Securit Announces Death of Founder and CEO

Oakville, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - With deep sorrow, Securit
Information Security announces that its founder and Chief Executive
Officer, Greg Brophy, was killed Sunday September 30, 2007 in a
small plane crash in Alaska. Three others, including Greg's eldest
brother Sean Brophy, also died in the crash.

Securit extends its condolences to Greg's wife Tracey, and their
three children, Christopher, Megan and Kirsten, to Sean's wife and
family, and the families of the other two who were aboard.

Greg Brophy's passion for business and desire to create a highly
successful enterprise led him to found Shred-it, the document
destruction division of Securit, in 1988. As President and CEO, Mr.
Brophy built Shred-it into one of the world's leading on site
document destruction companies. Greg Brophy was the 1993 winner of
the Federal Business Development Bank "Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Award" for Ontario. He was selected for his innovative spirit,
business success and community involvement. Mr. Brophy was honoured
as the "Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1994 by Ernst & Young,
and in 1995 he was recognized as one of Canada's "Top 40 under 40".
Securit was one of "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies" in 2003, 2004
and 2005. In 2003, Mr. Brophy created the Securit Foundation and
dedicated over one million dollars to charity and education in
markets served and developing countries.

The members of the company's Executive Committee are continuing to
manage Securit's business affairs. Securit assures all associates,
franchise owners, and customers that, despite this terrible news, the
company will continue to provide industry leading customer service
and unmatched information security.

Headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, Securit is a world-leading
information security company, an international success story with a
network of more than 140 branches and 2,600 employees serving 150,000
customers in 16 countries. Securit provides integrated information
security solutions that manage and mitigate risk for our clients.
Securit offers three service lines: Records Management, Data
Protection and Shred-it Document Destruction.

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Contact:
For further information please call: +1-905-491-2304; Media Contact:
Elizabeth Hendricks, Media Relations Specialist, +1-905-491-2227,
Elizabeth.hendricks@securit.com