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Document specialists join forces to offer total records management solutions.
BOX-IT, one of the UK’s foremost document storage and records management specialists, is delighted to
announce its merger with Stortext, a leader in hosted electronic records management, scanning services and
business process outsourcing solutions.
The move will create a powerful new enterprise that capitalises on the synergies of both firms – to provide
total solutions in records management (paper and digital) for government agencies, blue-chip clients and many
smaller businesses in a growing marketplace.
The merger follows a successful seven-year working partnership between Winchester-based BOX-IT and
Stortext, headquartered in Bedfordshire.
The new business will have turnover of approaching £10 million and be overseen by an executive management team which includes board members from both firms appointed to the board of the new holding company – BOX-IT Data Management Limited.
The trusted brand names, operating offices, operations teams and support personnel of both companies will
continue as they are. But the solutions will be extended and enriched by each other’s services.
As a result, clients of either company can benefit from secure document storage and recycling, through to
scanning and hosted electronic storage and document processing. Data can then be exported into business systems for streamlined, paperless processing to drive efficiency and contribute to significant savings.
“The merger is excellent news for the clients, partners, employees and stakeholders of both companies,” said
Simon McCowen, BOX-IT Founder and Chairman of the group.
“Our new business is in a strong position to address the rapidly growing market for total records management and business process outsourcing.”
Simon Keeler, Operations Director in the new management team, commented: “Joining forces is a natural step
that leads on from our mutually-beneficial business partnership. Now, clients of both companies can benefit
from a wealth of services – with their usual account manager as a single point of contact.”
Meanwhile, Simon Ellis, Managing Director of the merged business, added: “The crossover in expertise and
services create a seamless solution for both paper storage and digital processing. This is ideal for forwardlooking companies seeking security, compliance and greater business efficiency and at the same time reducing the environmental impact caused by more traditional process and archive management.”
Note to editors
For more information, please contact Simon Ellis on 01962 830200 or by email simon.ellis@boxit.co.uk
About BOX-IT (www.boxit.co.uk)
Established in 1986, BOX-IT has rapidly become one of the best-known names in the UK for secure, reliable and professional (outsourced) document storage, retrieval and management services. We have in excess of
3,000 clients in a huge range of market sector industries, including banks, building societies, public sector, retail, law firms and accountants.
BOX-IT offers nationwide coverage with a further 13 franchise branches throughout the UK.
About Stortext (www.stortext.com)
Stortext are leaders in the provision of Business Process Outsource solutions that enable organisations to
streamline departments, deliver efficiency gains and ultimately reduce non-core business costs. Scanning in
excess of 140 million pages a year, as well as handling faxes, email, electronic invoices and other computer
outputs. Omnidox (developed by Stortext) is the award winning secure hosted (online) solutions platform for
document and business process management providing robust systems to a range of government departments
and blue chip companies.
Omnidox was named “Document Management Product of the Year (2008/9)” at the industries annual awards conference.
Both BOX-IT and Stortext are wholly owned subsidiaries of BOX-IT Data Management Limited.
