The human impact of the earthquakes on Thursday and Saturday in Japan’s Kumamoto Region was immediately obvious with at least 41 people dead, homes destroyed and public services severely disrupted. It is only now though, as we move into the next working week, that the business impact begins to become apparent. Sony, Honda and Toyota […]
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We are delighted to announce that Millbrook Proving Ground had their Stage 2 assessment for ISO22301 certification in December, and passed with flying colours, and no non-conformities. We have worked closely with Millbrook, implementing a new Management System that will enable a full integration with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 as both of these Management […]
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It has just been announced that the production of Carr’s Water Biscuits has been halted for a couple of months due to the recent floods in Carlisle during December 2015. United Biscuits have run advertisements in The Times explaining that they had been unable to source alternative ovens that were suitable for making the biscuits. […]
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We have frequently commented on the high costs to businesses, most commonly banks, of IT glitches; but what is the impact when your business is entirely web-based? Yesterday’s disruption to Twitter, which left some users locked out and others receiving only an intermittent service, provides a fascinating case study. It also provided some much-needed humour […]
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The Food Standard Agency’s website lists a total of 56 recalls of food products in the UK last year, up from only 28 in 2014. As can be seen from the graph below, this sharp increase would appear to be part of a gradual upward trend; and whilst the overall numbers may appear small, each […]
UK Food Recalls Double in 2015 Read More »
This Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the Manchester Air Disaster, when 53 people lost their lives as a result of a British Airtours jet catching fire during take-off. Whilst this was a terrible tragedy in its own right, together with the Bradford Stadium fire a few months earlier, it also marks the start of […]
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Yesterday I queried if the 7 July bombings could really be considered a “black swan” event. In fact, much of the impressive IT resilience that firms demonstrated in the aftermath of the bombings was a direct result of steps taken in response to the Provisional IRA bombings of the Baltic Exchange (1992) and Bishopsgate (1993). […]
Business Continuity Ten Years on from the 7 July Bombings – Part 3 Read More »
Yesterday I commented that, at least from my own personal experience, the 7 July bombings had not led to increased interest in business continuity. That is not to say that the attacks did not have a lasting impact on the business continuity industry; and in today’s article I want to look at how the terrible […]
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The forthcoming tenth anniversary of the 7 July bombings in London has attracted much media coverage. Quite rightly, the TV and press have focused on the plight of survivors and the families of those who were killed; however, the focus of this series of articles is on what the lasting legacy has been for business […]
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Takata’s latest estimate that the airbags fitted in 34 million cars are defective will lead to the largest ever recall of cars in the US. The recall affects 11 car makers including Honda, Toyota, Daihatsu and Nissan. This is the latest twist in a saga that has been going on since at least 2008; indeed […]
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