ARCHIWUM

What ARCHIWUM does

ARCHIWUM sp. z o.o. (Centrum Archiwizacji Dokumentów "ARCHIWUM") is a privately held Polish document archiving services company founded in 2001, headquartered in Brzezie (Zabierzów), Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The company operates a single specialized facility serving both business clients and private individuals in the domestic Polish market with three integrated services: secure document storage in a purpose-built warehouse equipped with anti-theft and fire alarm systems, 24/7 third-party security, and barcode-tracked inventory; archival resource organization and consulting in accordance with Polish archiving regulations; and industrial document destruction using a Class 4 DIN-compliant shredder that renders documents unreconstructable.

The underlying technology is predominantly physical and process-based rather than software-driven. Document boxes are identified exclusively by barcodes, all access events are logged in an activity register, and clients may apply their own seals on transferred boxes for additional integrity assurance. The company carries OC (civil liability) insurance covering its document custody activities and offers pickup and delivery transport for client boxes. There are no disclosed APIs, digital integrations, or software platforms.

The business model combines a recurring storage subscription with episodic professional services for archival organization and destruction. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by volume, retention duration, and service requirements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and consumer field sales with consultation-led engagement, supported by a minimal web presence. Revenue, headcount trends, customer count, and contract values are not disclosed; the company employs 53 people and operates exclusively on Polish capital.

Name

ARCHIWUM

Legal name

"ARCHIWUM" sp. z o.o.

Website

https://archiwum.net.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ARCHIWUM is a privately held Polish document archiving company, founded in 2001 and based in Brzezie near Kraków, offering secure physical storage, archival organization, and Class 4 DIN-compliant destruction services to local businesses and private individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Archiving Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLALAAAK

Document & Records Storage (Physical Archives)

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing & Storage (Cold Chain, Fulfillment, Depots)/General Warehousing & Storage (Dry/Non-Temperature Controlled)

SECONDARYTLALALAI

Secure & Vital Records Storage (Fireproof, Disaster-Recovery, Chain-of-Custody)

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing & Storage (Cold Chain, Fulfillment, Depots)/Document & Records Storage (Physical Archives)

Keywords

• Secure document storage
• Document archiving services
• Document destruction
• Archival organization
• Record management

Headquarters

HQ city

Zabierzów

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Document Storage Services: Core revenue stream from secure document storage in specialized warehouse facilities with alarm systems and physical security.
2. Archival Organization Services: Services for ordering and processing documents according to applicable regulations and archiving principles. Can be ordered independently of storage services.
3. Document Destruction Services: Secure document destruction for both stored documents and externally delivered documents, with option for client presence during destruction or documented protocol.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ARCHIWUM operates a document archiving center offering secure physical storage of paper documents in a purpose-built warehouse equipped with anti-theft and fire alarm systems, 24/7 security, and barcode tracking. The company also provides professional archival organization services for documents in line with applicable regulations, and secure document destruction using a Class 4 DIN compliant industrial shredding mill. Services are available to both firms and private individuals, with optional company transport for box pickup and delivery.

Product overview

ARCHIWUM is a document archiving center offering three integrated services as a unified offering: secure document storage in a specially equipped facility with controlled access and barcode tracking; archival resource organization following applicable regulations; and professional document destruction using industrial-grade equipment (Class 4 DIN standard). The company operates with OC (liability) insurance coverage and provides optional pickup and delivery transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Przechowywanie dokumentów (Document Storage)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services group offering secure document destruction within a much wider waste-services portfolio. Adjacent competitor for ARCHIWUM's destruction service line, especially for enterprise procurement.
• Stericycle: Larger waste-management and secure information destruction firm whose shredding services overlap with ARCHIWUM's destruction offering, though as part of a much broader regulated-waste portfolio rather than a records-focused niche.
• Recall Holdings (now Iron Mountain): Former standalone records management giant (now part of Iron Mountain) offering secure document storage, destruction, and digital services. Comparable in service breadth but operates as a multinational incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Direct peers

• Access Information Management: Records and information management provider offering physical storage, secure shredding, and digital services. Closely mirrors ARCHIWUM's integrated storage-plus-destruction offering, though serving primarily U.S. enterprise clients.
• Iron Mountain: Global leader in physical records storage, secure shredding, and information management. Directly comparable to ARCHIWUM in offering secure warehouse storage, chain-of-custody, and document destruction services to enterprise clients, though at vastly larger geographic and operational scale.
• Corodata: Records storage, shredding, and media vaulting provider serving U.S. clients with a comparable service mix to ARCHIWUM (physical archive management plus destruction), though at different scale.
• Crown Records Management: North American records storage and management provider offering secure offsite storage, shredding, and digital imaging. Directly comparable business model and service mix (storage + destruction + digitization), making it a close functional mirror to ARCHIWUM.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Largest commercial document destruction provider with secure shredding, on-site service, and recurring scheduled pickup — directly comparable to ARCHIWUM's Class 4 DIN-compliant destruction service line.
• OASIS Group: European records storage and information management provider with secure offsite storage and shredding across multiple countries. Closely comparable to ARCHIWUM in service mix and operating model, and a more relevant European geographic peer than the U.S.-dominant players.
• DataBank: Information management and storage provider offering physical records storage, secure shredding, and digital conversion. Directly comparable to ARCHIWUM's core warehousing and destruction services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/archiwum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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