Est. 1998Operational 24/7

Disaster recovery
for print and mail
operations.

Since 1998, CMCS has provided dedicated business continuity and disaster recovery for the UK's print, mail and inbound mail industry — from a 32,000 sq ft facility in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.

32,000
sq ft secure facility
10.5M
images per day
24 / 7
active invocation
CMCS facility, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
Daily throughput
3M
envelopes despatched
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Capability Framework

Three core
capabilities.

Physical recovery, business continuity and resilient IT hosting — all delivered from a single audited facility in Worcestershire.

01 / 03

Physical Recovery

Identical replication of your daily print and mail processes within our 32,000 sq ft facility during total site-loss events.

  • Profiled workflow audits
  • 3M envelope daily capacity
  • Pre-staged consumables
02 / 03

Business Continuity

Safeguarding operations against systemic interruptions, equipment breakdowns and unexpected volume spikes.

  • Immediate deployment
  • Batch-level data validation
  • Coordinated postal handoffs
03 / 03

Virtualization & IT

Resilient hosting with segregated client networks and direct routing to high-speed production infrastructure.

  • 30+ private leased lines
  • Climate-controlled servers
  • Rapid off-site failover
The Facility

32,000 sq ft,
built for recovery.

Our Droitwich Spa facility provides secure warehousing, isolated client networks, dedicated client workspace and a cross-trained team ready for invocation.

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550
Pallet Positions
secure on-site warehousing
3,000
Sq Ft Workspace
dedicated client office
30+
Private Lines
leased corporate routes
24 / 7
Surveillance
monitored security perimeter
25
Cross-Trained Staff
multi-disciplinary team
1998
Founded
over 25 years of operations
How We Work

A four-phase method.

Every engagement runs through the same four phases — from discovery through to live invocation.

01Discovery

Profile every workflow.

We audit your print, insertion and despatch operations end-to-end — mapping consumables, schedules, SLAs and dependencies.

02Engineering

Replicate your environment.

Our engineers configure identical hardware, software and stock at our facility — pre-staged for instant activation.

03Rehearsal

Test against the worst day.

Twice-yearly live invocations simulate site loss, validating volume, quality and turnaround before they are ever needed.

04Invocation

Operate without missing a cycle.

When disaster strikes, our cross-trained team takes over production immediately — with full audit trail and postal handoff.

CMCS climate-controlled server room
IT, Hosting & Virtualization

Your infrastructure,
mirrored and ready.

A highly resilient, climate-controlled server room with isolated networking, dedicated leased lines and rapid off-site failover — protecting hardware, data and processing systems alike.

30+
Leased Lines
100%
Climate Controlled
ISO
Aligned Networks
24/7
NOC Monitoring
Review IT capabilities
The CMCS operations team
The Team

Cross-trained
for invocation.

25 cross-trained staff with low turnover and deep print and mail experience. Multi-skilled by design so the right hands are available the moment a client invokes recovery.

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Plan your recovery
before you need it.