Our Family Business
History
History of Compu-Stor – Our Family Business
- The same year the West Coast Eagles made their debut and Scott married Charlene in Neighbours, Compu-Stor was first realised by Peter Manford, who had gained his experience working at Brambles Manford. Brambles Manford was the result of a buyout of the original Manford family business by Brambles, who for a time operated under the Brambles Manford name.
- Jeremy Manford is the current CEO maintaining the family values and ensuring the customer service is a continued focus whilst delivering the latest technologies in the changing landscape of information management
- Compu-Stor was established in Perth and has expanded East continuing to look at opportunities to continue growth and add value back to the customers and build a resilient business.
- Today Compu-Stor is proud to be the largest Australian owned family business providing document storage solutions.
- Our digital division DTS (Digital Transformation Solutions) is paving the way delivering the latest technological solutions.
Family Business
- We are a proud family business currently under second generation management.
- Peter Manford founded the business in 1987. His sons Jeremy and Robert have been involved in the business since 1995 and 1997, respectively.
- Jeremy is the current CEO while Robert has moved to running the Family Office MFO.
- We celebrate the fact we are a family business. We are delighted to have gained both the 'A Family owned Australian Business' label and the 'Australian Owned' certification.
- Family run businesses account for 70% of all businesses in Australia
- There are over 1.4 million Australian Family Businesses operating in Australia
- Australians prefer to buy from Family Businesses
- Over 60% of trading businesses in Australia are Family Businesses
Key facts about Family Owned Australian Businesses:
Compu-Stor Timeline
2024
New Brisbane Office
Compu-Stor expands in Brisbane with a new storage and digital facility shared with its subsidiary, Avantix
2024
Canberra expansion
Compu-Stor expands into Canberra following the award of a Federal Government contract
2021
Achieved ISO 27001 Certification
Achieved ISO 27001 Certification’
2021
Tape Transcription
Tape Transcription business line added
2021
Avantix Acquisition
Compu-Stor acquires Brisbane based Avantix, enhancing its reach and digitisation capabilities to include specialist media such as microfilm, slides and transparencies
2020
Consulting Services
Consulting business line added to our portfolio of services.
2019
NSW Relocation
NSW Compu-Stor relocation to help cater for expansion of the NSW customer base
2018
NSW Justice Contract
Compu-Stor secures the department of justice contract managing over 255,000 boxes and a variety of digital transformation solutions.
2016
Digital Transformation Solutions
A new division of Compu-Stor opens called DTS specalising in Digital Transformation Services.
2015
Compu-Stor Expands to NSW
Compu-Stor expands to Sydney and opens its doors to NSW customers.
2012
Perth Expansion
The Perth head office consolidates into one state of the art storage facility.
2009
Going Digital
Brand new purpose built facility / CIMS online portal developed
2007
Melbourne Office
Compu-Stor expands into Victoria, the first expansion into another state in Australia.
1995
ISO Certification
Quality Assurance Certification
1987
Established
Compu-Stor was founded in 1987 by Peter Manford in Perth
The Early Days
Frank Manford founded Manford Transport in the 1950s, his sons John & Tony Manford worked in the business. Peter Manford, John's son, also worked for the company before leaving and founding Compu-Stor. Peter's sons, Jeremy & Robert, both worked at Compu-Stor until Robert moved to CEO of the Manford family office in 2000. Jeremy Manford is the current CEO of Compu-Stor.
Read More on the history of Compu-Stor.
What Our Customers Say
Rachael Davern, City of Subiaco
‘To allow our planning and building teams to move away from a slow, encumbering paper plan process, Compu-Stor digitised all of our property plans ranging in size from A4 to A0. Throughout the process, Compu-Stor delivered quick and efficient customer service, and have been very willing and flexible when we needed to change scope. The drivers are always friendly when collecting and returning documents and we are so impressed by the speed of turnaround when we need copies of plans urgently for council meetings.’
Phing Lee, CTO Equity Trustees
“Compu-Stor’s experience, their focus on our needs and their constant drive to add value, made them a natural choice for the digital mailroom solution.”
Christine Roberts HR & Office Manager
“We engaged Compu-Stor to simplify our records management requirements from a traditional storage unit system to an online system. The Compu-Stor team took the time to understand our business needs and offered a solution that allowed us to manage our archived files from our desktops. The transition from our facility to Compu-Stor was seamless with no business disruption. The customer service and knowledge of the Compu-Stor staff is the strength of their business, and this knowledge has assisted our business in reducing our storage costs by nearly 30%.”
Phoebe Sherwin Tenders and Contracts Officer
“We were looking for a solution for our offsite storage holdings that would streamline and adapt to our ever changing requirements. We engaged Compu-Stor to assist with storage of our medical and departmental records, backup tapes and IT equipment. Compu-Stor handled and oversaw the entire transition process and provided a seamless changeover. Since the contract began, Comp-Stor have instigated a number of initiatives, including consolidation and improved work flows, along with an ability to handle the most urgent deliveries.”
Records and Information Coordinator
“Just wanted to say how impressed we were with the solution to search/download work orders that Amanda demonstrated this morning. It is great that you listen and respond to your customers so that new technologies can be implemented with both client and provider needs addressed. This will make the transition to digital receipts much easier for VLA allowing us to keep track of who has ordered what before the deliveries arrive. Very impressive.”
Operational Services Manager
“From our initial contact with Jeremy and the DTS team in Melbourne, it was clear that they knew exactly what could (and should) be done with the significant amount of records that we needed to move to a digital space. The job was scoped, estimated and completed quickly, with documents uploaded straight into our digital record keeping system. I would certainly recommend Compu-Stor and DTS as an efficient and reliable company for any type of storage and digitisation needs.”
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