Our story
We’ve been helping our clients securely store, access and manage their data and
documentation for over 30 years. You could say business information is in our DNA.
With 900+ public and private clients, our success is built on our people, our technology and the strength of our client relationships.
Our mission is to help you achieve your business objectives. We pride ourselves on our customer service and our people are empowered to be flexible and responsive in the customisation and delivery of our services.
Our history
Check out how we’ve evolved from establishing Ireland’s first self-storage solution in 1989 to becoming one of the main players in the UK, Ireland and beyond.
1989
Kefron (previously national self storage) established first self storage and records centre in Fosters Avenue, Dublin
1992
Kefron launches Shred-It, Irelands first on-site confidential shredding company
1994
National Self Storage changes name to Filestores
1995
Our second records centre opens in Camden Row, Dublin
1998
We open a third records centre in Blackhall Place, Dublin
2000
Expansion of Shred-It into Northern Ireland
2001
Opening of Ireland’s first purpose built records centre in Park West, Dublin
2001
Shred-It launched in Northern Ireland
2002
Our fifth location opens in Kilkenny
2003
Serviced office space added to Kefron's service portfolio
2004
A new records management consultancy service is launched – Archives Consulting Services
2004
Kefron acquires Arcane Datastore In Northern Ireland
2004
New self storage centre launched in Deansgrange, Dublin
2005
Kefron opens second serviced offices in Blackhall Place, Dublin
2005
Kefron acquires Scan Image Services
2006
Kylemore Road, Dublin becomes our second self-storage location
2007
Two Men & A Truck launches In Dublin
2007
We open our third self storage centre in Santry, Dublin
2009
Two Men & A Truck expands to the UK
2011
We launch the Kefron brand, bringing all services under one name
2013
A new era of digital document management services arrives with the launch of our accounts payable automation solution
2013
Kefron expands into the UK market with new digital solutions
2014
Kefron acquires Lightspeed Scanning Services in Reading, expanding our UK footprint
2014
Kefron acquires Evolution software development company, giving us leading edge technology expertise
2016
Developed new Kefron IP for accounts payable automation
2016
Kefron launches Annualleave.com, a SaaS based solution for employee leave management
2017
Launch Document hosting solution Kefron DM
2018
Kefron acquires DataStor in London
2018
Kefron establishes London sales office
2019
Kefron celebrates 30 years in business
2019
Kefron AP adds PO creation module to a growing list of new features
2020
Kefron surpasses the 1,000 customer milestone
2022
Kefron wins Ireland's Best Managed Company in association with Deloitte
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Company Values
Fostering our company values is vital to achieving our mission and vision. Developing an inclusive and diverse company culture aligned with our values aims to help our employees and customers do extraordinary things. We believe that our ability to work together makes our dreams believable and achievable. We will build on the ideas of others and collaborate across boundaries to bring the best of Kefron to our customers.
PASSION & PRIDE
What does it mean to our people?
- Enjoy your job
- Treat everyone fairly
- Put your heart and soul into what you do
- Fix the smallest mistake with the greatest level of detail
- Have a strong work ethic
- Take pride in making things better for the customer
- Take part in company initiatives
- Be proud of working for Kefron
Security &Trust
What does it mean to our people?
- Admit your mistakes when they happen
- Build on the trust of our customers
- Be professional at all times
- Be transparent, open and honest always
- Know that we can always do better
- Build trust within your team
- Deliver on time
- Take care of customers
- Believe in yourself and others
Initiative & Ownership
What does it mean to our people?
- Always be willing to help
- Be receptive to change
- Create efficiencies in your work
- Handle customer issues on the spot
- Go the extra mile
- Take accountability for your work
- Share information to share ownership
- Care about everyone’s job
- Take ownership every day
Our team
Paul Kearns
CEO
Shane McMahon
Chief Financial Officer
Lorraine O’Neill
Group Financial Controller
Alistair Thacker
Head of Technology
Brian Coyle
Head of Commercial
Colm Hefferon
Director
Creating a Positive Impact
We understand the importance of giving back to the community and mitigating any negative impacts on the environment.
Our chosen charities
We work with a number of charities and organisations every year including Friends of the Coombe, St Vincent De Paul and we sponsor a star on Focus Ireland’s Christmas Tree and the inspiring Calcutta Run with proceeds going to GOAL/Peter McVerry Trust
Helping the Community
We’re involved with Business in the Community (BITC) a non-profit organisation that helps businesses impact positively on their communities.
This includes our partnership with Caritas College in Ballyfermot and Skills@Work the signature programme of the Schools Business Partnership.
Mitigating our Environmental Impact
We have a number of initiatives that allow us to assess, manage and reduce the impact to the environment of operating our business, both now and in the future
Compliance
ISO 9001
Kefron has well defined and documented procedures designed to continuously improve the consistency of our service. Quality is constantly measured and our procedures ensure corrective action is taken whenever defects occur.
ISO 14001
Our customers will have confidence in knowing that Kefron meets our environmental management system commitments and company environmental policy requirements.
ISO 15489
Our customers can be assured that Kefron will archive, manage, protect and destroy all records to industry best practice and as prescribed by relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
ISO 27001
Our customers can rest assured that in achieving this standard Kefron has demonstrated our compliance regarding all information security matters including data protection, privacy and IT governance within our industry.
News & Updates
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