

There is never a convenient time to plan for the unexpected and you can certainly not predict a serious event! However, what is clear is the impact of an incident on a business. Figures vary, but most surveys suggest that between 60% and 90% of companies find themselves out of business with 24 months of a disaster. So the only answer to the when should I do this question is before you have a crisis.
EI has developed specialist Retail, Hotel and Restaurant Business Contingency Planning Teams. Entirely focused on providing effective solutions for their respective sectors, the teams bring best practice and bespoke methodology to counter the specific challenges faced by their industry, without re-inventing the wheel every time. This means that EI can provide cost effective consultation that is proportionate to our clients requirements.
When we talk about Business Continuity Planning, the value of a company like Edinburgh International is that we have real time experience in both low intensity and high intensity environments. Not only do we have experience planning for significant events in the UK, EU and US, we also have experience responding to significant and frequent incidents in places like Sudan, Afghanistan and Iraq. As an example, Edinburgh International had 180 people deployed in New Orleans for two months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
To learn more about Retail, Hotel and Restaurant Business Continuity Management consultancy, please contact our UK Office