Equipment Report

Primera Technology Inc., Plymouth, Minn., has introduced its DS360 Disc Shredder. The DS360 is a compact and heavy-duty shredder that ensures business and personal security by completely destroying CDs and DVDs so that they can no longer be read.

The DS360 has a 5-inch top-fed slot to insert discs. It shreds up to 12 CDs or DVDs per minute. It can also shred a variety of other media, such as credit cards, financial and bank documents and up to seven sheets of folded paper in a single pass. The DS360 turns discs and these other items into 1/8-inch by 1-3/8-inch shreds. An eight-liter wastebasket is built-in for disposal.

"Products like the DS360 Disc Shredder protect businesses and consumers from theft of their confidential information," says Mark Strobel, Primera Technology’s vice president of sales and marketing.

More information on the disc shredder is available online at www.primera.com.

BUSCH SYSTEMS PRESIDENT HONORED

Craig Busch, president of Busch Systems International Inc. (online at www.BuschSystems.com) has been named the Arch Brown Entrepreneur of the Year for 2004 in the company’s home city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

The award recognizes individuals who exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit, have seen great success in areas such as growth, profit record, participation in grant and total quality management programs and foster innovative employee relationships, according to the company.

Busch was chosen as the Entrepreneur of the Year out of a group of 11 nominees in Barrie at the 2004 Bell Business Awards Gala, which took place in early November.

 "There isn’t a model or formula for what our company looks like, so we need to innovate in everything we do, from product design and operations through superior marketing and service," said Busch in accepting the award.

Busch Systems, which has been in business for 19 years, specializes in providing recycling container solutions to a wide range of industries, including municipal governments and educational institutions. The company manufactures more than 170 types of products.