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Information on document storage, imaging services, shredding and more.

Future of Gilmore

Future of Gilmore

In 1955, Jim Gilmore started a company to help people and businesses move their precious, sentimental and personal belongings. What started as a moving company has evolved into a business that goes beyond transportation. Under the direction of our father, Ronnie Gilmore, we expanded our services to include document management and storage, shredding and data hard drive destruction, and digital imaging and scanning, among others. Today, we serve over 6,000 clients from along the Gulf Coast to across the country.

Gilmore Services: Essential Service Designation

Gilmore Services: Essential Service Designation

One of the things we have all been learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that we are all interconnected in ways we may have taken for granted. Those connections include both our personal lives and our businesses.

Gilmore Services Coronavirus Update

Gilmore Services Coronavirus Update

Like all of you, we have been following the COVID-19 pandemic news with concern and sadness. This is a difficult time for the entire world, and we must all come together if we hope to come through this challenge.

Q&A with a Pensacola Property Management Expert on House Hunting

Q&A with a Pensacola Property Management Expert on House Hunting

If you spent the winter debating whether or not it’s time to move, spring is the season to get serious. Before you know it, you’ll be dedicating your weekends to driving around the area’s most desirable neighborhoods in search of your next home.

Ask the Experts: Q&A with a Leading Pensacola Realtor on Preparing for a Move

Ask the Experts: Q&A with a Leading Pensacola Realtor on Preparing for a Move

Moving season is upon us. Whether you’re planning your first move or your fifth, you probably have plenty of questions about how to approach the process.

You can save yourself a lot of headache with a little inside knowledge. That’s why we called Kathy Justice, broker associate at Main Street Properties in Perdido Key, Florida. Kathy is the leading real estate expert in Perdido Key, where her market knowledge, enthusiasm and exceptional customer service skills saw her named the top volume sales agent from 2007 to 2014 and the top condo volume sales agent in all of Pensacola in 2014.

3 Ways We're Giving Thanks to Our Customers This Holiday Season

3 Ways We're Giving Thanks to Our Customers This Holiday Season

It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is already upon us. The leaves are slowly changing color, the autumn air is filled with the scent of pumpkin and pine, and Christmas lights are already beginning to make their debut.

What the New Florida Data Breach Law Means for Your Business

What the New Florida Data Breach Law Means for Your Business

Data breaches have become more sophisticated and damaging as technology advances. This year, we’ve seen big name organizations like Target, Neiman Marcus, and Home Depot face issues with data breaches.

Though every state can be affected, Florida ranks number one in identity theft cases. In an attempt to combat the issue, Florida recently tightened its data breach law to protect personal information of patients and consumers.

Passed in July, the new law increases security accountability for all organizations, with a focus on healthcare. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, the healthcare industry alone accounted for 43.8% of all breaches in 2013. Here are some ways to find out what the new Florida data breach law means for your business.  

How Are Special Materials Recovered After a Disaster?

How Are Special Materials Recovered After a Disaster?

Below is a guest blog by Mark Rocco VP of Document Recovery and Government Contracts, of BMS CAT. This is the fourth blog in a series of posts this month about preparing business documents for hurricane season and other natural disasters.

What is Document Freeze Drying and How Does it Work?

What is Document Freeze Drying and How Does it Work?

Below is a guest blog by Heather Shimala, Document Recovery Account Manager for BMS CAT. This is the third blog in a series of posts this month about preparing business documents for hurricane season and other natural disasters.

What Immediate Steps Can You Take to Reduce Damage to Documents After a Disaster?

What Immediate Steps Can You Take to Reduce Damage to Documents After a Disaster?

This month, we are working on a disaster recovery program with our disaster recovery partner, BMS CAT based in Fort Worth, Texas. This is the first blog in a series of posts about preparing for hurricane season and other natural disasters. Below is a guest blog by Mark Rocco, VP of Document Recovery and Government Contracts of BMS CAT.

Gilmore Services Takes on Earth Day, Island Style

Gilmore Services Takes on Earth Day, Island Style

For the past 44 years, April 22 has represented an important day for our environment. Earth Day, beginning in 1970, has since become an annual date centered on all aspects of protecting, improving or preserving the Earth. From small efforts like planting a garden or recycling paper to big movements like large-scale education and awareness, Earth Day gives everyone an opportunity to consider ways to do their part. Along with always recycling the paper we shred, Gilmore Services is going a step further again this year and taking on Earth Day, Island Style.

A Data Breach Game Changer That Has Been Years in the Making

A Data Breach Game Changer That Has Been Years in the Making

National Association for Information Destruction CEO Bob Johnson calls attention to an unprecedented data breach settlement in his latest blog post. Johnson explains why last month’s historic settlement could mark an important point in time in the secure destruction industry. 

Gilmore Services Gives Back and Gives Kids The World

Gilmore Services Gives Back and Gives Kids The World

Beginning as a family-owned moving company nearly 60 years ago, Gilmore Services has seen how some things change and some things stay the same. Although the company has evolved into a resource for records management, secure document shredding, document scanning and commercial warehousing, the moving division remains.