Hi Team,
To say 2016 was a successfulyear for OASIS is putting it mildly. As you have seen from the announcement this morning, we are ending the year on ahighas we closedour 25th acquisition to date.I know this has been anextremely busy year for all of you and I want to take thisopportunity to thank each of you for your hard work and diligence. It's hard to picture what we have accomplished this year so to put it into perspective, this pipeline might help to visualise it.
With that said, and as a thank you gift,we are going to renew the policy ofeach person receivingtheir birthday off as anadditional day this year. Wetruly doappreciate your hard work and commitment.
In relation toDennis's announcement, we have worked very hard to create the platform that has enabled the sort of year we’ve just had.I feel very proud to have played my part in getting us here, and you all should too.I look forward to leading us through the next phase of growth.This is a challenging, fun and exciting place to work.We are delighted to have put a team together who have embraced this environment.I know we will continue to succeed together.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2017!!!
Keep up the great work.
Thanks and warmest regards,
Brian
Our New Website
Launched earlier today, we are delighted to say that our new website isup and running. No URLs changed, just the look and feel of it so no need to contact clients, they will see the new site the next time they visit. The Dutch and Belgian site upgrades will follow.Please take a look and we hope you like it!!
Highlights & Updates
Sales and Account Management Update
It has been a very interesting and eventful introduction to OASIS Group, over the last three months – yes three months. I have tried to visit as many locations as possible, as well as travelled to each of the countries we serveto meet teams and understand how we can better serve our clients. I have tried to, through this time, work to a fairly strict project programme to allow me to asses and understand all areas of the business that come in to contact not only directly with our customers but in aiding the commercial team members to be successful in their roles. While doing this it has also allowed me to look through our product offerings as well as think about things our clients are asking for that we don’t currently offer. More on this later.
As most of you know our new financial year started on November1st and for the commercial teams this means all the dials are set back to Zero – and their task to achieve their yearly targets starts again. This year we are looking for significant movement on what we have achieved over the last few years and have got off to a great start with almost €400k of closed deals already on the board. The UK team have closed several good deals that see them leading the charts, although the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium are not too far behind. It is shaping up to be an interesting year, and with a couple of potential marquee deals on the tables it’s all to play for.
Through acquisitions, in the short space of time I have been here, we have gainedover 600 new clients to our portfolio so the team and I are in the process of transitioning these over to OASIS and ensuring that the great service delivered by the businesses we have acquired will continue. We then plan to get close to the clients to ensure we understand their future needs, and all of the benefits they can expect to see now being part of theOASIS Group. All of this takes time and manpower to achieve in the allotted timeframes, and over the next months you will see announcements coming out about how we plan to cover all of this. We have two new appointments confirmed for the UK as well as a couple of team members already joined from our latest acquisitions to help us achieve this and continue to grow through our existing client base.
So back to the beginning and new services – through January you will see a new cloud backup solution being publicised through our marketing channels and website to our clients, as well as a restoration services process. Both of these are new products to OASIS Group using new partners who were extremely keen to work in conjunction with us and the clients we support. These partners are leaders in their fields and bring with them significant experience, therefore maximising our potential and further demonstrating our commitment to supplying quality products, services and innovation to the market place. We will be further promoting our services and who we are across the countries we serve in the new year, with opportunities for all to create leads, and be recognised should these leads turn in to sales for the group. I will communicate further on this through the next few weeks.
All it leaves for me now is to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a very prosperous new year.
Nick
EVP, Sales &Commercial Development
(Some sales team members pictured)
Document Management Awards - We Won!!!
The 2016 Document ManagementAwards tookplace in London onNovember 24th whereby OASIS were listed as finalists in numerous categories.We are delighted to announce that we took home the Destruction and Shredding Company of the Year Award. Antonio Ponticelli and Tony Price were on hand to accept the award on behalf of OASIS!! Thanks to you both, we heard it was a fun night!
