CORE THREATS

Fire

Buncefield Chemical Plant, Hemel Hempstead, 2006

• 400 businesses affected, total economic loss £5 billion, 2,500 jobs lost. 
• Brewer Scottish & Newcastle lost around £10 million worth of wines and spirits alone. 
• Most affected businesses did not have effective business continuity planning. 
• Most have suffered severe economic damage and many will never recover.

What do you do when your head office gets incinerated? Read the 'Financial Management Magazine' article detailing this disaster and how the aftermath was dealt with..