Case Study
Client
A multinational banking organization.
Issue
A car bomb exploded outside the bank's offices in an Eastern European capital city causing substantial damage.
Solution
In the hour following the explosion, the prepared emergency plan was put into action. This involved the formation of a Crisis Management Team in the UK HQ, and the evacuation of all expatriate staff from the area to their relevant embassies. Subsequently 45 expatriate staff were evacuated to the UK within 16 hours. Alongside the security of personnel, a business continuity program was immediately activated which involved the securing of fixed assets and a program to ensure IT security.
Blue Hackle provides advisory services to enable our clients to develop effective strategies for the management of crisis situations. Commercial organizations are now faced with a number of potential threats; terrorism, natural disasters, health pandemics and periods of political instability. Such unexpected events can have a dramatic impact upon business operations and profitability and we are acutely aware of our clients' need to ensure business continuity.
Our services incorporate advance planning to ensure that all members of an organization are aware of their responsibilities during an emergency situation, preventive strategies that can aid the identification and avoidance of future threats, response and recovery planning and full-scale evacuation procedures.
Our crisis management teams are highly experienced in this field and have a first class record in crisis management planning, prevention and crisis handling.