Warrington's Big Apple becomes data vault of the North West

~ New North West data centre will meet growing storage needs of regional businesses ~

December 9 2005

Iron Mountain, the leader in outsourced records and information management services, is opening a new storage facility in Warrington's version of the Big Apple. Located in Appleton Thorn on the outskirts of Warrington, the data centre will employ up to 50 employees and will securely store over 2 million boxes of confidential files and records for local companies such as banks, solicitors and regional offices of large corporations.

The Big Apple site takes the total number of Iron Mountain storage facilities in the UK to 64 meeting the growing demand for storage in the North West and surrounding areas.

The new building will be opened by at 1.30pm on December 9th by the Mayor of Warrington, Councillor Hans Mundry, and the Managing Director of Iron Mountain Europe, John Prowse.

"Warrington is one of the fastest growing areas in the UK with hundreds of new businesses opening every month," said John Prowse. "However, as 78 per cent of companies that lose business critical information and fail to recover it within ten days go bankrupt, many companies are keen to have robust business continuity plans in place. Companies are therefore increasingly storing vital information off-site with a back-up specialist."

Iron Mountain works with 80 per cent of FTSE companies and its decision to open a site near Warrington reflects the increasing growth in the region's economy.

"The Big Apple is an excellent location for businesses in the North West looking for secure storage. This is not just because our unit complies with the highest standards to guard against fire, flood and earthquakes, but also because it's close to major road transport links like the M56, M62 and M6." said John Prowse.

The new site is located at:

If you'd like to attend the opening of the new facility, please contact Helen Carey, email: hcarey@ironmountain.co.uk, tel: 0161 688 1308

Iron Mountain Europe is a subsidiary of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM), the world's trusted partner for outsourced records and information management services.

Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain has grown to service more than 235,000 customer accounts throughout Europe and North and Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The company offers records management services for both physical and digital media, disaster recovery support services, and consulting services that help businesses save money and manage the risks associated with legal and regulatory compliance, protection of vital information, and business continuity challenges.

Iron Mountain Europe services 47 markets within 15 countries across Europe. The company currently employs more than 14,000 staff worldwide and generated sales of $1.8 billion in 2004. For further information, visit:

http://www.ironmountain.co.uk