Pearl Scan was formed, known then as Pearl Reprographics Ltd, to provide outsourced scanning, data capture, reprographics and document management systems.
Pearl Scan moved from north to central Manchester so it could be based in a facility more suited to scanning, and increased the scanning and document processing capacity from 1 million per month to 5 million.
Pearl Reprographics Ltd was rebranded to Pearl Scan Solutions Ltd. With an increased market demand for digital document conversation, this was to provide bespoke solution that cater to SME and public sector clients.
Pearl Scan invested in the development of in-house document management software and launched LazyWorks EDMS system. The small price foot-print and intuitive design made it an ideal departmental document management system.
Our London branch was set up to provide document scanning and management consultancy services to clients based in the central London and the M25 corridor.
A new software division called Pearl Scan Software was created to broaden the quest for further document management software research, development, customisation and application design.
This software development was commissioned so that Pearl Scan could supply its own open source software to its clients, without licensing cost or restriction.
As a result, scanning clients saved thousands of pounds that would be spent on document management software and many happy clients were retained.
In the following year Pearl Cloud was developed to provide a fully managed and hosted, cloud based digital document storage and retrieval platform.
A dedicated legal scanning services division was setup to provide legal, compliance and professional low cost scanning, e-discovery and e-disclosure services.
The scanning bureau was relocated to a building 6 times of its existing size to a new, custom designed scanning and data capture facility. This allowed the scanning HUB to increase its 5 million pages scanning per month capacity to 15 million pages. This makes it one of the leading, high volume document scanning and data capture processing facility in the UK.
Pearl Scan Holding was set up to further raise investment capital in the Group's infrastructure and raise its business profile.
To reflect the changes emerging in document storage and digital document management, the group was rebranded to become a service company, to diversify it from being just a traditional scanning business. The new portfolio of services included high volume traditional scanning of paper and microfilm media, data capture and data entry, invoice automation, digital mailroom and document management systems.
An additional investment was made last year to further enhance our digital mailroom services, dedicated teams and specialist areas of mail/post handling, sorting and processing were designed to provide our customers with even greater, flexible and scalable digital mailroom service.
Further scanners were added to our Microfiche and Aperture cards fleet to expand our service offering to the wider market and offer high volume backfile conversion services in a shorter time frame
Achieved an award contract for the conversion of the BBC Archives project at the back of our investment in the micromedia digitsation division
Bespoke development of our very own Calcium Bureau Management system to enable better visibility of projects, reporting and client communication.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses faced unprecedented challenges in terms of how they conducted their operations. Our main focus in year 2020 was helping our customers manage their documents in a safe and efficient manner. Pearl Scan implemented a number of measures to assist their customers, such as offering remote document management services and implementing strict health and safety protocols in their physical locations. We also provided our customers with digital solutions to help streamline the document management process and how to minimise in-person interactions. Through our commitment to customer service and our quick adaptation to the changing circumstances brought on by the pandemic, Pearl Scan was able to continue serving their customers and provide much-needed support during a challenging time.
Pearl Scan’s Halogen open-source document management product was recognised for its achievements in the industry by the annual Document Manager Award 2021 in London, UK. We received a prestigious award for our innovative solutions and exceptional commitment to providing our customers with high-quality products. The award was a testament to our hard work and dedication to our field and demonstrated our expertise in the area of open-source document management.
We added MAC7 Microfiche Scanner to our microfiche scanning fleet, offering additional flexibility, scalability and even faster turnaround time to meet the growing need for microfiche digitisation and conversion.
In 2023, Pearl Scan reached significant milestones, achieving notable recognition with major national framework awards such as ESPO and Kent KCC. We expanded our expertise by introducing a bespoke division for Deed Pack Scanning and Digitisation. Additionally, our commitment to quality saw us invest in the Kurabo A1 linear flatbed scanner, enhancing our ability to produce high-quality scans of historical large format documents and plans.
