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
We open 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
We add serviced office space as part of our service portfolio
2004
A new records management consultancy service Is launched – Archives Consulting Services
2004
Kefron aquires Arcane Datastore In Northern Ireland
2004
New self storage centre is launched in Deansgrange, Dublin
2005
Kefron opens second serviced offices in Blackhall Place, Dublin
2005
Scan Image Services is acquired by Kefron
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 brand
2013
A new era of digital document management services is launched through our accounts payable automation service
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
Developed Kefron DM for document hosting
2018
Kefron acquires DataStor in London
2018
Kefron establishes London sales office
2019
Kefron celebrates 30 years in business
2019
Developed PO creation module for Kefron AP
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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.
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
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