The Tribune

Sunryse Information Management has celebrated its 20th anniversary in business by opening its new 38,000 square foot headquarters building on Fire Trail Road.

The full-service information management company was started in 2000 by Chris Sawyer and his wife, Nadine, as a mobile shredding business in response to corporate client demand from ways to safely dispose of confidential files.

Its operations expanded to additional information management solutions, including cataloging and storing physical files, plus scanning and imaging documents for digital access. In September 2016, the company rebranded and became Sunryse Information Management.

“Sunryse has always been a solutions-driven company. Twenty years ago, we looked at how our services could enhance the way clients conducted business now and in the future. As our business evolves, we will continue to innovate and adapt our operations to meet the needs that exist in the market,” Mr Sawyer said.

“The journey to now is a result of our clients demonstrating their confidence in what Sunryse could deliver, and for that we are truly grateful. Our ability to serve rests in the hands of our dedicated team who have bought into our vision and execute it daily, and we say ‘thank you’ to them as well.”

Sunryse’s 20 employees have relocated from the company’s original operation plant on Bacardi Road to the new facility. Made out of 12-inch concrete and steel ICF (Insulated Concrete Foam) construction with a solid concrete roof, the facility is built to withstand major hurricanes.

Key features considered during the construction process included insulating properties to create the ideal climate environment for the long-term preservation of documents. The smart building is fully equipped with biometric access and advanced security measures to ensure client records are secured at all times.

It has a dedicated storage area for hard copy records, and a dedicated document imaging laboratory for digitising records electronically. The new operating space allows staff to deliver information management solutions that help clients streamline their business processes.

Sunryse started its operation with three employees, a single truck and a manual diesel operated shredder with the maximum capacity to shred 800 pounds of paper. Today, a fleet of six vehicles including three mobile destruction units can shred up to 5,000 pounds of paper per hour, and use CCTV technology where clients can view the process.The firm last year shredded 2.4m pounds of paper for export and recycing.