Issue 2 2009 > Crown Acquires Athema Archiving in South Africa
Crown Acquires Athema Archiving in South Africa
Crown Acquires Athema Archiving in South Africa and becomes the only Global Records Management Company in Africa.
Crown will proudly serve over 300 clients across Africa. Crown’s vast experience combined with its newly acquired scanning operation in South Africa, will bring clients a full spectrum of services ranging from imaging, data extraction, electronic media storage, secure and confidential waste destruction and traditional document storage services.
Crown brings its global knowledge and high-technology solutions to the South African marketplace. Innovative technologies provide clients with Web-based systems to retrieve records in storage, generate customized reports and access invoices and billing information. Off-site data storage and hosting services enable clients to access electronic files on a secure, Web-based browser.
Flamely Fourie, who was previously based in Crown Dubai, UAE, and is now overseeing the South African records business, said, "I am excited about the growth potential. We will be focusing on additional scanning business, as well as more media storage and certified/confidential destruction services."
Please visit Crown South Africa's Records Management website at crownrms.com/southafrica.
Flamely Fourie, General Manager of Records Management and Ian Pettey, Country Manager, Crown South Africa.