Iron Mountain Makes Acquisition

Document storage, shredding company strengthens its business in the Northwest.

 

Iron Mountain Inc. announced the continued expansion of its Secure Shredding services with the acquisition of the assets of Portland, Oregon based, Docu- Shred Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 

This most recent acquisition enhances Iron Mountain's offering of Secure Shredding services to customers in the Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington markets. Iron Mountain continues to actively expand its Secure Shredding footprint through a combination of acquisitions and start-up operations throughout North America.

 

"Secure Shredding is a critical component of records management for any business that needs to protect the privacy and security of information - particularly sensitive customer or patient records," said Richard Reese, chairman and CEO of Iron Mountain. "We've made it a priority to expand our Secure Shredding footprint and meet our customers' demand for these services. We welcome the customers and employees of Docu-Shred to the Iron Mountain family."

 

"This is an important day for everyone associated with our company," said Glen Gieg, president of Docu-Shred Inc. "We have partnered with the industry leader and through this partnership, we can provide enhanced services to our customers and increased opportunities to our employees."