Inauguration of the most modern document archive in Germany
The Brambles Group, one of the largest corporations in Australia with Head Office in Sydney, sees promising prospects for Hamburg in the future and is making long-term investments in the Hanseatic city. Through its sister company, Recall Deutschland, Brambles has opened the most modern archive for document storage in Germany. At the inauguration of the archive a member of the Brambles supervisory board, Hans-Olaf Henkel, and the city’s Lord Mayor, Ole von Beust, welcomed the investment and spoke about the positive development of Hamburg as a location for industry. As a further sign of its close association with the citizens of the Hanseatic city, Recall made a donation to the Hamburg branch of the Society for Child Protection.
As further acknowledgement of Hamburg as an industrial location, the Australian group Brambles, a worldwide company servicing industry and commerce with a turnover of 3.5 billion US-$ and over 17,000 employees, is increasing its activities in Hamburg.
In the presence of Hans-Olaf Henkel (former President of the Confederation of German Industries) and the Lord Mayor, Ole von Beust, Recall Deutschland GmbH (Turnover: €20 million, 180 employees) with Head Office in Hamburg, opened Germany’s most modern and at the same time one of the most secure document archives on the 07.07.2006. The responsibility for the construction of this high-rise silo had been entrusted to Saar Lagertechnik GmbH based in Bad Soden / Taunus. Saar Lagertechnik completed the construction, including roof and walls in only 4 months. A main feature was the use of perforated profile panel shelving allowing the sprinklers a water penetration of more than 50%.
Space for more than 1.4 million standard box files or 350,000 filing cartons over a length of 120 km storage capacity.
The stacker crane - unique in Germany for this purpose, the event-driven closed circuit video surveillance and the biometric entry control system are only a few examples of the professional use of state-of-the-art technology in the new Hamburg archive.
In addition to its commercial engagement, Recall has also pledged itself to support public services for the people of Hamburg; for every newly stored filing carton, Recall will donate 10 cents to the Hamburg branch of the Society for Child Protection. This campaign will continue until end of 2006.
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