First companies certified to BS 25999
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007SunGard Availability Services and TDG plc break new ground.
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Two UK companies are the first in the world to have achieved certification to BS 25999, the business continuity management British Standard. On the day that BS 25999 part two was published (20 Nov), certificates confirming compliance were awarded by BSI Management Systems to TDG plc and SunGard Availability Services (UK) Limited at a presentation in London.
BSI Management Systems managing director, Flemming Norklit said: "The significance of today’s presentation is huge for organisations throughout the world who hope to minimise the risk to their businesses presented by the threat of disruption.
"TDG and SunGard are at the head of a long and growing line of leading-edge companies wishing to prove that they are doing what is required to protect their businesses. At our launch events last month in London, New York and Tokyo we had record numbers of attendees and the level of demand for certification to BS 25999 is like nothing previously experienced in the world of standards, not only in the UK but all over the world."
Mr Norklit added: "The moment BS 25999 part two was formally published we reviewed the document and confirmed that TDG’s and SunGard’s management systems fully complied. Not only can they and their stakeholders be assured that they have a robust business continuity management system, but they have helped us to develop an assessment and certification scheme that from today we will be offering to clients around the world."
Simon Beesley of TDG, UK-owned European supply chain specialist, believes that achieving the certification will give his company a competitive edge. He added: "Our major clients such as supermarket retailers have long insisted that we prove we have solid plans in place to provide business continuity and thus assurance of supply. Now that we have BSI’s certificate, proving that fact is significantly easier. We will now be insisting on it from our suppliers and expect it to be widely adopted throughout our industry."
In accepting his award for certification against the Standard, Keith Tilley, managing director UK and senior vice president for Europe at SunGard Availability Services commented:"Given our four decades’ heritage in business continuity management, we recognise how BS 25999 can not only help organisations become more resilient, but more agile and competitive as well. Certification against the standard not only demonstrates our commitment to best practice to customers, it also provides us with valuable insight into the issues and challenges that certification may present."
Robin Rumbles, customer experience director, SunGard Availability Services (UK) Limited receives BS 25999 certificate from Flemming Norklit, British Standards Institution.
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