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19 July 2023

South West Expo rolls back into Steam

The region’s biggest business exhibition – The South West Expo – returns to STEAM in Swindon next Thursday, July 7. More than 85 exhibitors will be at the event, and 500+ delegates are expected to attend. Business owners will be able to pick […]
19 July 2023

Paul Day announced as Thames Valley and South West business awards judge

Paul, who lives in Binfield, Berkshire, has worked with Filestream Limited for 27 years, and is an expert in cyber security, document management and GDPR.
19 July 2023

Paul shares exciting plans for july

What are your plans for July in your business? We’re really excited because July 20th is the Great British Expos in Swindon. It’s one of the biggest expos and we always meet so many new business owners and it’s great to catch up with everyone else we see at the other expos and catch up with them to see how business has been. It’s the last one until September so it will be good to see them all! Book your tickets here and pop by the stand for a free demo! https://www.greatbritishexpos.co.uk/south-west-expo-swindon/
19 July 2023

Why your business needs a document management system

Today Paul is sharing why having a document management system can improve your working day. With the summer holiday season approaching plans are being made to support staff, who are out of the office – maybe working from home due to childcare – as well as those left in the office, so that they can find the necessary documentation that they need to complete their tasks. When a staff member goes on holiday, the staff left behind can sometimes find themselves looking for a document that has been put somewhere for “safe keeping” wasting time and money.
19 July 2023

The top 7 environmental benefits of storing your company documents online

Filestream, one of the UK's leading document management specialists based in Berkshire, shares reasons why storing documents wisely can aid sustainability. The drive towards net zero and rising energy prices are two reasons to store documents smartly
19 July 2023

Filestream is the headline sponsor of the Great British Expos 2023

Each year, over 12,000 SMEs from the UK attend these regional events to network, conduct business and find new suppliers. The expos have gained the respect of the wider business world with repeat exhibitors and sponsors, including Barclays Bank, Lexus, Lloyds Bank, Just Cash Flow PLC and Vodafone. The first event of the year will take place in Wales at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff on March 31. Further expos will take place throughout the year in London, Bristol, Reading, Swindon, Birmingham and Manchester.
19 July 2023

Technical director takes on london skyscraper challenge to raise funds for childbirth charity

Paul Day, technical director of one of the UK's leading document management specialist company Filestream, is taking part in the world’s first-ever Skyscraper Challenge in London on Saturday September 9. The challenge takes place at two iconic skyscrapers – The Cheesegrater and The Gherkin. All participants will run up the 42 floors of The Cheesegrater, followed by the choice of either abseiling 200 metres back down to ground level or taking a zip wire across the London skyline to The Gherkin. 600 people taking part in the event will be raising money for Tommy’s, a charity committed to saving babies’ lives by funding pioneering research and supporting families through every aspect of the pregnancy journey.
19 July 2023

What are the sustainability benefits of using a document management system alongside secure document storage in the Cloud?

Filestream works with partner Sire Cloud to provide businesses with a seamless solution and also aid productivity document management and cloud storage fall into two main areas, sustainability and productivity. They work together, one effortlessly leading to the other. In today’s world, ambitious, growing SMEs, and corporates, large or small, are keen to ensure their ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) credentials are meeting current standards. Linking their document management and cloud storage is a huge step to attaining this. We have worked with our partners at SIRE Cloud to produce a solution using the combined advantages of File Stream document management and the UK based SIRE Cloud platform.
19 March 2023

Busy months ahead for the File Stream Team

There is a lot happening for Filestream over the next couple of months and as a team we’re really excited about it. March is the start of the team being in our new offices. It’s been a lot of late nights and long days full of furniture building and getting everything prepared but we’re in now and it’s great to have a new space that our team loves. It’s also the start of a busy schedule for some of our team. We’re the sponsors of the Great British Expos and of the Great British Business and Community Awards and both of these start up again this month and next.
7 December 2022

Digital Document Management System

In today’s world, the vast majority of work is done on a computer. It’s not surprising, then, that a growing number of businesses are looking for a digital document management system to help them organize and manage their electronic files. […]