ADTAPT :: Business Continuity, Incident (Crisis) Management, and Disaster Recovery

This is the Adtapt team at one of our biggest rehearsals for one of our best clients in their London offices. (View large photo)

Andy and Angela attend the BCI Northwest Forum at Hough End Centre, Manchester. Afterwards they enjoyed a tour of the facilities to see the police horses, dog training unit and the Armed Response Team. (view large photo)

Jim Whitty has been appointed Managing Director Battlebox Business Continuity Ltd.

On 14th May 2008 Sue, in her capacity as member of the Milton Keynes Business Resilience Forum Lead Team, helped facilitate the successful exercise “Phoenix” held in Milton Keynes. (click here to read the full story - 222k PDF)

View some photos (right) from this years CIR Awards:

1. Pre-pre drinks at the In & Out Club – Pimms in the courtyard on a beautiful evening with many of Adtapt’s friends. (view large photo)

2. Roy Firth from Harrogate Council, one of Adtapt’s clients, wins Public Sector Continuity Manager of the Year.

3. Andy and Rob Brydon presenting the award for BCM Planning Software of the Year

The new Adtapt website launched today. Offering new training courses, BC information, products and services - please take some time to look around...

Adtapt launched a new website today specialising in Business Continuity Battle Boxes and Grab Bags. For more information, please visit www.battlebox.biz

View our listing Business Continuity related terms...

Ian Speirs MBCI receives the first ever BS25999 BSI Lead Auditors course certificate during his first meeting as Chairman of the Emergency Planning Society Business Continuity Working Group. Adtapt have now joined the BSI Associate Consultant Programme.

The Emergency Planning Society BCPWG met today at the Adtapt offices at Sterling House to discuss current events. Ian Speirs was appointed Chairman

Comments received were:
“Enjoyed participative nature of the course”
“Flexibility adding in additional session much appreciated”
“Really enjoyed the course”
“Board room exercises were very challenging”

BCI Symposium in Amsterdam with the Adtapt team all there.  As ever, mixing business with pleasure.  Sue Stallard chaired Peter Power and Jamie Jamieson, no mean feat and Angela clogging up the website with mean feet.  Andy stole the limelight as master of ceremonies (see picture) but was later voted out in the X Factor style Balloon Debate.  Will Desert Island Discs ever be the same again?

Adtapt is four years old today!

Six intrepid recruits MARCHED through the BIAs, to ATTACK mission critical processes, DRILLED down Incident Management Plans and RAN rehearsals to WIN the BATTLE of Business Continuity! At the pass out parade the debrief was:

“thoroughly enjoyable”
“challenging”
“one of the most insightful risk courses I’ve attended”
“Cuts through confusion and rhetoric going back to core focus of BCM as it should be”

What a great night. Lorna Anderson from Aegon achieves a 'Highly Commended' as runner up for Manager of the Year only to be pipped at the post by Sue Stallard previously DHL now Adtapt winning Manager of the Year.

Adtapt sponsored the 'Oscar' for best Software product with Andy presenting the award to eBRP.

Congratulations to all the nominees and those shortlisted especially Jamie Mackillop Aegon (Newcomer), Trevor Williams Tenon (Newcomer), The MoD (Strategy) and Joanna Hole MoD (Public Sector Manager).

A good night was had by one and all. As usual the Adtapt tables were the loudest and the best dancers!