Access Expands in Canada with Acquisition of Six C

BOSTON, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Access , the largest privately-held records and information management (RIM) services provider in the United States, today announced a major expansion into Canada, with the acquisition of six Canadian records management companies. With these acquisitions, Access expands its operations in North America with locations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, St. John’s and Saint John, servicing more than 20 key markets across 10 Canadian provinces.

Access Information Management of Canada, ULC has acquired these records management businesses: BCRM Services Ltd. (Vancouver); Calgary Archives Corp. (Calgary); Crown Store-All Facilities, SecureShred and Crown Filing Systems which were all divisions of Crown Enterprises Ltd. (Regina and Saskatoon); Phoenix Recycling Inc. (Winnipeg); FileBank Record Centre Ltd. (Toronto and Ottawa); and Docu Guard Ltd. (Atlantic Canada). For the past couple of years, these businesses have been operating together as Innovative Records Systems Corporation.

Access’ wide range of services and solutions are tailored to meet the needs of local and international businesses, driving cost savings and ensuring compliance in today’s rapidly changing regulatory environment. Access allows clients to focus on growing their businesses while reducing their risk associated with document management, retention, accessibility, or destruction by providing stringent data protection and secure chain of custody protocols.

“We see great opportunity with our expansion into Canada, offering our high-quality, secure information governance solutions to businesses of all sizes across all of North America,” said Rob Alston, Chief Executive Officer of Access. “These acquisitions put us one step closer to realizing our mission of Advancing how the world manages information with the very best service.”

Speaking on behalf of the executive team of Innovative Records Systems Corp., Bill Roberts commented, “After an extensive search for the right partner that shares our core values, Access’ culture of client, company and community stood out to us as a real differentiator. We are thrilled to become part of the Access family.”

John Chendo, Access’ Co-Founder and President, added, “Access continues to be the most dynamic company in the industry and this acquisition, along with others still to come, helps us build on our momentum, grow our base of clients, and bring our innovative offerings to existing and prospective clients.”

About Access Access is the largest privately-held Records and Information Management services provider with operations across the United States, Canada, Central and South America. Access enables clients to better manage their information, control their risks and transform their businesses. Access’ comprehensive suite of information governance services includes records storage and information management in hard copy and digital formats, data protection, secure destruction, scanning and digital document conversion, and data breach reporting services as well as  FileBRIDGE , Access’ cloud-based platform for digital transformation of document management and associated workflows. The business services that Access provides allow clients to focus on growth while reducing the costs and risks associated with information management, retention, accessibility, and final disposition. For more information on Access, please visit  www.informationprotected.com .

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