About us

Who we are

DGD Technology

Secure ITAD & Lifecycle Solutions

DGD Technology is one of Ireland’s leading ITAD & Hard drive destruction organisations. We provide a range of secure and sustainable services for ITAD, Hard Drives, and electronic media across all of Ireland.

We handle the entire lifecycle of your IT equipment, from decommissioning to disposal. Our expert team ensures that your assets are managed responsibly, maximising their value through reuse and recycling. Using the latest equipment to permanently destroy hard drives, solid-state drives, and other storage devices. Our processes eradicate data, preventing unauthorised access and data breaches.

As well as hard drives, we offer secure destruction services for a wide range of electronic media, including CDs, DVDs, USB drives, and mobile phones. Our methods are designed to render data irretrievable, ensuring the highest level of security.

Our Story

Established in 1998 DGD Papers LTD was founded by Liam Garvey and Mark Doupe to provide secure shredding services across the Mid-West of Ireland. The company now trades under its trade names DGD Shredding for our paper shredding services and DGD Technology for ITAD and Lifecycle services.

Over the last 25 years, significant investment has been made by the company to upgrade facilities, equipment, technology, fleet and people. The scale of its operation allows for nationwide capacity and DGD Technology are one of the largest contractors in Ireland for secure shredding services.

Our Team

The People Behind DGD Technology

Liam Garvey

Managing
Director

Mark Doupe

Director, Head of Facilities & Plant

Paul Doupe

Destruction Centre Manager

Kelly Garvey

EHS & Sustainability Manager

Michael Garvey

Head of Operations & Compliance

Data Protection

All of our team are professional, trained and security vetted. Additionally, we have our own in-house legal team to offer advice on GDPR compliance. Furthermore, we ensure all data is destroyed to the highest industry standard while also providing certificates of destruction for all data shredded. Our process has a strong chain of custody & our procedures are in accordance with EN15713 secure destruction of confidential data code of practice.

We believe we offer the best value on the market and our cost-effective solutions do not compromise on compliance.

Sustainable Green Business

DGD Technology is committed to reducing or eliminating emissions through a number of initiatives. In 2021, we began our journey towards becoming a Carbon Net Zero company which included installing solar panels in the DGD Destruction Centre and office.

Being a sustainable company, we are continuously looking to implement new features that help to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions even further. As a result, we are proud to have been won “Green Small Business of the Year” and the overall category of “Best Green Business of the Year” at the Bord na Móna Green Awards 2024.

We achieved Carbon Net Zero status in our scope 1 & 2 emissions for 2023. DGD Shredding is planning on achieving Carbon Net Zero status in our scope 3 emissions for 2024.

When you use our services you are choosing an environmentally friendly solution for your destruction needs.

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Client Testimonials

“We at Holmes O’Malley Sexton have worked with DGD Papers Limited for a considerable length of time. They are responsible for all our documentation destruction and carry it out to a very high level. We have no hesitation at all in recommending Mr. Garvey and his company DGD Papers Limited”
Harry Fehily - Managing Partner Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors
"DGD Technology work with us for all our IT & e-waste disposals across multiple branches. They are fantastic with the service they provide. It's a pleasure dealing with then. Highly recommended!""
ICT Specialists, Multi-national Logistics Company
"We at Victor O’Rourke (Insurances) have been a customer of DGD Papers Limited for over 10 years now for all our shredding & IT disposal needs. We find them helpful, always reliable and extremely professional at all times giving us peace of mind. We would be happy to recommend DGD Shredding."
Sinead O’Rourke - Victor O’Rourke Insurances Ltd.