IMS Document Management Training
Anthony Carroll from the Compliance Team has been conducting webinars and trainings surrounding thenew IMS Document Management system. This new platformwill host all of the OASISIntegrated Management System elements including:
- Company informationfor the use in tenders and client questionnaires - enablingteams to complete tendersconsistentlyandsave time in the process!
- Results from internal site audits will be published on the system with tasks from the audit findings assigned to key team members.
- As tasks are completed, they will be updated with information regarding the actions taken to resolve the issues, which in turn allowsus to track our progresson each site.
On the Road
You may remember from the previous newsletter, we were scheduled to attendthe 2016 PRISM International European Conference that took place inPrague, 26-27 October. It was a very educational conference with some very interesting sessions,forums and people. We look forward to the next PRISMconference which takes place in May!
OASIS Bridge
OASIS Online, our our secure information management web interface, has now been given a new name - OASIS Bridge. There have been no changes to theplatform, only the name as been updated. We won't be sending out a communication to our client base but in case anyone mentions it or refers to it, it's OASIS Bridge moving forward!!
ZircoDATA - We have a new sibling!
At the end of October, ZircoDATA officially launched in Australia. Formerly part of the Iron Mountain group, with 18 facilities across Australia. Similar to Access, they are asister company to OASIS. You can access their site via the Country drop-down list on our website and click on Australia.
HR Bulletin
Branch Spotlight
This edition our branch spotlight is Craigavon, Northern Ireland. This features gives us anintroduction to the area, a chance to learn a little about some team membersand a glimpse behind the doors.
Craigavon
Craigavon is a settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland and is located 30 minutes from Belfast. It is surrounded by beautiful natural lakes, forests and parkland, atmospheric islands, historic towns and charming villages with the friendliest of welcomes. Situated near Lough Neagh, which is the largest freshwater lake in the whole of the British Isles and the third largest in Europe, it encompasses some of the most beautiful scenery in Northern Ireland.
"I am originally from Lithuania and have been with OASIS for three years working in the scanning department.I have two kids, a boy and a girl and in my spare time I enjoy keeping fit by going for long walks and swimming when I can.I also enjoy reading and listening to music.I love watching drama movies when I can find the time!!”
NadezdaAntoskina, Scanning/Cataloguing Operative
“I have been married for several years now and have a wonderful son, Tymon who is three. I regularly attend my local gym to support a level of fitness and to de-stress from my working week. I am a keen baker and often bring in a vast selection of cakes and buns for my colleagues to try (some good some not so good).”
Lukasz Dymel, Record Centre Operative
“In my spare time I enjoy reading, watching TV – usually a good box set – and spending time with my nephews, aged 8 and 2. I am also currently completing a proofreading course which I find very enjoyable! I have recently taken up running and participate in Parkrun every Saturday morning.”
Jo Wright, Client Care Representative
"I have been with OASIS (and the associated companies) since 2001 having started working part-time in the accounts department.I am currently based in the Craigavon facility and have been the Client Relations Manager since 2011.I like to drink wine in vast quantities when I can but since becoming a grandmother in November to a beautiful baby girl I can barely find the time!!I do enjoy reading, mainly crime fiction novels and going for long walks.”
Norah Hutchison, Client Relations Manager
“I am currently the Operations manager in Northern Irelandand have been with OASIS for 12 years where I have witnessed the company’s enormous growth since then.I am married, have two boys aged six and four and when I am not shuttling them to birthday parties, football, rugby training I enjoy playing golf, going to the gym and occasionally brewing beer!”
David Osborne, Operations Manager
“I am originally from the Cayman Islands and went to University in Cleveland, TN, USA on a soccer scholarship were I met my wife (from Belfast) who was also on a soccer scholarship.I have had 23 caps for the Cayman Islands as their goalkeeper and my claim to fame is that I am on the FIFA 2010 World Cup console game.I have two boys, Shea and Luca and coach other kids during my spare time".
Tuda Murphy, Record Centre Operative
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