Alexander Young is celebrating after notching up ten years in business. Brian Young and Lorraine Birch set up the company, which provides document storage and archiving facilities for some of the region’s best known businesses, in 1997.

Employing 11 specialists and now in its third home - following spells at Preston’s Docklands and Wellfield Road – the business is now planning for its next period of growth.

“The emergence of the ‘paperless office’ and increased red tape has been a challenge but ones which we have actually used to our customers’ benefit,” said Brian Young. “We have an IT infrastructure which has made us quicker and more efficient whilst meeting the demands of red tape has improved our accountability.

“The physical growth of the company has resulted in three moves in ten years and in Bute Mill, we have a first class storage facility and we are now on the look out for additional sites.

“Thankfully, we work with some great companies and they have all been influential in our growth. It’s a proud achievement and our gratitude goes to everyone who has played a role.”

Alexander Young has secured the highly regarded Investors in People (IIP) and ISO accreditations.

The Investors in People Standard is a national framework for delivering business improvement through people. Since it was developed the Standard has been reviewed every three years to ensure that it remains relevant and accessible.

Alexander Young has also been recognised for its commitment to service and quality by the internationally acknowledged standards programme, ISO after being approved the BS EN ISO 9001 standard.

Alexander Young was subjected to external examination of its working practices, including its commitment to carrying out a rigorous customer satisfaction programme, which is acted upon to achieve continuous improvement.

Finally, office manager Lynn Johnson has brought a new addition into the world. Chloe Olivia was born on November 11 and weighed in at 7lbs and 5oz.