Episode 30 | Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator

Where does Hollywood go when they need to store critical items? Who does a local medical supply company turn to when filing records? Honestly, the same company: UV&S. Host Don Sherman is joined by Dan Reisig and Jeff Ollenburger to talk about how UV&S has grown into Wichita and worldwide from their original business beginnings in Hutchinson.

UV&S incorporated on June 11, 1959, founded by a group of Kansas businessmen who predicted the need for a secure location to protect and manage information. They evaluated numerous sites nationwide, then chose the salt mine in Hutchinson, Kansas. Known in the industry as an early entrant in the offsite records management field, UV&S is still a privately owned and operated business. Many of the original families continue in the management and direction of the company.

UV&S grew to encompass six records centers – three underground and three above ground. Underground facilities in Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas provide the highest level of security from natural disasters and potential civil unrest for clients nationally and internationally. Above ground facilities in Oklahoma and Kansas serve local metropolitan areas. They acknowledge a diverse client population that migrates data and information, for storage, from over 38 countries worldwide. The salt mine in Hutchinson, Kansas is their largest facility – more than 650 feet underground with a vertical entrance; protecting records in every form and movie film. In Wichita, Topeka and Oklahoma City their three state-of-the-art records centers are used primarily for active rotation and retention of a geographically near clientele.

Services are provided to customers in a traditional “fee for service” arrangement. From transportation, handling, in-processing, retrievals, refiles, copying and destruction, UV&S can accomplish it all. With the proliferation of third party air transportation and overnight delivery, the distance of our vaults is transparent to their users.

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On this episode we discuss:

• Company expansion worldwide
• Creating a museum and salt mine tour to meet a demand
• Listening to your clients so they can steer you to success
• Serving as a back office for storage of small businesses
• The shifting need towards digital storage
• Finding the right people to work with
• The two things you need to know about ransomware
• The importance of staying connected to the local community through the Chamber of Commerce
• The value of the Wichita Business Expo and how to have success there
• Serving employees and their families
• Staying balanced in a business of technology that operates 24/7 across multiple time zones

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy. 

Learn more about this podcast series by visiting our January 7 blog post.