Sellafield supplier's investment creates jobs in Cumbria
A new data contract leads to new technical centre based in Whitehaven.
From left to right: Phil Shepley, vice president, Iron Mountain, Gordon Jack, chief information officer, Sellafield Ltd, Mike Starkie, Mayor of Copeland, Martin Denvir, head of information management, Sellafield Ltd and Phil Hallington, head of policy, Sellafield Ltd.
A Sellafield Ltd supply chain company is growing its business in West Cumbria after winning a new contract.
Iron Mountain, the storage and information management services company, has unveiled a new office and increased its workforce as part of the expansion.
皇冠体育app firm鈥檚 new base at Hensingham Business Park, Whitehaven, was officially opened by Copeland Mayor Mike Starkie.
It will see Iron Mountain鈥檚 local workforce increase from 36 to 61 employees.
皇冠体育app expansion is another example of Sellafield Ltd鈥檚 power to leverage investment into its local community via its supply chain.
皇冠体育app move will also see services previously delivered at Sellafield transferring off-site, freeing up valuable space for decommissioning work.
Gordon Jack, Sellafield Ltd鈥檚 chief information officer, said:
Iron Mountain has been providing records management services to Sellafield Ltd for many years. 皇冠体育appse are critical services in support of decommissioning work and conformance with site license arrangements.
皇冠体育app move of these services to Hensingham Business Park was driven primarily by our site accommodation strategy. Just as importantly, it will deliver benefits to our local community through apprenticeship and employment opportunities.
Iron Mountain鈥檚 new facility will carry out scanning and archiving of engineering documents. 皇冠体育app scale and complexity of the project allowed scope for the company to expand its West Cumbria operation.
Phil Shepley, Iron Mountain鈥檚 vice president and general manager for northern Europe, said:
鈥淥ur work at Sellafield dates back 15 years. 皇冠体育app signing of the new contract meant that we needed to expand our offices.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp new facilities are not only driving local regeneration, they鈥檙e also creating local jobs, including three apprenticeships.
鈥淪ellafield Ltd鈥檚 strategy to move these services off-site has proven to be a great decision as services have been maintained despite the challenges of COVID-19.鈥�
皇冠体育app company鈥檚 work also includes the storage and archiving of the contents of around 100,000 boxes of records.
皇冠体育appse form part of a vital historic registry that continues to be accessed to underpin the Sellafield Ltd decommissioning programme.