History

Owens King can trace its beginnings back to 1981. The company was established to help Iowa county government with managing and archiving their land records. As technology changed so did the Owens King suite of products and services. Today, the Owens King Company can offer a wide range of records management solutions for government and non government organizations. Not only can Owens King offer imaging and filming solutions, but they continue to maintain traditional paper based products and services. That type of diversification has transformed the company into one of the Midwest's industry leaders.

Phil Sickles, Founder

Phil started with Eastman Kodak's microfilming division, BSMD, in 1967. He covered several territories in the Midwest before a transfer in 1972 sent him to New Jersey where he was responsible for automated records systems filing and retrieval using CAR (Computer Assisted Retrieval).

In 1976 Phil was hired by the State of Iowa to implement a newly initiated records management program for all 72 state agencies. His responsibilities included establishing the State Records Center, the State Micrographics Center, and the Records Manual. After establishing the center Phil was responsible for all facets of the program including procurement, staffing, training, budgeting, and working closely with the Judicial and Legislative branches.

In 1981 he created what is now the Owens King Company. His vision was to form an organization dedicated to the records management needs of businesses and local governments. In pursuit of that vision Phil utilized the best of new technologies, strategic vendor partnerships, and innovative ideas to provide efficient and cost effective filing, imaging, filming, storage, and retrieval products to his customers.