Helping a global bank optimise and reduce space
Customer Success Stories
A global 500 bank needed to optimise office space utilisation in order to downsize its real estate footprint and reduce costs.

At the same time, evolving employee work habits created the need for a modern, collaborative, and digital workplace of the future. With high expectations and limited time to complete the project, the bank turned to Iron Mountain Clean Start for help.
Challenge
- The need to reduce office footprint by almost 50%
- A shift from an assigned seating arrangement to a flexible space, with years of files and other assets at employee desks
- Inefficient paper-heavy “keep everything” culture
Solution
Outcome
- 45% reduction in space (95K sq. ft. to 50K sq. ft.)
- Elimination of 95% of information space (filing cabinets, file room, storage of IT assets, etc.), freeing up 9.5K sq. ft.
- Over 375K pieces of paper digitised, with efficient, digital workflows implemented and adopted
Related resources
View More Resources
Blogs and Articles
Data Governance vs. Information Governance: Closing the gap
Information Governance is generally accepted as a framework for managing information in all its formats, including the basic building blocks of data. But where does Data Governance fit in? Experts weigh in on the IG and DG relationship and how to maximise your information’s value and drive business goals by understanding each.
29 April 2025

Infographics
Need to clean up your paper records inventory? Let Compass lead the way
Iron Mountain Compass is a technology-driven diagnostic tool that guides you to your starting point.
25 April 2025

Videos and Webinars
Clean Start – Transforming your workspace begins with an Iron Mountain Clean Start
Making changes to your real estate? Iron Mountain's Clean Start solution can help evaluate your current onsite assets and space usage, identify areas of risk and opportunities for improvement, and support project execution.
22 April 2025