — it can still be recovered easily.

    • Formatting prepares the drive for reuse but does not remove the underlying information.

    • Data erasure overwrites the entire drive with random data, permanently eliminating all traces and preventing any form of recovery.

    Only certified data erasure meets legal and security requirements for IT disposal.

  • The terms data erasure and data wiping are often used interchangeably. Both refer to the secure, certified process of permanently overwriting and removing all information from a device, ensuring that the data cannot be restored or accessed by any method.

Contact us.

help@krakenitad.com

+44 (0) 7392323021

Unit 2 Woodhouse Lane
Wigan, WN6 9JU