Essential Website Maintenance – Thursday 9th January 2020

We will be carrying out essential website maintenance in the afternoon which will affect some functionality. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience the work may cause and will do all we can to keep disruption to an absolute minimum.
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Business Continuity


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Business Continuity Management is a pre-planned process, that ensures that your business can continue to operate in the event of an emergency, and is better prepared to survive and recover from unexpected & disruptive events, which could affect your daily operations.
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Business Continuity Planning Involves:

  • Thinking about and understanding what your business routinely needs to do in order to operate effectively to deliver its product or service to the customer
  • Identifying what the key threats or risks facing your company are e.g. fire, flood, machine breakdown, IT or data loss
  • Putting arrangements in place to reduce the risks e.g. installation of fire detectors, regular maintenance and testing of electrical equipment, storing stock and equipment off ground level, running regular data back-ups and keeping a list of emergency contact details
  • Preparing business recovery plans which for example identifies possible alternative/temporary premises, equipment suppliers and repairers, possible sub-contractors if applicable and includes a communication plan for keeping customer informed
  • Regularly testing and maintaining the arrangements to ensure details are up to date

The inability to respond to such events can have a catastrophic effect on any business. According to the National Audit Office, 80% of businesses affected by a serious incident either never reopen or cease trading within 18 months; this highlights the necessity for Business Continuity Management & Planning.

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