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Shred-it combines with Cintas’ document shredding business

May 1, 2014

Toronto; May 1, 2014 – Shred-it International Inc. (“Shred-it”) announced today the completion of its previously announced transaction to combine with Cintas Corporation’s (“Cintas”) document destruction business. The combined company will, over time, operate under the Shred-it brand and be 58% owned by the existing shareholders of Shred-it, and 42% owned by Cintas. With this…

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Access Expands into Alabama

April 10, 2013

Livermore, CA – April 10, 2013  –  Rob Alston, CEO of Access, announced today the company’s acquisition of DataBank Services, Inc., located in Montgomery, Alabama. Additionally, DataBank maintains operations in Birmingham, a new market for Access. This acquisition is the company’s 53rd since its founding in 2004.

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Boehringer Joins K-2 Partners

March 22, 2013

Philadelphia PA – March 22, 2013  –  K-2 Partners, LLC today announced that Mike Boehringer is joining the company in the role of Director. Boehringer has crammed a lot of activity and experience into his business life and he is no stranger to anyone associated with the Secure Destruction industry. After a consulting background with…

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The Vasak Vantage: Knowing the Shredding Industry from Inside Out

March 1, 2013

To become influential in an industry, you need knowledge and experience- lots of it. There are few people in information destruction today who have amassed as much of both as Vlad Vasak, an experienced multinational corporate executive and founding member of K-2 Partners, a Mergers & Acquisitions advisory service company for the document destruction/information management…

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Vasak appointed to NAID Committee

February 21, 2013

Vasak appointed to NAID Certification Rules Committee NAID Direct – Feb 21, 2013  –  The NAID Board of Directors recently approved three new members for the NAID Certification Rules Committee, including Vladimir Vasak of K-2 Partners, LLC. They will be serving a two-year term, effective immediately. The Certification Rules Committee is responsible for determining and…

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