As a company that dates back to 1856, Steed attributes much of its success to the longevity of the staff. About 80 employees are located in six offices throughout Northern California, handling more than 800 accounts company-wide. "Our employees have really been an asset we're proud of," says Steed, who has been with the company since 1985.

The majority of Bekins-Pacific Storage's customers are insurance companies, financial institutions, hospitals and law firms. Steed says that providing the highest quality service and continually offering new service products has helped maintain a very small turnover in customers and significant, steady growth. Two common services provided by Bekins-Pacific are office and industrial moving and local and long distance moving; however, a more recent addition is certified document destruction.

Bekins-Pacific provides both on and off-site document destruction, which consists of

shredding sensitive data that may otherwise not be secure. What's the cost? While storing items is inexpensive when compared to the cost of using square feet of office space, document destruction services are also affordable. In today's climate of data protection and privacy, costumers not only avoid the responsibility and expense of maintaining their own machine, but are also ensuring proper destruction procedures.

What's in store for the company in the near future? Gregory J. Tudor, President and CEO, has four goals: to keep investing in employees, to continue being involved in the community, to be on the forefront on regulatory issues established by the federal government and other industries, and to keep up with technology. "We're going to continue to invest in technology as a firm to meet the growing demands of our valued customers," says Tudor.