State of Alabama Division of Purchasing awards multi-county shredding contract to Gilmore Services

Dec. 12, 2012 - PRLog -- Ronnie Gilmore, CEO of Gilmore Services, the 57-year-old diversified business services company headquartered in Pensacola, revealed that The State of Alabama announced today the awarding of a 35 month with 2 additional 12 month
options contract to provide secure document shredding of confidential materials to Gilmore Services of Pensacola. The region covered is for all State of Alabama facilities throughout the 28 counties from Montgomery to Mobile which include:
Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Covington, Geneva, Houston, Henery, Dale, Coffee, Conecuh, Monroe, Cark, Washington, Barbour, Pike, Crenshaw, Butler, Choctaw, Marengo, Wilcox, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery, Bullock, Macon, Russell, Lee and
Elmore.

Gilmore states, “In times of stiff competition, against some of the largest national companies in our industry, this award is just one more affirmation of the exceptional quality of all the services delivered by our fine people.” Mr. Gilmore
goes on to say, “It’s great to see that all of the work and resources we have put into security measures, monitoring systems, and employee selection is being recognized as one of the most security conscious organizations providing services to each citizen and govermental organizations within the state.”

One of the key considerations for awarding the contract was the fact that Gilmore Services is one of the few companies operating in South Alabama area certified by The National Association of information Destruction, (NAID). Bob Johnson, Executive Director of NAID, and a person who has been instrumental in advising governmental agencies for more than a decade about document security after hearing of the awarding of the contract said he was pleased to see state
agencies moving toward a more secure practice in handling taxpayer information. Mr. Johnson added, “The companies that go through the rigors of our certification process do it at a great deal of expense and time. It shows that they really are as
concerned for their customers’ information as the customers themselves are. It is one true measure that really differentiates the companies involved in the handling of confidential personal, corporate, and government data.”

The State of Alabama’s three year contract commences December 1, 2012 and has an option for an additional 2 - year period.

About Gilmore Services - From starting out in the moving business more than 50 years ago, Gilmore Services has expanded its service offering to include storage and management of clients’ records, shredding of confidential materials including E- Waste, high speed data imaging, off-site electronic data storage, and its newest addition; promoting the latest wave in information management technology with information relationship software. Gilmore Services gives back to the communities in which they serve by providing “free shred days” to all citizens, one to two
times a year.