DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

BALODES is a BEE based storage company and is non-discriminatory as to colour or creed and maintains the highest professional standards in all aspects of its business.We specialise in both off-site document storage (Warehouse Storage) and Cloud solutions (electronic document management system) for business and personal needs. We recommend combining these services to save space and ensure that your documents are always safe, readily available and backed up in case of emergency.Our client base is carefully selected to ensure that focus is maintained in everything we do.It is the company policy to only provide the highest quality of storages. This has the advantage of attracting a higher percentage of clients experiencing storage facility problems.

BENEFITS

Personalized Document Storage , Cloud Services Solutions, Documents Safely stored Together, Quick guaranteed Retrieval Process, Double protection: documents are kept locked away in boxes in a warehouse and backed up electronically, Minimises business and organisational risks associated with poor records and information management, Ensures optimal resource utilisation by reducing staff time spent on non-core activities, Facilitates better customer service through improved access to records and information, Ensures compliance and minimises the loss or misplacement of records due to tracking capabilities, Allows for multiple immediate access and audit trail, Increases staff efficiency by allowing multiple user access and near instantaneous retrieval of information and records, Facilitates better service delivery to customers due to the information being more readily available, Eliminates losses and misfiling inherent in paper based filing systems, Allows access to records and information to be restricted, limited or monitored, Minimises the difficulties associated with working with large volumes of information and record

ACTIVE RECORD MANAGEMENT

All businesses and organizations are faced with an ever increasing and often problematic task of how best to manage the burgeoning volumes of information and records that they produce and hold, be it in paper or in electronic format. The situation is being made increasingly complicated by improving access to and advances in information technology, whilst legislation and regulations driven by the growth in consumerism, fraud and corporate failure are also playing their part.

Effective records and information management has never been so critical nor the stakes so high. Get it wrong and it can be costly or worse still, result in corporate failure. Get it right and it can lead to substantial efficiencies and financial savings, as it can increase competitive advantage.

ACCESS CONTROL, Access Control, Access to media is password controlled,   Secure barcoded operated open rack and container systems,   Scheduled collections, Unscheduled collections available 24/7 365 days a year,  

EXTENDED MEDIA FILE, Vaults are dust free, humidity and climate controlled, Vaults are purpose built

 Storage Offerings, Containers, Securely locked, foam lined and waterproof containers, Containers locked and sealed at customers’ premises ensuring security and confidentially of contents, Various size containers available depending on your requirements, including unique specially designed CD containers. Courier Bag System,  Unique, standard sized courier bag holding up to 4 magnetic tapes.

BALODES branded courier bag ensures peace of mind security, Courier bag can be left at the reception desk, reducing collection and delivery times and eliminating IT department interruptions.

DATA PROTECTION

The backup of data using magnetic media remains the primary method of protecting a business’ valuable information assets. Backups remain vital to business continuity and the effective day to day operation of all organisations. They play a key role in mitigating the risks faced by businesses and in providing valuable protection in the event of emergencies and disasters, as well as forming the cornerstone of all disaster recovery plans. As important as the need for regular and scheduled backups, is the need to store the backup media in a secure, remote and climate-controlled offsite locations away from the original data. To assist businesses to do so, BALODES offers an effective management and rotation service that ensures backups are undertaken according to agreed schedules and that backup media is kept off-site in secure and environmentally controlled environments.