You probably do not like to think about disasters when everything is going well. But this is exactly the time that you should be thinking about how your business will continue to trade if the worst happens. There are a number of ways we can help you ensure that all those years of hard work do not go down the tubes when a disaster strikes.

The first is by helping you write a disaster recovery plan. This is something that is kicked into action the moment a disaster occurs. It is aimed at getting your business up and running as quickly as possible. As well as helping you write it, we can test it out for you to see if it will work.

Then there is the business continuity plan. This is a longer term plan that ensures your business can continue to trade in the weeks and months following a disaster. This generally involves setting up arrangements with suppliers, establishing agreements with competitors and working out who will speak to the press. The aim is to ensure that your customers receive an uninterrupted service and have the utmost faith in your company and its ability to continue to trade normally.

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Finally, there are the hazards. If your computers are kept in the basement and they are destroyed by a serious water flood, do you have an alternative system off site? If a bomb goes off at a target building down the street then could you continue trading when the road is cut off or your windows are blown in? If you have asbestos in your walls then what happens to the first person who enters the building after a serious fire?

You will not have the experience to identify where odour, corrosion, staining and even IT crashes will materialise months after an insurance claim has been settled even though it can still result in civil and criminal action. We can come in and establish what the potential hazards could be to your business following various types of disasters by performing a comprehensive risk management survey of your place of work. It is a practical survey that identifies potential hazards after a disaster and ensures that you can comply with the current health & safety laws.

Using state of art monitoring and measuring equipment, we look at where what and how disasters may leave both primary and secondary damage. The report we write will explain the best preventative or restoration practice.

We call this service AdvantecX. One day, it could save your company's life.